Tutor Resources
635 Edgewood St. NE Washington, D.C. 20017
202-387-1772 (phone)202-588-0714 (fax)
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Tutor Reports
Click here to submit your tutor hours along with any questions or comments.
Ongoing Training
From time to time we hold tutor networking events or ongoing training workshops. Check here to see if we have any upcoming events.
Check out the DC LEARNs calendar for Adult Education workshops, which you are welcome to attend free of charge.
Tutor Network
Would you like to share ideas and ask questions with other LVA tutors? Join our google group here.
LVA Curricula and Lesson Plans
Click here for specific worksheets and lesson plans.
Below we have provided curriculum outlines that might help give direction to your tutoring sessions.
If your learner is enrolled in a class, you can reinforce the concepts we are covering this month.
- Edgewood Foundations ( Denise's Monday and Wednesday morning class)
- Level 1 at Wardman Court (David and Leitha's M-W 9 a.m. class)
- Level 1 at Wardman Court (Marilyn and Mo's Monday night class)
- Level 2 at Wardman Court (David and Leitha's M-W 11:30 a.m. class)
- Level 2 at Wardman Court (Scott's Tuesday evening class)
- Level 3 at Wardman Court (Scott's Wednesday evening class)
- Level 1 Math at Wardman Court (Scott's Thursday morning class)
- Level 2 Math at Wardman Court (Heather Thursday morning class)
Online Tutor Resources
Feel free to contact us for more info about resources that might be right for your student.
Phonics:
Starfall: online phonics lessons and simple stories
Kidzone phonics: printable worksheets for phonics and word families
Sound City Reading: printable worksheets for phonics including vowel sounds, letter blends
TLS Books: worksheets and reading material by grade level
Reading Materials
Marshall Adult Education: leveled readings with adult life skills themes (printable or online)
News For You: the newspaper for adult learners
Literacy Works Learning Resources: simplified news stories with follow-up activities
Spelling/Grammar:
Kent Spelling: spelling rules and patterns
Spelling City: insert your spelling words and the site will help you practice them
Big Dog Grammar: grammar lessons and parts of speech for advanced students
Math/Financial Literacy:
Math Drills: a plethora of free worksheets for any kind of arithmetic
Banking on our Future: lessons on financial literacy; you must register but it is free.
Lesson Planning:
Student Interactives: lesson plans and ideas for interactive activities with phonics and literature
LD Online:comprehensive information and strategies for working with learning disabilities
