Alberta Routes Tip Sheets

Alberta Routes tip sheets include topics such as Working with Wikis, Learning Assessment, ESL Literacy, Needs Assessment, and How to Become an ESL Teacher.

 

Designed for ESL/ELL/EAL coordinators, instructors, learning facilitators, volunteer tutors. Tip sheet topics include:

1. Creating Accessible Learning Environments
2. English for Specific Purpose (ESP)/ English in the Workplace (EWP)
3. ESL Acronyms for the Uninitiated
4. ESL Essentials for the New Teacher or Tutor
5. Gender-Inclusive Learning Environments
6. Key Resources
7. Learner Assessment 
8. Learning Disabilities
9. Learning English Apps
10. Lesson Planning for One-on-One Instruction
11. Lesson Planning for Small Groups
12. Making Grammar Easy to Teach
13. Mastering Pronunciation: Tips for Educators
14. Needs Assessment
15. Settlement Services and Language Assessment 
16. So you want to be an ESL teacher
17. ‘Steps on How to Start an ESL Program’ and ‘How do Learners Progress through the Program’
18. Starting a Classroom
19. The Canadian Language Benchmarks (CLB)
20. Useful Websites for ESL Teachers and Students
21. Working with ESL Literacy Learners
22. Teaching Senior EAL Learners

Alberta Routes Tip Sheets are created by Sara Gnida, Linda Manimtim, and Janis Goad, ESL Alberta Routes Regional Advisors and revised by Karen Cook-Newbury.