ONLINE RESOURCES
Please find a collection of helpful links below.
Online Resources
ProLiteracy
Find online courses and webinars from our national organization.
USCIS
Visit the USCIS website to view the 100 civics questions on the naturalization test.
The Change Agent
An online magazine for adult educators and learners focusing on social justice. Each issue has a different topic, such as peace, the media, immigration, etc. Includes news articles, opinion pieces, classroom activities and lessons, poems, cartoons, and interviews. Contact your local program for subscription log in.
LVA Essex & Passaic Counties
Visit the website of our affiliate, LVA Essex-Passaic, for a robust list of resources for both tutors and students. The student resource page on this site has a comprehensive list of services to support student success, including resources around transportation, finances, health care, immigration services, and special needs.
Literacy NJ Lesson Plans
10 Beginner ESL Conversation Group Lessons
How can tutors help adult language learners engage in meaningful conversations in English? The complexities of grammar, vocabulary, and culture can be daunting to students and teachers alike. This curriculum was designed to help tutors introduce basic English through topics that are useful to adult learners. We hope it will also serve as a model that tutors can use to develop subsequent lessons for their students.
Health Literacy for English Conversation Groups
This set of lessons is designed to be used with English Conversation Groups who are interested in discussing health and healthy living. Topics include Healthy Eating, Medicine Labels, and the Doctor’s Office. Each unit includes handouts and enough activities for two or three group sessions.
Talking up a Storm: Activities for ESOL Conversation Groups
We created Talking up a Storm to help programs establish ESOL Conversation Groups. The lessons were written by experienced Conversation Group leaders in order to help tutors who are new to leading conversation groups get started. We also hope that some of the lessons or activities can be useful to experienced group leaders who are looking for new ideas.