Resources for Tutors & Teachers

Events for LVGW Tutors and Teachers

More details coming soon!

Teacher Appreciation Event: November 16, 2022 from 5-6:30pm

Tutor Appreciation Event: April 20, 2023 from 5-7pm

Helpful Websites for LVGW Tutors and Teachers

TALKING ABOUT RACE

Change Agent Issue 42-race

https://lettersforblacklives.com/

Anti-racism resource list

National Museum of African American History & Culture: Talking About Race

Talking to Kids about Racism & Justice

POPULAR FOR ESL

https://esllibrary.com/ (Email ewaksman@lvgw.org for access)

https://changeagent.nelrc.org/ (username: massachusetts / password: changeagent)

http://www.englishforeveryone.org

http://www.bogglesworldesl.com

http://www.esl-lounge.com

http://iteslj.org/index.html

http://www.vocabularypage.com/

https://mnliteracy.org/curriculum-lesson-plans

Comprehensive list of resources from our friends at the Framingham Literacy Volunteers affiliate.

TEACHING PRONUNCIATION

http://www.home-speech-home.com/minimal-pairs.html

TEACHING READING & WRITING

https://www.newreaderspress.com/news-for-you-online (password: 2b65fa)

http://learningenglish.voanews.com

http://www.eslyes.com

http://newsmanager.commpartners.com/tesolc/issues/2016-12-01/2.html

http://newsmanager.commpartners.com/tesolc/issues/2016-12-01/3.html

TEACHING GRAMMAR

http://www.eslflow.com/grammarlessonplans.html

http://www.edufind.com/english-grammar/english-grammar-guide

http://www.eslmonster.com

http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/

TEACHING CONVERSATION

http://iteslj.org/questions

TEACHING BASIC LITERACY

http://www.languageguide.org/english/alphabet

http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/tradebooks

https://globalaccess.bowvalleycollege.ca/esl-literacy-readers#section-1264

NEW VOCABULARY PLATFORM FOR USE IN TUTORING

Wordcraft, a new vocabulary tool that teaches ESOL vocabulary through Latin and Greek root words, is available for testing. The website is at www.playwordcraft.com

Wordcraft was developed in NYC public schools as an experiment. By teaching vocabulary through the building blocks, students, many of them multilingual, learned thousands of words and developed a vocabulary that soon rivaled their parents’.

COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT CURRICULUM

Each topical lesson is stand-alone and can be followed in or out of sequence. Each lesson is approximately 90 minutes in duration. The lessons each include a topic, materials needed, learning objective, vocabulary, teacher instructions, and student handouts. This curriculum project was funded thanks to the Greater Worcester Community Foundation. A sample of our curriculum is posted here.

Structure of Schools in US

Reporting an absence

Making Appointments