Literacy-Related Links
Beacon
Literacy
Better English
Tutors can find helpful lesson plans and sign up for10 free lessons via
email!
Centre
for Education & Training
Canadian site on grammar topics with tests.
Demystifying Adult Literacy for Volunteer Tutors: A Reference Handbook
& Resource Guide
edhelper
There has to be something here for every tutor and student!
English on a roll
Teach grammar with blocks!
Fun
online activities
Includes games and quizzes, pronunciation/listening activities
Homework
exercises
Homework exercises correlated to Laubach levels 1 - 3
Idea
Book 2000
A 207-page teacher-to- teacher on-line collection of communication,
decision-making, interpersonal and lifelong learning skills lesson plans
by Tennessee adult educators.
Improve
Pronunciation
Here is a neat link for students from different language backgrounds to
improve their English pronunciation.
Language
Exchange Community
Learn English, French, Spanish or many other languages. Pair up with another
person on the internet to help each other!
Literacy
Connections
From word lists and word families to the great phonics debate, there are
links to many useful sites for adult literacy tutors and their students.
Be prepared to spend some time here!
Literacy
Information and Communications System
Literacy
Online
Teaching & Learning with Internet based resources
The
North Carolina Literacy Resource Center
Tower of English
This is a link to a great resource for ESL tutors and students.
Translate
This a great link for someone who wants to translate from one language
to another.
Tutor
Tools
Here are some Tutor Tools provided by the Literacy Council of Union County.
They include forms, handouts and workshops.
Union
County Public Library
U.S. Dept of Education: Adult Education & Literacy Programs
& Funding
Verizon Literacy Campus
Free courses on literacy with good information for volunteers.
Wilson Reading System
