I'm in receipt of my certificate for completing the tutor training course I took during June and feel well-prepared to begin tutoring. Since the first ESL tutor training class, I have become aware of things I encounter everywhere, that may be useful with an ELL (English Language Learner). The Ramsey Library has contacted me about a student on their waiting list who sounds like a good match because she is a native Spanish speaker and I speak Spanish. While they make the necessary contacts and arrange for our first session, I have been continuing to compile resources such as:
- more photos for my picture files
- brochures that might be helpful
- "traditional" teaching aids
- "non-traditional" teaching aids
Among the above are a flier from the Post Office about Lottery Scams, foam numbers and math symbols to assist tactile learners, a few excellent iPad apps (Oxford Picture Dictionary Unit 1, Idioms, USA Learners 1, ESL Tests), and magazine photos of action scenes to add to my "What Are They Doing?" folder. I also picked up some spiral notebooks for 50¢. I found a great resource book on Amazon for 1¢ plus shipping. It's one edition older than the current version, but much of its material is the same as the newer one. Although I have and can borrow the current edition from the ESL collection at the Ramsey or Westwood Libraries, having my own copy, though older, at home may be very helpful.
