Material Spotlight: Games and Activities
Are you struggling to find ways to engage your student and really make reading and language concepts stick? Here is one resource which might help you:
Games for Language Learning. From cover to cover, this book is filled with language learning games which provide meaningful and enjoyable language practice at all levels and for all age groups. They can be used [Read on...]
Help Yourself: How to take advantage of your learning styles
Different people learn in different ways. Help Yourself by Gail Murphy Sonbuchner is a handy reference for students who want to take advantage of their own learning strengths, as well as for teachers and tutors who want to better understand learning styles and their practical application.
Celebrate your individuality! This book is a tool to help you discover your learning styles [Read on...]
Capitalization & Punctuation
If you have a new student who is just beginning to write, the series Capitalization & Punctuation may be of great use to you. This two-book series starts with the most basic components of writing, such as, “What is a capital letter?” and “When do I use periods?” The second book contains a lot of practice exercises. These practice exercises [Read on...]
Financial Literacy
http://financialplan.about.com/od/budgetingyourmoney/ht/createbudget.htm
Creating and implementing a budget is a hands-on process that internalizes and exposes your students to beneficial everyday financial vocabulary. Read the article (link above) about creating a family budget with your student; the article is a simple seven-step approach in creating a basic functioning budget. Please help define any unfamiliar words your student may come across. You may help [Read on...]
TALL-Handbook for ESL
Project Read now has a brand new copy of the latest TALL Handbook. The TALL Handbook has helped thousands of individuals learn how to read and write in English. The handbook is produced right here in Provo, at the Missionary Training Center.
Students will find hundreds of pages full of grammar and vocabulary within this book. It has proved itself [Read on...]
Personal Progression Stories
ProLiteracy is a non-profit organization similar to Project Read. The ultimate goal of ProLiteracy is to improve the literacy rates of people, communities, and societies.
The attached link will direct you and your student to four short stories of students who successfully navigated their literacy program, as well as how their life has changed for the better. The stories range in [Read on...]
Paragraphs from Pictures
While tutoring or teaching we try to make things stick for our student. Finding ways for lessons to sink in is often the hardest part of preparation. Utilizing a student’s creativity is one method to help the lesson stick.
Sometimes, while writing, we get into the habit [Read on...]
Real-Life English: A Competency-Based ESL Program for Adults
What is one of the main purposes of being able to read? To be able to communicate more effectively.
The ability to read is most valuable when it has real-life application. Real-Life English is a series designed to help students use their skills in everyday life. The Project Read office has five levels of the student handbook and an additional three [Read on...]
Mad Libs
As a tutor myself, I am always looking for new activities and methods to help make my tutoring sessions fun yet effective. One fun activity that my student and I do occasionally is a Mad Lib. Mad Libs are stories with missing words, which your student chooses beforehand, and then when you read the story the student’s words help make [Read on...]
Games, Games, and More Games!
Are you interested in using fun ways to teach and learn reading, spelling, vocabulary, and grammar? Here it is. The Project Read library has many fun games that can be used with beginning through intermediate students. Many of these games are for 2 or more players and offer a great way to reduce anxiety while learning.
Students who are just starting [Read on...]
