Washtenaw Literacy strives to provide tutors with a variety of resources they can use to create successful lesson plans and help develop their tutoring skills.  We are constantly searching for new and innovative resources to share with our tutors.  If you use a particular strategy or activity in your tutoring sessions, please share it with us (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.).  Or, if you've discovered a helpful online resource that provides an innovative approach to a particular lesson, we want to know about it.  Please submit your favorite resource or strategy to us via this Resource Form so we can share it with the tutoring community.

• Virtual Tutoring
  • Recommendations
  • Technical Resources

• Resources from Washtenaw Literacy Mentors:  Download the mentor team's favorite resources and worksheets for your next lesson.  Most are word documents so you can edit them to suit your learner's needs.

• Skills Surveys: Use these with your learner to analyze their strengths in various content areas. They can be used to guide the emphasis of your tutoring. 
  • Math - Data Analysis and Probability
    • Level 1, Level 2, Level 3
  • Math - Geometry
    • Level 1, Level 2, Level 3
  • Math - Measurement
    • Level 1, Level 2, Level 3
  • Math - Number Sense and Operations
    • Level 1, Level 2, Level 3
  • Digital Literacy (all levels)
    
  • Listening
    • Level 1, Level 2, Level 3
      
  • Reading
    • Level 1, Level 2, Level 3
  • Speaking
    • Level 1, Level 2, Level 3
  • Writing
    • Level 1, Level 2

• Assessments

  • Click here to access QRI directions and materials
  • Click here to access the Reading Strategies Inventory
  • Click here to access ESLOA: an ESL Oral Assessment

                                              

• Washtenaw Matters: News You Can Use For current and previous issues, visit the Resources for Learners page
  
  • Fall 2018
    • Tutor Guide
  • Summer 2017
    • Tutor Guide
    • Learner Edition
  • Fall 2016
    • Tutor Guide
    • Learner Edition
  • Spring 2016
    • Tutor Guide
    • Learner Edition
    • The ABCD Model for Writing Objectives

• Suggestions for Lesson Planning
• Beginner Level Reading & Writing
• Intermediate Level Reading & Writing
• Advanced Level Reading & Writing
• Beginner Level Speaking & Listening
• Intermediate Level Speaking & Listening
• Advanced Level Speaking & Listening

• Check out Pinterest all our resource boards and start exploring now! Pinterest How-To Document: If you are unfamiliar with Pinterest, please take a moment to read this helpful How-To document.  We have so many resources available for tutors on Pinterest so we want to ensure you understand how to navigate this fun platform.
• College and Career Readiness Standards: learn more about the "College and Career Readiness Standards" and how to use them in tutoring.
• The Bill of Rights - Plain and Simple

• American Culture 
  • 10 Core American Values
  • 13 Things You Should Know About Americans
  • 101 Characteristics of Americans/American Culture
  • US Cultural Values

• Personal Finance
  • Personal Finance Vocabulary
  • Personal Finance Vocabulary Cloze Activity
  • Banking and Finance Crossword Puzzle

• Helpful links for Reading and Writing
• Beginner level
• Intermediate level
• Advanced level
• Helpful links for Speaking and Listening
• Beginner level
• Intermediate level
• Advanced level
• Helpful Math links
• Helpful GED links

• Graphic Organizers

• Topics to help with both speaking & listening and writing exercises: 
  • 101 LEA Topics
  • 101 Conversation Starters
  • Essay Writing topics

• Washtenaw Literacy YouTube Channel: Watch and learn how to use a particular strategy or activity in a tutoring session.  Or, be inspired through success stories directly from some of our learners and tutors.

• Common Core State Standards
  Find Learner Skill Surveys and Activities for every level and strand of the Common Core State Standards.

• Community Literacy Resource Center