ESL Tutor Websites

One of the best resources for information on adult education in Minnesota and beyond. Includes online tutor training and curriculum. 

Note: they also have a brick and mortar location in St. Paul that hosts regular training as well as a curriculum library.

One of the most respected publishers of ESL materials, including the Ventures series. Create a free a teacher account and access a wealth of resources and professional development opportunities.

Click here and create or sign into your account to access extra worksheets, collaborative activities, flashcards, and assessments to go with each Ventures lesson.

Another respected ESL publisher, known for the Oxford Picture Dictionary and Oxford Bookworms leveled reading series. Help discern your student’s reading level here with the Oxford Bookworms online test and order a corresponding leveled reader and various other resources.

Three multimedia English courses—Beginning, Intermediate, and Advanced.  Each lesson is introduced with a video and includes instruction in speaking, vocabulary, and writing.

On this site, the same news story can be read at three different English levels. Follow-up activities are provided with each story.

An initiative of Goodwill Community Foundation, this website contains various literacy activities to improve letter, word, and sound recognition.

Free online leveled reading passages. Each passage contains pre-reading questions, vocabulary, and comprehension questions. This initiative is based on research-proven strategies to improve your student’s fluency and comprehension.

​A series of videos designed to help adult learners read various types of mediums, from medicine labels to newspaper headlines to poetry. Lessons also focus on essential reading skills such as summarizing and using context clues.

Dialogues at various English levels on day-to-day topics. Audio is combined with comprehension exercises, vocabulary practice, and suggested follow-up activities.

A list of discussion questions covering many day-to-day topics. Useful for English conversation practice.

Create an account and access online courses on helpful topics related to adult literacy. Participate in forums with other educators and browse online resources.