My goal was to do a blog on teaching tips for working with adults with learning differences. In the process, I found several things that sounded really interesting. Unfortunately, they have very little to do with each other. I apologize Read more…
Category: Education
Many students are not comfortable when it comes to writing, but it is an essential skill that I feel is getting worse. As teachers, we need to turn that around and help our students build a stronger foundation to writing, Read more…
Thanks to Hopelink Adult Education and LVA-Illinois If a student has difficulty remembering how to spell words, using a kinesthetic (touch and movement) approach can help in the retention of spelling new words. Materials A list of words that your Read more…
I was reading the Council for Learning Disabilities quarterly forum and found an excellent article called “5 ways to increase student participation in the secondary classroom”. While this focuses on younger students, several of these techniques can be practiced in Read more…
New volunteer tutors can be intimidated by the task of creating a lesson plan for an adult basic literacy student. While the term “lesson plan” seems formal, it is actually a flexible tool to help the tutor organize lessons for Read more…
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