Prescott Valley Library Adult Literacy Group

Julia has been a tutor with the Prescott Valley Library Adult Literacy Group since January 2022. As a retired English teacher and librarian, she is dedicated to promoting literacy education, teaching reading and writing to her adult students, and encouraging life-long learning within the Prescott and Prescott Valley communities.

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Working in the educational field in California for 30 years, Julia taught language arts, literature, creative writing and information literacy to secondary and college level students. Upon her retirement, she and her husband moved to Arizona. She was excited to learn about the adult literacy program in the community and applied to volunteer with the PVLALG. After taking part in the training program, she began tutoring adults using the excellent curriculum materials available. “I was thrilled to be invited to teach adult students, and so impressed to find such a wide range of materials at the PV and Prescott public libraries.”  To date, Julia has worked with four students from different ethnic backgrounds; including, Spanish, Persian, and Ukrainian individuals. “I enjoy working with my students and am so encouraged by their perseverance and progress as they learn to speak, read and write English.”

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Recently, Julia has been tutoring one of her students to prepare for her American Citizenship exam. PVLALG has once again provided great materials to help students achieve this goal. Julia has also participated in the introductory Spanish classes offered at the library, so she can better communicate with her students. She enjoys the many events that take place at the PV Library to support and show appreciation to the Adult Literacy volunteers. “I love getting together with our director and fellow tutors to network and collaborate to help make the program even better!”

 

Among her favorite hobbies, Julia is an avid reader, loves music, movies, and the theater, and enjoys attending book clubs. She also takes part in her church and other community programs to provide parenting and family resources, as well as foodbank supplies and services. “We live in such a wonderful community, and I consider it a privilege to give back in ways to enrich and improve the lives of others.”