RESOURCES
To help tutors in the delivery of one-to-one literacy services, we have provided below some resources we think could be useful when working with learners. We have also included some resources we think are beneficial to your regional councils in their own development or for volunteer development/engagement. We hope you find them interesting, relevant, and helpful,
CONTENT DISCLAIMER: READ NB (Laubach Literacy New Brunswick) does not promote, endorse, or recommend any single learning resource, method, or strategy. We encourage a balanced tutoring approach that responds to learner needs, supports learning styles and cultural diversity, and uses resources to facilitate learning that is relevant to the literacy levels and daily lives of New Brunswick learners.
CONTENT DISCLAIMER: READ NB (Laubach Literacy New Brunswick) does not promote, endorse, or recommend any single learning resource, method, or strategy. We encourage a balanced tutoring approach that responds to learner needs, supports learning styles and cultural diversity, and uses resources to facilitate learning that is relevant to the literacy levels and daily lives of New Brunswick learners.
Tutor ResourcesFor tutor coordinators or tutors - here you will find assessment tools to determine what level your learner is currently at - for both native English speakers and newcomers (EAL learners).
This is a PDF document with some common questions we hear from tutors, as well as some common situations you may encounter as a tutor.
This page will take you to past issues of Tutors Talking - a newsletter for tutors developed by READ NB.
Here you will find information and supplemental materials on our common resources - Challenger, Journey to Success, Laubach Way to Reading, etc.
This page will give you 'how-to' guides developed by READ NB for using Laubach Way to Reading, Challenger, and English, No Problem.
These English Language Arts resources for reading, spelling and writing may help you as a tutor to prepare lessons or gain new insight into your work with your learner.
Helping to improve math skills does not need to be scary. These resources will help you. You may also want to look at Breakthrough to Math series at your council office.
Tutors working with learners who are learning English as a second or additional language may find the documents or links here of interest.
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Learners may need more than reading, writing and math support. There are other life skills which may be valuable for them to learn to do or to access. Here are some we think may be helpful.
Digital literacy is a growing area of need. Someone with strong digital literacy skills may be able to navigate the world despite low literacy (reading) skills. These resources may help both you and your learner.
Here are some links which may be helpful if you have/think you have a learner with learning disabilities.
Learning Upgrade is an online learning program based on our Laubach Way to Reading series. It is suitable for EAL learners and those whose first language is English. It has a built in assessment so that each learner is placed into the program at the level that matches their skill-set. This page offers some background information as well as sign-in support and video tutorials. If you have questions about using Learning Upgrade, please contact your council or volunteer@readnb.ca to set up an introductory session.
With Elllii there is a lesson for every situation. This is a new resource for READ NB and we are slowly making it available to our councils. You can read more about it here, but if you are interested in using it with your learner, please talk to your council representative.
You can also find find all of AlphaPlus' Open Educational Resources by clicking HERE. AlphaPlus is an Ontario-based organization focused on helping adult literacy education professionals to incorporate digital technology. They help adult education professionals to develop innovative new approaches, supporting and developing the capacity of adult literacy education throughout Ontario and beyond. This link to their website will give you access to a wide variety of resources. If you have questions about anything from AlphaPlus, please contact Alison at volunteer@readnb.ca.
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Online Training SeriesThis is our online Initial Tutor Training series. It consists of 13 core modules and 2 recommended modules. It has been developed taking into account how different people learner - you can watch the video and/or read the presentation. There are handouts accompanying each module that can be downloaded, as well as a link to a short quiz. The quiz helps us monitor a tutor's progress through the training program.
Keep an eye here for continuing education videos that we have developed. New ones will be added from time to time.
READ NB has developed other videos which to support the work of our councils, including a series called Bite-Size Marketing. We have also shared presentations/videos of past speakers - including topics such as Learning Disabilities, Leveraging Social Media, Developing KPIs, and Assessing Learners.
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Promo VideoThis is a short 2 minute video about READ NB - how we are organized and what we do.
This video is similar to the one above but with more information about how we work in relation to our councils, our fundraising events etc. It's about 5 minutes long.
Administrative DocumentsThis section contains policies and admin documents that may be of interest to our affiliated councils.
This section is for members of the READ NB Board only
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