Tutor Resources

UPCOMING TUTOR TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES

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Working with ESL Students

December 11, 2023, 5:00-7:00 PM

Literacy NRV Learning Center, 195 W. Main St., Christiansburg, VA

• New to tutoring and reluctant to teach English language learners? It's easier than it seems! If you can read and speak English, you can teach it. 

• This one-time, two-hour training introduces core teaching concepts and classroom engagement guidance. We also provide training on Ventures, our English language curriculum. This curriculum was chosen to be useful for all levels of language learners, and experience of tutors. 

• Register here

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INTAKE, GOAL SETTING, AND ASSESSMENT

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• Sample goals checklist

• Picture goals list to assist those learning English (ESOL)

• Examples of long-term and short-term learning goals

• Strategies for learning to read

• Step Forward ESOL assessment:

  • Student online assessment

  • Printable assessment

  • Assessment answers

  • Instructions for book placement

• Ventures ESOL assessment:

  • Student online assessment

  • Printable assessment form with answers

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LESSON PLANNING

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• Getting started guide to tutoring and lesson planning

• Lesson plan template to help structure your lessons

• An explanation of learning styles and a learning styles quiz

• Tutor lesson self-evaluation

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TEACHING RESOURCES

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• Hints and tips for using Zoom for tutoring

• Games to make online learning fun and engaging

• GED preparation resources

• Literacy NRV Resource Room materials

• Teaching students with Dyslexia

• Working with pre-literate adults

• Lessons for low level English language learners — scroll to page 86 (page #s on left side of doc) for a volunteer handbook for teaching English to new learners

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DIGITAL LEARNING RESOURCES

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• Visit our Digital Learning Resources page to find resources to share with your students

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TUTOR SUPPORT

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• Check our calendar for ongoing tutor training and professional development opportunities

• Tutor Shared Drive: If you have materials and lesson plans you would like to make available for others, or if you would like to see what materials others have used, please send a request for access to the Tutor Shared Drive by email to info@lvnrv.org