Tutoring: Programming Tools
The following resources and tools are provided by LEARNS, the Corporation's training and technical assistance provider.
- America Reads: Principles and Key Components (PDF)
- A Compact for Reading Guide: A Reading Partnership Action Kit
- Beyond Fun and Games: Tips and Resources for Summer Programs (PDF)
- Building Youth Literacy in Mentoring Programs (AUDIO)
- Developmental Considerations in Selecting Books for Children (PDF)
- First Book: Giving children from low-income families the opportunity to read and own their first books
- Guidelines for Reading Tutoring Sessions: Middle School
- Guidelines for Reading Tutoring Sessions: High School
- Indicators for Homework Assessment (PDF)
- Keeping Cross-Age Tutoring Alive: Growing and Sustaining a School-Wide Tutoring Program (PDF)
- LLAP -- LEARNS Literacy Assessment Profile
- On the Road to Reading: A Guide for Community Partners
- Outcomes and Performance Measurement for Tutoring Programs (PDF)
- The National Reading Panel: Five Components of Reading Instruction FAQ (PDF)
- Putting Research to Use: Activities to Help Children Read (PDF)
- Read*Write*Now Publications
- Reading Helpers: A Handbook for Trainers
- Ready-to-Use Activities for Volunteers: A Tool for Senior Corps Volunteers (PDF)
- Sample Session Plans--Incorporating National Reading Panel's Five Components (PDF)
- Senior Corps Volunteer Tutoring Toolkit (PDF)
- Seniors for Schools: Effective Practices Guidebook
- Start-up Resources for Tutoring and Mentoring Programs (PDF)
- So That Every Child Can Read
- The Tutor/Youth Impact - In-depth articles for tutor, mentor, and other youth-focused programs
- Graphic Organizers
- Games and Word Activities (Comprehension, Concentration, Go Fish!, Spin & Snake, Word Puzzles, and How to make a game board, How to make a spinner, Snake path, Technical Terms)