Welcome Tutors!!

What you'll find here.

• Gunning Fog Index
  The Gunning Fog Index measures the readability level of text.
• Reading with your student
  Various methods you can use to encourage your student's oral reading.
• Building Comprehension Skills
  Reading is more than just sounding out words. If the student doesn't understand what is read no benefit is gained.
• Spelling with your student
  Various approaches to spelling that may increase your student's ability to spell.
• Writing with your student
  Langauge Experience Stories, Tutor supported writing, journals, writing prompts.
• Self-esteem issues with your student
  Helping your student recognize their own progress, undoing negative self images, building positive reading experiences with your student.
• Learning Disabilities
  Information about dyslexia and other learning disabilities. What learning disabilites are, and ideas to help enhance the effectiveness of teaching methods used with students who have learning disabilites.
• Computer Resources
  Overview of computer software programs available for you to use with your student at the Bridgerland Literacy office.
• Keystrokes to Literacy
  Keystrokes to Literacy is a teaching methodology that helps you to teach both beginning computer skills and literacy skills at the same time.
• Tutor and Volunteer Writing
  A collection of tutor and volunteer writing is contained in this folder.

Here are some useful links for tutors:

• ProLiteracy Worldwide
• Reading Comprehension Strategies
• Verizon Literacy University
• Funbrain
• Guide to Grammar and Writing
• Grammar Exercises
• Grammar Bytes
• Multiplication Activities
• PIZAZZ: People Interested in Zippy And Zany Zcribbling
• Wordplay Games