Literacy Tools

I think this site is from Ireland. They do an amazing job of literacy work there and the website reflects it. There are games and printable worksheets for spelling, reading, math, etc.

There are also simple reading documents, for example, the one about mammograms explains the procedure and ends with some questions and a game.

Check it out.

http://www.literacytools.ie/home.cfm

Chateleine Writes

http://en.chatelaine.com/english/weekend/article.jsp?content=20091101_140000_0024

Chateleine has an article about six adult learners and mentors. The learners have done their own writing, and it is interesting to read. Take a peek.

New to the Country

A very nice video that shows how ESL learners feel before and after getting help from a tutor.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iNNwlRR79t8&feature=related

So many links

This is a HUGE page of links of games online for reading, breaking down words, word parts, suffixes, prefixes and much more.

I played the game Word Wheels which I found easy for the word part, hard for the game part, but sort of challenging. Pick a couple of games from this site, try them out and leave a comment.

Every bit of review helps.

http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/interactive/literacy.html#5

Say and Speak

Here is a lively site that you can send your ESL learners to. They only have to look under content to find a topic that interests them; animals, body, etc.

http://www.learningchocolate.com/content.php?topic=Body

Then they click on that part of the picture and a voice says the word.

This could come in handy when learning new vocabulary.

Now if you want to drive yourself crazy with a clothing jumping game, here it is.

http://englishflashgames.blogspot.com/2008/08/clothes-game.html

get your body under the clothes that they describe and jump up using the space bar. It is fun and a little hand/eye coordination never hurts.

Last, you just can't beat a good game of hangman. Whether your learner is ESL or just working on words this game is always fun.

http://englishflashgames.blogspot.com/2008/05/hangman.html

Don't forget that you can use the office above the bowling lanes with your learner if you book it with me. It is nice and quiet and private and it has a computer that is online.

You can also find computers at the library and the Community Resource Centre (open afternoons). If you know of any public computer sites that learners could use, please let me know.

CALL has a new address

we have moved the tutoring office. So I hope a few of you will end up working with your learner at our lovely new home. We have a small, but nice office on the second floor above the bowling alley on Marine.

We are in with the Model Community folks, right above the bowling alley. The room is available 9 - 4 pm Monday to Friday at 4476 Marine Avenue.

It is basically up Courtenay St. up behind the bowling alley and then down a lane to the parking lot.

Call me at 604 413-1021 if you want to make an appointment to drop by.

New Tutoring Course Started

We have about 20 wonderful new people in the new tutoring class. 7 weeks from now we should be able to bring a whole new crop of tutors to the learners of Powell River.

We appreciate so much how generous all our tutors are with their time.

Thanks to all of you.

Making Change

If your learner is having trouble with making change and other money problems you might like to try this website:

http://www.funbrain.com/cashreg/index.html

If you start with the easy set you can help them build their confidence and it is really not very threatening. I tried it and found it easy to make change.