Literacy

A voice recorder is a great tool to use with your ESL or basic literacy adult learner.

·         Record the same reading on multiple occasions for comparison over time.

·         Send a recording home with your learner for a transcription assignment.

·         Record your learner and immediately play back for pronunciation help.

“Regardless of how many books the family already has, each addition to a home library helps the children get a little farther in school.”

www.psmag.com/culture-society/home-libraries-provide-huge-educational-advantage-14212/

ESL tutor Steve told us on his monthly report that he found a fun, useful website to use with his ESL learner called Stickyball.net, and we thought we’d pass the word along! 

“The following Website and its free downloads were very useful:  http://stickyball.net/phrasal-verbs.html.  Today I gave her a "final exam" which was fun with three review sheets:

The Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) has teamed up with LEGO® DUPLO® to make this fun guide with instructions on how to make some great Lego creations and a list of books to make the most of this constructive play.