Resources for Tutors

Elements of a lesson plan

Lesson plan form

Useful teaching techniques

Tutor responsibilities

The tutoring kit

Forms to print

People to call for help

Tutoring sites

Course description

Detailed review of training course

Orientation and Session 1
Topics	Reading/Homework Assignments
· The Problem · LVA-national, state, local · Tutor Contract: Is this program right for you? · What is literacy? · How Adults Learn · What is reading? · Collaboration	· Tutor Chapters 1-3 · Homework
Session 2
Topics	Reading/Homework Assignments
· Language Experience Technique · Sight Word Technique	· Tutor Chapter 4 · Homework
Session 3
Topics	Reading/Homework Assignments
· Cloze · Using the Phonics Approach · Teaching by Word Patterns	· Tutor Chapter 4 · Homework
Session 4
Topics	Reading/Homework Assignments
· Using the Writing Process	· Tutor Chapter 5 · Homework · Read Laubach Diagnostic Inventory
Session 5
Topics	Reading/Homework Assignments
· Formal Assessment · Goal Setting · Lesson Planning	· Tutor Chapters 6, 8 and 9 · Complete Case Study and Lesson Plan
Session 6
Topics	Reading/Homework Assignments
· Informal Assessment · Reading Comprehension · Materials and Activities · Wrap-Up · See Waiting List/Select a Student	· Tutor Chapter 7 · Complete Final Exam
Session 7
Topics	Reading/Homework Assignments
· Working with Adults with Learning Disabilities	· Turn In Final Exam