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Teaching with the Web
Site by Lauren Rosen featured in The Online Educator. This site presents great ideas for using City Net as a base for travel activities and projects suitable for ABE, ESL and GED learners of all levels.Teachers and tutors can adapt the flexible activities. Teaching With the Web also includes Metro Link for world travel and World News Tonight for current events ideas.

Merriam Webster Online - The Language Center
Here you will find: Dictionary, Thesaurus, Word of the Day, Word Games, Find Your Word Around the World and much more!

Tutor Training Module
Although this was created for tutoring beginning college students tutors of adult learners will find the sections on Five Steps to Being Effective and Techniques That Work very helpful. Also check out other sections as well.

Developing the Learning Program
Learn about stages of learning, learning styles and preferences, assessing reading materials, everyday reading materials and lesson plans.

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