Chamber Ambassador,
Eva Trussell, introduced the monthly Ambassador 'Spotlight'
business for August, 'Learn to Read' and their Director,
Rhonda Andrews.
Learn to Read is a
United Way sponsored program. Learn-To-Read is the local
literacy program for Athens and Limestone County, primarily
working with adults who have difficulty reading. They also
offer classes in English as a Second Language (ESL).
Rhonda provided some
staggering statistics on our literacy in Athens, in our age
group of 23 yrs and over only 79.3% have graduated high
school compared to Madison County where they have 88%. In
age groups 35 years and older only 19.3% graduated college
compared to 37% in Madison.
Learn to Read has
served during the 2010-2011 academic year: 42 Basic
Students, 69 English as a Second Language (ESL), 23 Parents
as Teachers (PAT/ASTP), 27 Children in Summer Reading
Program with 77 tutors for all these programs.
For anyone interested
in volunteering to be a tutor or helping in other ways
contact Rhonda Andrews at
ltr@pclnet.net or call
256-230-3050. Learn to Read is located at 110 Thomas Street,
Suite 105E, Athens, Alabama 35611
www.learn-to-read.org
Teresa Todd
AthensPlus.com
August 24th, 2011
