Language
Merriam
Webster Online - The Language Center
Here you will find: Dictionary, Thesaurus, Word of the
Day, Word Games, Find Your Word Around the World and
much more!
Tutor
Training Resources
Tutor
Training Module
Although this was created for tutoring beginning college
students tutors of adult learners will find the sections
on Five Steps to Being Effective and Techniques That
Work very helpful. Also check out other sections as
well.
Developing
the Learning Program
Learn about stages of learning, learning styles and
preferences,assessing reading materials, everyday reading
materials and lesson plans.
Top
Ten Tutoring Tips
Panhandle
Adult Literacy Center - Teacher Resources
Includes 16 tips for working with adult new readers
plus other resources.
History
and Geography
American
Civil War Home Page
American
Memory
American
History
America's
Story
Documenting
the American South
The
Black History Museum - Interactive Exhibits
50
States and Capitols
National
Atlas of the United States
Outline
Maps
Stately
Knowledge
Virtual
Field Trips
Working
with Maps - What Do Maps Show
Writing
Paragraphs
How
to Write a Paragraph
This page is a good starting point for learning how
to write a paragraph and is especially helpful for students
who are reluctant writers.
Parts
of a Paragraph - The Writing Den
Includes topic sentence, supporting details and closing
sentence. Also includes How to write a paragraph, prewriting,
editing, and kinds of paragraphs.
Essays
How
to Write a 5 Paragraph Essay
Excellent source for how to write an essay. Includes
Structure, Getting Started, Writing the Essay, Editing,
Revising and Evaluating. Includes many helpful links
such as how to write paragraph transitions and much
more.
Grammar and Punctuation
The
Blue Book of Grammar and Punctuation
This is a well organized, easy-to-understand reference
guide.
General Writing Helps
LEO-Literacy
Education Online
This resource has an index of possible difficulties
that one could encounter when writing. It provides solutions
in many areas. Scroll down the page to the section on
writing for school that includes sections on descriptive
and narrative writing along with others.
Writings
of New Readers
Expressions
Read stories written by Adult Learners from Project
Read in Menlo Park, California.
Adult
Learner Writings From Around the World
Read about holidays, folk tales, poetry and more.
