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On our For Tutors page, check out the Resources for Tutoring Online drop-down for a wealth of tools and ideas for Online Tutoring.  Here’s a sampling:

• The Portland ESL Network has a YouTube channel in which instructors and volunteers share their 1 minute tips.
• Linda’s TESOL, Online Teaching – Linda Bonder – Materials available for ESL teachers to use and/or adapt for their students on a creative commons license. They may not be bought or sold.
• Eric Dodson on the Web – online tutoring/teaching resources from a local ESL teacher.
  
• Literacy Minnesota – free comprehensive webinars and workshops, as well as a wide variety of written materials and videos (linked to YouTube) with relevant tips and techniques for adult literacy.

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Literacy Facts

• The literacy levels of parents are crucial in predicting their children’s literacy levels and educational attainment. (National Institute for Literacy)
• More than 20% of adults read at or below a fifth-grade level,which prevents them from working at jobs with a living wage, hinders their ability to vote, and impedes their ability to read a newspaper. (National Institute for Literacy)
• Adults who have not received high school diplomas are unemployed at nearly three times the rate of their peers with high school diplomas. (State of Oregon Employment Dept.)
• The single greatest indicator of children’s success is the literacy level of their parents.
  • 43% of adults with low literacy skills live in poverty
  • 36 million adults in the U.S. have low literacy skills.

  Break the cycle of poverty:
  Reach a child in need — Teach an adult to read.

PLC’s 2024 Community Impact Report is now available.  This Report describes the inspiring work of the PLC and many volunteers supporting adult learners over the last year.

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