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TUTOR RESOURCES

Please check out the following websites for ideas and inspiration:

  

Three click spelling:

https://www.starliteracy.org/tutoring-resources#h.p_ID_32

Free spelling tool created by one of our tutors. Designed to help learners find the spelling of any word with just 3 clicks. 


 Breaking News English 

https://breakingnewsenglish.com/

Excellent free website with reading articles and activities at seven different levels of difficulty as well as listening, vocabulary and writing activities. 


Randall's Cyber Listening Lab: 

https://www.esl-lab.com/

A great way to boost listening skills. Activities can be sorted by level and topic

 

Ventures Toolkit and Supplemental Material Available Online!

Please check out the Ventures Teacher's Resource Room for materials. You will need to use your email address and create a password to register, but the materials are free:

http://www.cambridge.org/ventures/resources/


CASAS Practice Tests

CASAS Test Exercises

Engoo Lesson Materials


Free lessons for all reading levels - beginner through advanced

5-Minute English

This free website offers lessons in grammar, vocabulary, reading, listening, and pronunciation. There are a large number of ESL resources from very basic literacy and vocabulary practice to more advanced reading and grammar exercises.


Pumarosa

Beginning to intermediate English lessons for Spanish speakers in vocabulary, grammar, U.S. History, Civics, and Citizenship.


Literacy Center

Interactive online games suitable for beginning literacy students. Focus is on very basic skills including alphabet, numbers, shapes, and simple sight words.


ABC Fast Phonics

Interactive program to teach sounds, letters, and basic words.

Beginning Reading, Grammar, Spelling and Vocabulary


Learning Chocolate

Picture dictionary with audio and skills practice for beginning English language learners.


Reading Bear

Interactive website with quizzes to help non-readers learn and practice the letter sounds.


My Storybook

Sign up for a free account and allow students to create personalized story books that they may read to their own children.


English Dialogues

Website with ideas on how to use dialogues for helping English language learners gain speaking skills needed for everyday situations. It includes links to sample dialogues for learners of various proficiency levels.


Intermediate Reading, Grammar, Spelling and Vocabulary

English Language Centre Study Zone

Free online reading, vocabulary, and grammar lessons and exercise for beginning through advanced students.


Advanced Reading, Grammar, Math, and Career Planning

Library of Congress

Free online books for all reading levels.


Career Capture

Interactive website aimed at helping women explore careers in technology. Audio feature helps in making the site usable for lower level adult readers.


Free ESL Resources

Over 5000 free ESL resources for all levels.


Student News Daily

High-interest low reading level news stories


Teachers Pay Teachers:

https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/?authModal=signup  

A free subscription to this online resource

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