Voices and Faces: Literacy in San Diego (2013). Watch this short documentary about the experiences of adult literacy learners in San Diego.
Online Tutor Training Videos
Together, California Reads - 30 Years of Library Literacy For all tutors.
"Sensitivity: The Other Half of Communication" (ProLiteracy) For all tutors.
Active Learning in Adult Numeracy (KET) For math tutors.
Partners in Reading Training Videos (San Jose Public Library) For literacy tutors. See handout for minimum suggested videos.
More Resources for Tutors
Literacy
Tutor Ready (Learner Web) - Sign up for a free account to try out self-paced learning modules on the components of reading: alphabetics, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension. Includes reading materials, videos, and ideas for activities.
LINCS Learning Portal - Free modules for adult literacy teachers and tutors. Covers many helpful topics, including teaching adults with learning disabilities (Learning to Achieve).
MegPhonics - Demonstrations of literacy instruction techniques from Literacy Solutions.
CLLS Tutor Training webcasts - Watch archived presentations about adult literacy.
READ/San Diego YouTube Channel - Watch archived presentations about adult literacy.
Logic of English Training Videos - A series of training videos on phonics and spelling by Denise Eide, author of The Logic of English.
Making Sense of English - A program for instructing learners at the low-intermediate level (about fourth to seventh grade reading level) who have basic sight word knowledge, the ability to make sense of relatively simple texts, and knowledge of the alphabet and letter sounds.
Overview - An introduction to the aims and scope of the program.
Lesson Plans - Use the table of contents on page 5 and the bookmarks in the PDF to find topics of interest.
Activity Book - Activities for learners that coordinate with the lesson plans.
Blank Literacy Lesson Plan
Ultimate Phonics Scope & Sequence - A brief outline of essential phonics concepts and a recommended presentation order
Ultimate Phonics Lesson Materials - Word lists and sentences for over 260 lessons presented by the program, which is available on Literacy lab computers. Every tenth lesson is bookmarked for ease of navigation.
Math
Inquiry-Based Math Instruction - A series of videos demonstrating math instruction technique.
TEAL Math Works! - A detailed guide to teaching math to adult learners.
ABE Math Checklists - Adult Basic Education math concept checklists arranged by level.
Resources for texts and passages
ALE Texts Wiki - A collection of resources for finding suitable reading material for learners.
Fluency Summaries - Brief texts arranged by grade level.
Student Fluency Passages - Brief texts arranged by level.
Awesome Stories - Texts of varying length and difficulty arranged by topic.
Online Tutor Training Videos
Together, California Reads - 30 Years of Library Literacy For all tutors.
"Sensitivity: The Other Half of Communication" (ProLiteracy) For all tutors.
Active Learning in Adult Numeracy (KET) For math tutors.
Partners in Reading Training Videos (San Jose Public Library) For literacy tutors. See handout for minimum suggested videos.
More Resources for Tutors
Literacy
Tutor Ready (Learner Web) - Sign up for a free account to try out self-paced learning modules on the components of reading: alphabetics, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension. Includes reading materials, videos, and ideas for activities.
LINCS Learning Portal - Free modules for adult literacy teachers and tutors. Covers many helpful topics, including teaching adults with learning disabilities (Learning to Achieve).
MegPhonics - Demonstrations of literacy instruction techniques from Literacy Solutions.
CLLS Tutor Training webcasts - Watch archived presentations about adult literacy.
READ/San Diego YouTube Channel - Watch archived presentations about adult literacy.
Logic of English Training Videos - A series of training videos on phonics and spelling by Denise Eide, author of The Logic of English.
Making Sense of English - A program for instructing learners at the low-intermediate level (about fourth to seventh grade reading level) who have basic sight word knowledge, the ability to make sense of relatively simple texts, and knowledge of the alphabet and letter sounds.
Overview - An introduction to the aims and scope of the program.
Lesson Plans - Use the table of contents on page 5 and the bookmarks in the PDF to find topics of interest.
Activity Book - Activities for learners that coordinate with the lesson plans.
Blank Literacy Lesson Plan
Ultimate Phonics Scope & Sequence - A brief outline of essential phonics concepts and a recommended presentation order
Ultimate Phonics Lesson Materials - Word lists and sentences for over 260 lessons presented by the program, which is available on Literacy lab computers. Every tenth lesson is bookmarked for ease of navigation.
Math
Inquiry-Based Math Instruction - A series of videos demonstrating math instruction technique.
TEAL Math Works! - A detailed guide to teaching math to adult learners.
ABE Math Checklists - Adult Basic Education math concept checklists arranged by level.
Resources for texts and passages
ALE Texts Wiki - A collection of resources for finding suitable reading material for learners.
Fluency Summaries - Brief texts arranged by grade level.
Student Fluency Passages - Brief texts arranged by level.
Awesome Stories - Texts of varying length and difficulty arranged by topic.