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Tutor : a collaborative, learner-centred approach to literacy instruction for teens and adults  Cover Image Book Book

Tutor : a collaborative, learner-centred approach to literacy instruction for teens and adults / Ruth Johnson Colvin.

Colvin, Ruth J. (Author). ProLiteracy America. (Added Author).

Summary:

This book is designed to give tutors and teachers the tools they need to teach adults and teens basic reading and writing skills.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781564208958
  • Physical Description: 209 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
  • Edition: 8th ed.
  • Publisher: Syracuse, NY : ProLiteracy/New Readers Press, 2009.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Previous ed. published as: Tutor : collaborative approach to literacy instruction / by Judy Blankenship Cheatham, Ruth Johnson Colvin, Lester L. Laminack.
Formatted Contents Note:
What is literacy? -- Learning and tutoring -- Teaching reading : world identification and decoding -- Teaching reading : comprehension, fluency, vocabulary -- Writing -- Identifying and setting goals -- Resources and activities -- Assessment and lesson planning -- Interviews, first meetings, and tutor-student match -- Learning disabilities and learning differences -- Tutor readiness evaluation.
Subject: Reading (Adult education)
Literacy > Study and teaching.
Tutors and tutoring.
English language > Remedial teaching.
Reading > Ability testing.

Available copies

  • 2 of 2 copies available at Decoda Literacy Library.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 2 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Holdable? Status Due Date
Decoda Literacy Library 371.394 C65 2009 (Text) 35410000017087 General Collection Volume hold Available -
Decoda Literacy Library 371.394 C65 2009 c.2 (Text) 35410000060970 General Collection Volume hold Available -


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