Serving
the children of Allen, Hardin, and Putnam Counties
Mentor Resource Page
This page has been developed as a resource for our many wonderful
mentors. Please contact Kathy
if you have comments, questions, or suggested sites for this
page. All of these links will take
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Mentor Training and Information
General Mentoring Training from Mentoring.org
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This is a tutorial covering general mentoring
concepts. I would recommend that
you save the Mentoring Training Toolkit (PDF format) so that it is easier to
access when needed in the tutorial. Use the navigation bar at the bottom of
each page for easy navigation.
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This page contains a list of tips for mentors
as well as other mentoring resources.
Tutor Training and Academic Help
Tutor
Training from National Mentoring Center (NWREL)
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These tutorials assist mentors in their role as
a tutor. Specific modules deal with reading comprehension (understanding),
working on homework with your mentee, along with a wealth of information about
tutoring/mentoring in the “support materials” section as well as a “tote bag”
of educational materials available for the taking.
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Read the newest or archived versions of The
Tutor newsletter. These
newsletters are full of ideas for use with specific academic areas with your
Littles.
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Here you can use four online simulations regarding
careers, postsecondary educational opportunities, and the relevance of school
as it relates to future goals. These are fun activities featuring Garfield the
Cat and they are free to use with your Little.
Lima/Allen County College Access Program
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Help your Little acquire information about college choices
and financial aid at this site.
Afterschool
Program Activities
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A page of links to rich websites full of
ideas for working with children along with materials to use when working with
children.
Free Online Materials from Federal Agencies
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This site offers free on-line resources on
all academic subjects submitted by 35 different federal agencies.
Tutor Training for Reading Instruction
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This website offers information and ideas on
promoting reading and literacy, and effectively training tutors. (NWREL)
Sites to help with Subject Instruction
Cynthia Lanius’ Math Assignments (Rice University)
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This site contains many interesting games and
lessons for teaching different mathematical concepts.
The LEARNS Literacy Assessment Profile
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This site contains information about the
three stages of reading instruction.
Tips for Reading Instruction at the Middle School Level
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This site contains information about working
with reading instruction with middle school students.
B.J. Pinchbeck’s Homework Helper
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This site has links to many sites offering
help on different homework subjects.
The America Reads Website
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This site offers resources, links, and
publications to promote literacy to children, families, and educators.
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WriteNet encourages direct dialogue between
students, writers and teachers involving literary contests, e-mail feedback
from teachers on writing, and correspondence with writers-in-residence.
Other Sites of Interest
Big Brothers Big Sisters National Site
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