Anticipation

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.