Tutor Resources: Workshop Resources

Presentations & Handouts from LVCA Workshops:

Listed in reverse chronological order

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Teaching Conversation Skills (November 2024)
Teaching Conversation Skills (Handout)
Teaching Conversation Skills (Resources)
This workshop was recorded. Please contact us for a link to the recording. 

Unlocking Literacy: Best Practices in Teaching Reading to Adults Through the Science of Reading. (October 2024)
Unlocking Literacy (Slides)
This workshop was recorded. Please contact us for a link to the recording. 

Helping Students Understand Candidates and Issues (September 2024)
Candidates and Issues Links (PDF)
Virginia New Voter Guide (PDF)
This workshop was recorded. Please contact us for a link to the recording. 

Adapting Routine to Build Digital Skills (May 2024)
Adapting Routine (Slides)
Adapting Routine Tutor Handout (PDF)
This workshop was recorded. Please contact us for a link to the recording. 

Building Writing Skills (March 2024)
Writing Skills (Slides)
Writing Skills Tutor Handout (PDF)
This workshop was recorded. Please contact us for a link to the recording.

Learn to Use Medline Plus (February 2024)
MedlinePlus (Slides)
MedlinePlus Tutor Handout (PDF)
This workshop was recorded. Please contact us for a link to the recording.

Building Persistence and Maintaining Motivation (January 2024)
Building Persistence (Slides)
Building Persistence Tutor Handout (PDF)
This workshop was recorded. Please contact us for a link to the recording.

ESOL Basics for Preliterate Learners (August 2023)
ESOL Basics (Slides)

Mini-Conference 2023  (June 2023)
Click here to be redirected to all the resources shared during the conference.

Best Practices for Helping Students with Pronunciation (May 2023)
Pronunciation (Slides)
This workshop was recorded. Please contact us for a link to the recording.

Tutoring a Citizenship Student (April 2023)
Tutoring a Citizenship Student (Slides)
This workshop was recorded. Please contact us for a link to the recording.

Working on Writing (December 2022)
Writing (Slides)
Graphic Organizers (PDFs)
This workshop was recorded. Please contact us for a link to the recording.

Teaching Vocabulary (July 2021)
Teaching Vocabulary (Slides)
Fry's 1000 High-Frequency Words
Spanish/English Cognates Handout
English Cognates Article
STAR Pre-Made Vocab lessons/units for Advanced ELLs or ABE students
This workshop was recorded. Please contact us for a link to the recording. 

Assessing Student Progress (June 2021)
Informal Assessments (Slides)

Encouraging Student Writing: Creating Stories from Experiences (May 2021)
Experience Stories Presentation (Slides)
This workshop was recorded. Please contact us for a link to the recording. 

Improving Student Pronunciation (April 2021)
Improving Pronunciation (Slides)
This workshop was recorded. Please contact us for a link to the recording. 

Teaching Conversation Online (March/April 2021)
Teaching Conversation (Slides)
Teaching Conversation (Handout)
This workshop was recorded. Please contact us for a link to the recording. 

Ventures Presentation Plus Demonstration (February 2021)
Ventures Online Resources (Slides)
Workshop Recording (YouTube)
Please contact us for login information for the Cambridge websites.

Using WhatsApp for Tutoring (January 2021)
WhatsApp Workshop (Slides)
Literacy Minnesota's WhatsApp Checklist with Android Screenshots (PDF)
Oxford University Press 25 Ideas for Using WhatsApp with English Language Students (Article)

How to Zoom (January 2021)
Teaching with Zoom on PCs/Chromebooks (Slides)
Zoom Hosting Features on Apple Devices (Slides)
Zoom Website Apple Basics of Setting Up a Meeting (Slides)
Zoom Mac Computer Basics for Setting Up a Meeting (Slides)
Zoom iPad Basics of Setting Up a Meeting (Slides)
Presentation Plus on Apple (Slides)

How To Tutor Remotely (December 2020)
How To Tutor Remotely (Slides)
Online Teaching Strategies (Handout)
Zooming with Teacher's Edition How to Video (YouTube)
Zooming while Reading a Novel How to Video (YouTube)
Literacy Minnesota Curriculum Links: Beginning ESL and Advanced ESL
Literacy Minnesota's Zoom Tutoring Checklist for Host (Handout)
Literacy Minnesota's Using WhatsApp for Tutoring Checklist (Handout)
Zoom Navigation Slides (showing how to annotate on different devices)
Platform Options Slide

Online Teaching Strategies Palooza (October 2020)
Online Teaching Strategies (Slides)
Online Teaching Strategies (Notes) 

Ventures Online Resources for Tutors (August 2020)
Ventures Resources (Slides)

Public Charge Rules (June 2020)
Presented by International Rescue Committee (IRC) Staff 
Public Charge Information - English, from the Immigrant Legal Resource Center (Handout)
Public Charge Handout - Spanish, from the Immigrant Legal Resource Center (Handout)
Public Charge Screening (Handout)
Public Charge Presentation (Slides)

Teaching Vocabulary: Tips, Techniques, and Strategies (November 2019)
Teaching Vocabulary (Slides)
Vocabulary (Handout)
Vocabulary Activities (Handout)

2019 Tutor Retreat Presentation & Handouts:
Naturalization Workshop (Handout)
Culturally Responsive Communicative Teaching - Menna Youssef, LVCA Tutor
Introduction to Culturally Relevant Pedagogy (YouTube Video)
English Proficiency Standards - Steven Reid, LVCA Staff

Experience Stories - A Strategy for Reading and Writing Practice for Low-Level Learners (May 2019)
Experience Stories (Slides)
Extension Ideas Using Student Experience Stories (Handout)

Cultural Adjustment Workshop (February 2019)
Cultural Adjustment (Slides)
U Curve (Handout)
Websites Mentioned (Handout)

Cultural Humility (December 2018)
Presented by Ingrid Ramos and Joanna Ajex of the Women's Initiative 
Cultural Humility & Ways of Engaging (Slides)

Engaging Adult Learners Through Technology (October 2018)
Engaging Adult Learners Through Technology (Slides)
Technology Resources (Handout)

Maintaining Student Motivation (September 2018)
Maintaining Student Motivation (Slides)
Language Goals (Handout)
Real-World Implementation (Handout)
SMART Goals (Handout)

2018 Tutor Retreat Presentations & Handouts:
Pronunciation from Z to A - Holly Dilatush, former LVCA volunteer
Collaborative Lesson Planning - Holly Dilatush, former LVCA volunteer
Grammar for Low-Level Students - Steven Reid, LVCA Staff
Grammar for High-Level Students - Steven Reid, LVCA Staff
Beyond the Workbook - Paige Zelikow, LVCA Staff
Alternative Homework Tips (Handout)
Registering for ProLitearcy's Education Network (Handout)
Registering for a VALRC account (Handout)
Literacy Resources (Handout)

Correcting Pronunciation - South East Asian Edition (June 2018)
South East Asian Pronunciation (Slides)

Encouraging Students to Use and Practice English (May 2018)
Tips for Encouraging Students to Use and Practice English Outside of Tutoring Sessions (Handout)

Lesson Planning for Intermediate & Advanced Students (April 2018)
Meeting the Needs of Intermediate and Advanced English Language Learners (Slides)
Level 4 Standards (Handout)

Low-Level Learners Workshop (April 2017)
Working with Low-Level Learners (Slides)
Working with Low-Level Learners (Handout)
100 Common American Words (Handout)

2017 Tutor Retreat Presentations & Handouts:
Better Health Through Better Health Literacy - Lydia, Witman, UVA Medical Center
Maintaining Student Motivation Workshop (Handout)
Our Language Goals (Handout) 
Six Drivers of Persistence (Handout)
SMART Goals Handout (Handout)
Motivation Workshop Notes  - These are the ideas generated by the participants on how to promote and incorporate the six drivers of persistence into tutoring sessions.