The ideas you're all sharing are great-I'm learning many ways to improve
my instruction.

 

I am new to this job and subject (3 months). I have a small, fairly new
program (one year) with learners in small groups (3-5) with volunteer
tutors. They are very dependent on their workbooks and textbooks, and
prefer to go lock-step through the lessons. I'm coaching the tutors and
students about skipping lessons or segments that are not relevant or
appropriate. I want to introduce some creative writing and more
conversation. Any ideas about writing that won't be too intimidating for
tutors and students? I made up a story with one student using his
vocabulary words. I wrote, he dictated, and we took turns making up
sentences. He read it fluently after hearing me read, then reading with
me, then practicing once on his own. How do I teach the tutors to do
this? And how do we introduce more conversation that is relevant and
interesting to folks who have depended exclusively on curriculum texts?
I think both need to start with building the tutors' familiarity, skills
and comfort level with the processes and expectations.

 

Jenny Hubler, Adult Literacy Coordinator

 

The Women's Center

1723 Hemphill

Fort Worth, TX 76110

 

817-927-4040 x262

jhubler at womenscenter.info

 

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