Training Aids

Here are resources you can use to help your learners.

• Top 1,000 English Words: You can work these vocabulary words into your tutoring sessions.
• Links: These resources have more information on tutoring and literacy.

For games / lesson planning ideas:

• Tutorial World
• Enchanted Learning
• Lesson Plan Z.com
• The Change Agent, An Adult Education Newspaper for Social Justice
• Puzzlemaker

For teaching / learning strategies:

• Center for Alternative Learning
• MindTools

Financial Literacy:

• Banking on Our Future
• Fannie Mae’s for Home Buyers & Homeowners
• Practical Money Skills for Life
• FDIC Consumer Protection

Spelling:

• Spelling: A Key to Good Communication

Maps:

• National Geographic Xpeditions

Other:

• ProLiteracy Worldwide, LVA’s parent organization
• New Readers Press: Literacy materials from ProLiteracy Worldwide
• National Institute for Literacy
• City Family Magazine

Grammar:

• Big Dog’s Grammar

Easy and Interesting Reading Material:

• Learning Resources
• CountryReports.org