- Math TVThis site provides students with video lectures on many math topics
- cymathThis site provides a problem solving calculator that shows students the math steps leading to their problem’s solution.
Advanced Calculator options for typing in more complicated problems are provided.
Reference information to help students in understanding problems and rules are also provided. - Web MathThis site provides a problem solving calculator that shows students the math steps leading to their problem’s solution.
- SymbolabThis site provides a problem solving calculator that shows students the math steps leading to their problem’s solution.
- MathVideos.NetThis site provides videos, created by a college math professor, which covers several levels and topics of math.
- Math WorldThis site provides an extensive online resource database for higher level math topics. This site is best suited for high school and college level math students.
- Math.com
- Open Study
- Khan Academy
- Discovery Education
- Hippo Campus
- Watch Know Learn
- NeoK12
- Teacher Tube
- MIT Open Courseware
Monday, September 19, 2011
Math Resources
Saturday, January 1, 2011
Comprehension
This website is recommended by tutor Carol Cyr, who says, "I've been giving my students readings from the 'Critical Thinking Reading Comprehension Worksheets,' starting at Grade 2. He read a passage the other day and had no problems answering the comprehension questions! That was definitely a *first* for him...It's wonderful to know that he *does* comprehend, when the reading is at an easy enough level for him."
http://www.englishforeveryone.org/Topics/Reading-Comprehension.htm
A Pinterest board with different links to improve reading skills. (Basically a bulletin board with different links.)
pinterest.com/cllstraining/reading-skills/
http://www.englishforeveryone.org/Topics/Reading-Comprehension.htm
A Pinterest board with different links to improve reading skills. (Basically a bulletin board with different links.)
pinterest.com/cllstraining/reading-skills/
Stories for beginning readers
News stories for adult students and easy crossword puzzles.
www.newsforyouonline.com
Beginning and intermediate literacy and life skills. Also has a simulation of an ATM.
Beginning and intermediate literacy and life skills. Also has a simulation of an ATM.
www.gcflearnfree.org
News and information for struggling readers:
Newsela is an education technology startup dedicated to transforming the way students access the world through words. Our team combines powerful technological know-how with real-world experience earned in the classroom, the newsroom, and the boardroom. We publish high-interest news and nonfiction articles daily at five levels of complexity for grades 2-12 using a proprietary, rapid text-leveling process. By combining relevant and interesting nonfiction content with standards-aligned assessments, Newsela gives educators the primary solution to dramatically improve students’ literacy skills for the 21st century.
https://newsela.com/
Free texts for literacy teachers:
CommonLit offers high-quality, free collection of fiction and nonfiction to support literacy development for students in grades 5-12. It includes a wide range of reading materials organized by lexile, theme, genre, literary devise, reading level and common core standard. Excellent resource for inquiry-based learning and lesson planning.
www.Commonlit.org
News and information for struggling readers:
Newsela is an education technology startup dedicated to transforming the way students access the world through words. Our team combines powerful technological know-how with real-world experience earned in the classroom, the newsroom, and the boardroom. We publish high-interest news and nonfiction articles daily at five levels of complexity for grades 2-12 using a proprietary, rapid text-leveling process. By combining relevant and interesting nonfiction content with standards-aligned assessments, Newsela gives educators the primary solution to dramatically improve students’ literacy skills for the 21st century.
https://newsela.com/
Free texts for literacy teachers:
CommonLit offers high-quality, free collection of fiction and nonfiction to support literacy development for students in grades 5-12. It includes a wide range of reading materials organized by lexile, theme, genre, literary devise, reading level and common core standard. Excellent resource for inquiry-based learning and lesson planning.
www.Commonlit.org
Small articles about Fort Knox followed by practice sentences to read and write.
A document that can help tutors learn to encourage questions from students in their class and to help the tutors ask questions that will motivate and help students more.
Decoding + Spelling
Making Sense of Decoding and Spelling: An Adult Reading Course of Study was published by the National Institute for Literacy by researchers MacArthur, Alamprese, and Knight in 2010. The complete student workbook as well as the teacher lesson plans are all free and online! This series may seem challenging for tutors, but there’s an excellent teacher’s guide, and many non-teachers have used the series successfully.
1. Learner Activity Book
lincs.ed.gov/publications/pdf/MakingSense_LearnerActivityBook_ALL.pdf
2. Lesson Plans
lincs.ed.gov/publications/pdf/MakingSense_LessonPlans_ALL.pdf
3. Teachers’ and Administrators’ Guide
lincs.ed.gov/publications/pdf/MSteachers2010.pdf
Basic skills for literacy or ESL students.
Connecting sounds with letters
www.locutour.com/exercises/online.php?type=Phonology-WP
Story by Story Phonics Lessons
www.mcedservices.com/phonics/phonics.html
Good information on phonics and spelling.
www.literacyconnections.com/AdviceforReadingTutors.php
Word Families
Six Kinds of Syllables (PDF)
lincs.ed.gov/
2. Lesson Plans
lincs.ed.gov/
3. Teachers’ and Administrators’ Guide
lincs.ed.gov/
Basic Vowel Sounds Worksheet
Basic skills for literacy or ESL students.
Connecting sounds with letters
www.locutour.com/exercises/online.php?type=Phonology-WP
Story by Story Phonics Lessons
www.mcedservices.com/phonics/phonics.html
Beginning and intermediate literacy and life skills. Also has a simulation of an ATM.
Good information on phonics and spelling.
www.literacyconnections.com/AdviceforReadingTutors.php
Word Families
Six Kinds of Syllables (PDF)
A document detailing one way to teach students phonics and sounds.
Grammar and Usage
The lessons are rated by 1-beginner, 2-intermediate, 3- advanced with audio, written and visual learning styles with follow-up quizzes. Students and tutors can progress at their own pace.
Free English Video Lessons on grammar
The Visual Guide to English Prepositions Part 2/2 (Infographic)
This infographic covers some of the most common English prepositions of time. Examples are provided for: in, on, at, since, for, ago, before, to, past, from, till/until, by, ...
www.grammarcheck.net/infographics/
This index includes 427 references to both the Guide to Grammar and Writing and Principles of Composition.
Grammar Index
Worksheet: It's & Its
Worksheet: Your & You're
Worksheet: They're, Their, and There
Worksheet: They're, Their, and There
Basic skills for literacy or ESL students.
Website takes you through details of grammar.
grammar.about.com/od/partsofspeech/a/partsofspeech.htm
Clear and concise explanations and exercises on basic grammar and punctuation.
Computer Skills
Tutorials on Mousercize, Computer Basics, and Typing
guides.aclibrary.org/content.php?pid=255094&sid=2376388
Mouse Exercise:
http://www.pbclibrary.org/mousing/mousercise.htm
http://www.pbclibrary.org/mousing/intro.htm
http://www.gcflearnfree.org/mousetutorial
www.mouseprogram.com/
http://tech.tln.lib.mi.us/tutor/
www.linchomestudy.ca/online/eaonline/MouseMaster/MouseMaster01.html
Typing:
https://sense-lang.org/typing/tutor/keyboarding.php
www.rapidtyping.com/
www.powertyping.com/
www.typing.com
www.visibone.com/type/
Keyboard Fingers
https://businessdegrees.uab.edu/mis-degree-masters/business-keyboarding-skills/
Computer Skills Test and Certificate
www.digitalliteracyassessment.org/
www.goodtyping.com/test.php
https://www.typingtest.com/
http://www.10keytutor.com/
Miscellaneous:
Everyday Literacy Skills
Free worksheets and games to tell time, make changes, and more.
worksheets.theteacherscorner.net
Guide To Saving Water
English for Nursing Assistants
www.cnaenglish.org/
Videos on how to do a number of things.
www.ehow.com
Make personal calendars.
www.timeanddate.com/calendar
Tips for students to be successful in all their studies.
www.nelrc.org/publications/strategies/Successful%20Student%20handout.pdf
Health Information for Intermediate to Advanced-level Literacy Students
www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/healthtopics.html
The purpose of this libguide is to offer teachers tools they can use in their classrooms. This libguide is only meant to function as a menu of options and resources.
http://sfusd.libguides.com/blacklivesmatter
With material drawn from hundreds of institutions and organizations, including both major international activist organizations and local, grassroots groups, the documents in the Archives of Human Sexuality and Identity: LGBTQ History and Culture since 1940 present important aspects of LGBTQ life in the second half of the twentieth century and beyond.
LGBT History and Culture
www.ehow.com
Make personal calendars.
www.timeanddate.com/calendar
Tips for students to be successful in all their studies.
www.nelrc.org/publications/strategies/Successful%20Student%20handout.pdf
Health Information for Intermediate to Advanced-level Literacy Students
www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/healthtopics.html
Beginning and intermediate literacy and life skills. Also has a simulation of an ATM.
The purpose of this libguide is to offer teachers tools they can use in their classrooms. This libguide is only meant to function as a menu of options and resources.
http://sfusd.libguides.com/blacklivesmatter
With material drawn from hundreds of institutions and organizations, including both major international activist organizations and local, grassroots groups, the documents in the Archives of Human Sexuality and Identity: LGBTQ History and Culture since 1940 present important aspects of LGBTQ life in the second half of the twentieth century and beyond.
LGBT History and Culture
Driving
California Deparment of Motor Vehicles
Department of Motor Vehicles Videos
Practice Driver's Test and answer from the DMV website :
Job Readiness
Project Care: Learn to work as a nursing assistant
projectcare.worlded.org/
Work skills. (Will have to create an account, for free.)
buildingskills4work.orgprojectcare.worlded.org/
Work skills. (Will have to create an account, for free.)
Another helpful reading website. (This website takes a long time to load.)
www.cdlponline.orgFor Smarter Job Search
www.job-hunt.org
Career Planning
www.gcflearnfree.org/careerplanningandsalary/
English as a Second Language (ESL)
Links
Excellent online program for Spanish speakers who are beginning English learners. The program also includes citizenship test practice lessons.
Pumarosa
Clear and concise rules for grammar. Designed for ESL students and teachers
http://www.englishmaven.org/index.html
Basic Grammar and Writing for ESL Students
web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/courses/elc/sample/beginner/gs/
ESL Literacy for Beginners.
home.earthlink.net/~brekkmail/id11.htmlExcellent online program for Spanish speakers who are beginning English learners. The program also includes citizenship test practice lessons.
Pumarosa
Clear and concise rules for grammar. Designed for ESL students and teachers
http://www.englishmaven.org/index.html
Basic Grammar and Writing for ESL Students
web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/courses/elc/sample/beginner/gs/
ESL Literacy for Beginners.
English Language Reference
www.usingenglish.com/reference.html
Activities for ESL Students
http://a4esl.org/
Documents
Lore Winterman-Sturm shared this chart comparing alphabets. She explains, “I was trying to get across the idea that saying A, B, C are only the names of the letters, but not necessarily the way the letters are spoken, especially a letter like H which is named aich, but is often pronounced ha. I put together a partial alphabet comparison taken from an Internet site and added the English letters. I don’t know yet if it will work with my student.”
Alphabet Comparisons
An activity for ESL students in which they can send a postcard to someone.
ESL Activity: Sending a Postcard
Includes advice for how to incorporate creative writing in ESL classes, as well as a few prompts to encourage creative writing. (By Linda Millar)
Tips and Prompts for Creative Writing
Teach spelling using word patterns.
Word Patterns
Worksheet: "-ed" Endings (Pronunciation)
Citizenship
Contacting the Congress
www.contactingthecongress.org/
An online directory of members of Congress, offering a quick path to the online contact form for each member.
Easy Voter
www.easyvoterguide.org/additonal-resources
These are easy-to-read materials about how to pick a candidate and how to vote.
Smart Voter
www.smartvoter.org/
Find out when the next election is and look up information on candidates.
www.contactingthecongress.org/
An online directory of members of Congress, offering a quick path to the online contact form for each member.
Easy Voter
www.easyvoterguide.org/additonal-resources
These are easy-to-read materials about how to pick a candidate and how to vote.
Information and resources for becoming a U.S. citizen.
www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/citizenship
Lesson Plans and Activities
Register to Vote
Register to Vote
Smart Voter
www.smartvoter.org/
Find out when the next election is and look up information on candidates.
USCIS Application for Naturalization
www.uscis.gov/news/alerts/uscis-revises-form-n-400-application-naturalization
www.uscis.gov/news/alerts/uscis-revises-form-n-400-application-naturalization
GED Preparation
Adult math.
www.aplusmath.com/flashcards/sub-flash.htmlGED for Free
www.gedforfree.com/index.php
GED Testing Service
www.gedtestingservice.com/ged-testing-service
khanacademy.org/math/arithmetic/addition-subtraction
Learning Express GED Prep
www.learningexpresshub.com/productengine/LELIndex.html#/center/hsequivalencycenter/home
Learner Web
www.learnerweb.org/infosite/index.html
Links to fun projects and activities.
www.otan.us/browse/index.cfm?fuseaction=browse&catid=10722
Vocabulary
For Tutors: Ideas for Reviewing Vocabulary
Interesting ideas for ways to review vocabulary in class.
Tutor Preparation
Links
A Pinterest board with different links to improve reading skills. (Basically a bulletin board with different links.)
pinterest.com/cllstraining/reading-skills/
Links to fun projects and activities.
A Pinterest board with different links to improve reading skills. (Basically a bulletin board with different links.)
pinterest.com/cllstraining/reading-skills/
Links to fun projects and activities.
www.otan.us/browse/index.cfm?fuseaction=browse&catid=10722
Using multiple intelligence in your lesson plans.
www.literacyworks.org/mi/home.html
Using multiple intelligence in your lesson plans.
www.literacyworks.org/mi/home.html
Free worksheets for arithmetic, grammar, vocabulary, phonics, etc. (This website takes a few minutes to load fully.)
www.worksheetplace.com/index.php?function=DisplayCategory&showCategory=Y&links=1&id=&link1=43
Tutor Training
Pinterest: Tutor Training Resources
A complete tutor training course
Access to Learning Videos
An excellent series of training videos produced by Partners
in Reading – San Jose Public Library Literacy Program. These very useful videos
focus on researched-based reading topics and show specific lessons for tutors
and learners.
PDF
Documents
Article detailing a man who learned to read at age 96, and then wrote a book about his life.
List of the new books available in the Write to Read office since May 2012 (with difficult level marked).
How Adults Learn
Information about how adults learn.
Tutor Resources
101 Free Tech Tools for Teachers(PDF)
ABE resources (Basic)
Online Resources for Adult Basic Education
The Brainwave Video Anthology for and about educators
Produced and filmed by Bob Greenberg. Meet the thinkers, dreamers and innovators; some of the brightest minds in education. Get inspired!
California Library Literacy Services Resources
CLLS: Learner Resources: Great Books
California Library Literacy Services Resources
Commission on Adult and basic Education (COABE)
A free Resource for All Adult Educators
FutureMe.org
Send emails to your future self.
LINCS: Literacy Information and Communication System
LINCS( Literacy Information and Communication System) is a professional learning platform for adult educators funded by the U.S. Department of Education.
LINCS Publications
Learning to Achieve: A Professional’s Guide to Educating Adults with Learning Disabilities.
(PDF)
Teaching Excellence in Adult Literacy
Just Write! Guide:
Writing Practices and Activities to Support the Writing Process
Larry Ferlazzo's English Website
An extensive on-line resource for teaching ELL, ESL and EFL by Larry Ferlazzo, an award winning high school teacher in Sacramento, CA.
Larry Ferlazzo Most Popular Blog Posts
Larryferlazzo blog
Larry Ferlazzo on Motivation
www.worksheetplace.com/index.php?function=DisplayCategory&showCategory=Y&links=1&id=&link1=43
Free worksheets for arithmetic, grammar, vocabulary, phonics, etc. (This website takes a few minutes to load fully.)
Unite for Literacy
Unite for Literacy is a project that provides online books that include audio in multiple languages and ASL videos, celebrating different cultures and providing language support for English Language Learners. Easy reading books.
Marshall Adult Learning Center
http://resources.marshalladulteducation.org/index.htmhttp://resources.marshalladulteducation.org/reading_skills_home.htm
Marshall Reading Resources
From the Webpage: This project was designed to create leveled reading selections that are appropriate for and valued by adult learners. These materials, combined with the research-proven strategies of repeated reading and guided oral reading, aid in building learners' fluency and comprehension skills. The materials correspond to Casas 200 - 235. This project helps adults become better readers and more informed consumers, parents, employees, citizens and community members. The focus of these reading selections will be on topics such us: Civics, Employment, Housing, Health, School, Money, and Government.
http://resources.marshalladulteducation.org/resources.htm
Marshal Adult Learning Resources Page
A comprehensive list of ABE resources including ABE/ESL student activities, GED, math, US Civics, driver education, computer training, dictionaries and national literacy organizations.
Literacy Organizations
Literacyworks administers the US Department of Education’s Regional Professional Development Center (Region 4 http://lincs.ed.gov/lincs/regionalresources/region4) for the Literacy Information and Communication Network System (LINCS).
The Change Agent
Excellent source for Adult Basic Education materials, including past issues, lesson plans, using audio in the classroom, teaching strategies, social justice topics for discussion and learning, and links to other ABE/ESL learning resources. The Change Agent is a biannual magazine for adult educators and learners published by the New England Literacy Resource Center (NELRC) at World Education. The Change Agent promotes social action as an important part of the adult learning experience
Reference Materials
Adult Education Literacy Instruction: A Review of the Research (2010)(PDF)
In-depth review of the adult literacy research with implications for instructional focus, methods, program types and adults with disabilities. Provides a strong rationale for alphabetics, fluency, vocabulary and comprehension reading instruction.
Citation: Kruidenier, J. R., McArthur, C. A., & Wrigley, H. S. (2010). Adult Education Literacy Instruction: A Review of the Research. Washington, DC: National Institute for Literacy
Bloom’s Taxonomy
Bloom’s taxonomy is a classification of learning objectives according to levels of complexity from lower order thinking skills to higher order thinking skills: Remembering, Understanding, Applying, Analyzing, Evaluating and Creating. There is a list of Apps you can use to support your general education curriculum and lesson plan objectives.
Other resources on Bloom’s Taxonomy: 1
Other resources on Bloom’s Taxonomy: 2
Learning Disability Resources
Learning Disabilities Association of America
College and Graduate School Guide for Students with Disabilities
National Center for Learning Disorders
Irlen center
Information about Scotopic Sensitivity.
Learning Ally
Helping Blind, Visually Impaired & Dyslexic Students Thrive
Library Services for People with Print Disabilities
The California State Library’s Services for People with Print Disabilities provides free Braille and audio books, magazines and playback equipment to all eligible Californians unable to read standard print.
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