Literacy face to face: a resource for volunteer adult literacy tutors

This is a resource to assist volunteer adult literacy tutors and others who want to help people improve their literacy. It may also be useful to support the delivery of adult literacy tutor training programs. It presents practical suggestions which are based on an understanding of how efficient readers and writers use literacy skills. It offers suggestions which are relevant to adults with a wide range of literacy needs and abilities, from the beginning reader/writer to people who read reasonably well but have little confidence in their spelling ability. It is also relevant to people...  [+] Show more

This is a resource to assist volunteer adult literacy tutors and others who want to help people improve their literacy. It may also be useful to support the delivery of adult literacy tutor training programs. It presents practical suggestions which are based on an understanding of how efficient readers and writers use literacy skills. It offers suggestions which are relevant to adults with a wide range of literacy needs and abilities, from the beginning reader/writer to people who read reasonably well but have little confidence in their spelling ability. It is also relevant to people from a non-English speaking background, provided their spoken English is sufficiently developed to carry on a simple conversation. The main part of this resource has been divided into four sections which contain instructional material as well as case studies and lesson plans. The sections are: The beginner reader/writer; The intermediate student; The vocational student; and Writing and spelling.