Tutor Resources

Tutoring Strategies

• Tutoring Videos on YouTube
• ProLiteracy Handouts
• 15 Tutoring Tips
• 10 Ways to Teach Writing
• Tutor Ready Writing Modeling Videos

Curriculum and Supplemental Material

• CORE Lesson Plan
• Wilson Lesson Plan
• News For You - A weekly newspaper written for adult learners with puzzles, vocabulary definitions, and a teacher's guide. Ask staff for the password. Paper copies are also available for learners and tutors.
• CommonLit - Short stories organized by reading level with teacher guides and activities. Ask staff to make you and your learner an account.
• The Change Agent - Magazine for adult educators and learners. Ask staff for the password.

Roles and Goals

Goal-setting is an important part of the tutoring process and helps motivate learners to take charge of their learning processes. "Roles and Goals" are goals set by the California Library Literacy Services (CLLS) program. The California State Library has identified a number of common learner goals and grouped them under 4 main "Roles": Goals as a Lifelong Learner, Goals as a Worker, Goals as a Family Member, and Goals as a Community Member.

Roles and Goals should be discussed regularly with learners to help focus tutoring sessions. Use the resources below to create lesson plans that help learners meet those goals.

Each month, report on goals that were set, goals that are in progress, and goals that have been met or dropped.

• Roles and Goals - CLLS Form
• Roles and Goals - Strategies and Resources

Engaging Tools for Tutoring

• Kahoot! - Create fun quiz games to accompany your lessons. Tutor needs an account to make quiz games.
• Puzzlemaker - Create and print customized word search, criss-cross, math puzzles, and more using your own word lists.
• Quizlet - Flashcard maker.
• Teacher's Corner - Worksheet maker.
• Wordwall Games

Documents and Forms

• City of San José Volunteer Handbook