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GENERAL INFORMATION
Adult
Literacy
This site, which was set up to promote literacy and a love of reading, offers access to an online newspaper for adults with limited skills, new ideas for tutors, and tutor training materials.
Help
for Literacy Volunteers
Do you need support or advice? Look at this site (International Literacy Institute [ILI] and the National Center on Adult Literacy [NCAL]).
Skillswise
Tutor Centre
This page is full of resources for the tutor: lesson plans, advice from an expert, inspiring ideas from other tutors, etc (BBC).
Student
/ Learner Resources
This site has a thorough set of links interesting to both tutors and learners, from adult and family literacy to news and dictionaries (National Institute for Literacy).
Teacher
Tutor and Volunteer Worker Resources
This site offers an exhaustive list of materials for adult literacy, from games and lesson plans to the successful use of technology in adult instruction (Brown University).
Training
Post
This tutor-based site, which boasts an interesting variety of lessons geared to learners of all levels -- from beginning to advanced -- offers tutors the opportunity to learn new techniques as well as to brush up on the tried and true (Laubach Literacy Ontario).
Time to Read
You will find many activities for adults on the learner Activities page as well as tips on how to be a better tutor (Time Warner).
GRAPHICS
Graphic
organizers
This site describes spider maps, KWLHs, network trees, and other
graphic organizers.
More graphic organizers
Geared towards content area teachers, these graphic organizers
are useful for English, science, social studies, and mathematics.
Especially pertinent is the concept map on concept mapping.
MATH & SCIENCE
Help your learner with science and math activities and lesson plans.
Science and Numeracy Special Collection
(National Institute for Literacy)
NEWS
New
York Times Learning Network
The New York Times provides this free website with resources
for students, teachers, and parents. Some of the features include
current events, searchable daily lesson plan connections, and
links that provide an opportunity for students to send a question
to New York Times reporters or to the editor.
News for You
Look on the upper left side for Teaching Tips and crossword puzzle answers.
READING AND VOCABULARY
Clearinghouse on Reading,
English and Communication!
Here you will find lesson plans, online phonics,
anything to do with reading (Indiana University School of Education)
Reading
Strategies With Lesson Plans
Here you will find before, during, and after reading strategies,
as well as ways to enhance vocabulary acquisition (All America
Reads)
Vocabulary,
Free Word Puzzles and Activities
Help your learner with free vocabulary exercises (Vocabulary
University)
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