Real-Life Texts and Tasks Motivate and Empower Students
New volunteers often ask about the training they will get as they prepare to tutor their first student in our Adult Literacy or English for Speakers of Other Languages programs….
Tutoring with an Open Mind and an Open Heart: Tim Gailey Shares His Story
Adult Literacy tutor Tim Gailey has a storied past. As a young ROTC recruit at Davidson College in the 1960s, Tim aspired to be a professor, “wearing a tweed jacket with…
Meet Alba and Jazmin: Literacy Opens Doors for Language Learners
Alba and Jazmin come from different countries, different educational backgrounds, and different circumstances, but they’ve become friends while learning English together. The two women, from Venezuela and Colombia, first met…
What Might Dyslexia Look Like?
Dyslexia Graphic Can You Read This? Struggling to read this? This is only a fraction of the challenge. Click this image to have an even closer look at what it‘s…
