As tutors and teachers, we're always on the lookout for great new ideas. If you've been doing something innovative or just plain fun and useful with your learners, let us know! We'll put up the best tips we receive every month.
December 2009
Celebrate and Take StockNovember 2009
Understanding Health InformationOctober 2009
Celebrate Banned BooksSeptember 2009
National Punctuation DayAugust 2009
Free Online Tutor Training LessonsApril 2009
Shared Poetry WritingMarch 2009
WEConnectFebruary 2009
Using the Web to Advance Goals2008
September 2008
Inspiring VoicesAugust 2008
Interviewing PracticeJuly 2008
Succeeding at Goal SettingJune 2008
Helping Learners Prepare for the Driver’s TestMay 2008
Getting Dollar SavvyApril 2008
Celebrate Library WeekMarch 2008
Engage with the News!February 2008
Wondering what to write? Use a promptJanuary 2008
To Do Lists2007
December 2007
Web Literacy TipsNovember 2007
Holidays Are For StoriesOctober 2007
New Resource: Statewide Literacy Hotline
September 2007
Reading Changes LivesAugust 2007
Selecting A Children's BookJuly 2007
Declarations of IndependenceJune 2007
Summer Travel: Using Maps and Online Travel ToolsMay 2007
Pacing your LessonApril 2007
Teaching is LearningMarch 2007
Strengthening One’s Voice:
Advocating for Yourself & OthersFebruary 2007
Moving Ahead From What We KnowJanuary 2007
Making the Most of New Year’s Literacy Resolutions2006
December 2006
Make a Year-End Top 10 ListNovember 2006
Making Card-writing EasierOctober 2006
Exercising Poetic LicenseSeptember 2006
When Children Return to School, So Do ParentsAugust 2006
Making long sentences more friendlyJuly 2006
Great Books – Reviews by learners for learnersJune 2006
Summer TravelsMay 2006
Vocabulary Expanding ActivitiesApril 2006
Getting Ready for Tax Season 2007March 2006
Does Spring Make You Want to Sing?February 2006
Writing Your Own StoryJanuary 2006
Using Form Poetry To Get Learners Writing2005
December 2005
Building Our VocabulariesNovember 2005
Cooking up Literacy!October 2005
Primetime News for LearnersSeptember 2005
It’s Literacy Month!August 2005
Word GamesJuly 2005
Dental Health, Dental LiteracyJune 2005:
A Grammar Lesson A DayMay 2005:
Meeting Goals for the Family Member Role
April 2005:
Helping Learners Reach Their Goals, Part II
March 2005:
Helping Learners Reach Their Goals
February 2005:
Finding Time to Study
January 2005:
Spelling Strategies
2004
December 2004:
Letting the Student Teach
November 2004:
Finding Learners' Reading Levels
October 2004:
Health Literacy Month
September 2004:
Literacy Day is Every Day!
August 2004:
Summer Traveling
July 2004:
Financial Literacy: Project Money
June 2004:
Working with Learner Goals
May 2004:
Getting Into the News
April 2004:
Celebrate Poetry Month!
March 2004:
Recording New Words: A New Trick
February 2004:
Tips for Generating Writing
January 2004:
Visiting a Museum -- Virtually!
2003
December
2003:
Have You Been to the Tower of English?
November
2003:
Learning Ideas from Time to Read
October 2003:
Health Literacy: You Deserve to
Be Understood and to Understand!
September
2003:
Photojournalism -- Making Pictures Come
to Life
August 2003:
Reading and Writing Ideas
July 2003:
Tips from Tutors
June 2003:
Pronunciation and Accuracy in Reading
May 2003:
Using a Thesaurus
April 2003:
Using Questions to Focus on Text
March 2003:
How to Pick a Children's Book
February
2003:
What Does "Learning Disability"
Mean?
January 2003:
So Many Letters!
2002
December
2002:
Talking Literacy
November
2002:
Word Play
October 2002:
Finding the Answers: Election Time
September
2002:
Turning the Tables
July 2002:
Summer Days
June 2002:
Loosening Your Grip on Your Teaching Plan
and Having More Fun!
May 2002:
Improve Your Listening Skills
April 2002:
Inspire Participation
March 2002:
Newspaper Scavenger Hunt
February
2002:
Using Songs
January 2002:
Time Management
December
2001 :
Sending Greeting Cards
Using the Phone Book