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Writing

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Writing is difficult for many adults, even those without literacy issues. Below you will find some helpful resources to improve grammar, helpful writing tips, and ways to help with spelling.

Many printable worksheets broken down by grade level and topic, with each topic having a variety of subtopics. Main topics include spelling help,  grammar, vocabulary, and writing composition.

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This website provides you a random assortment of “magnets” with words on them that your learner has to use to create sentences or poetry. Not all words need to be used and you can reset the word bank easily. This can be a fun game and website to use to help your learner improve their writing.

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Use this website to have your learner create quick comics to talk about their lives, or use them as fun creative writing activities. Regardless of the specific activity you and your learner pursue, this will be a unique storytelling tool to bring some fun to your sessions. Best part is that you don't need to be good at drawing to use it! 

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A great website that provides full lesson plans, calendar activities, writing guides, and more!  

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A combination of words placed on a photograph that not only connects with the photograph but also adds meaning to the image itself by writing with either DRAG-N-DROP or FREESTYLE. Using captions, sentences, letters, stories, poetic devices, quotations, dialogue, paragraphs, Haikus, etc.. are all key to one's literacy and our future.

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Find free lesson plans and teaching guides to help teach your learner how to write poetry. 

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Provides helpful information on coaching learners with spelling issues

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Provides helpful information on coaching learners with spelling issues related to dyslexia

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High quality reading passages with built in vocabulary, and comprehension questions for a variety of grade levels. The materials are sortable by themes, book pairings, and learning standards.

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Create custom handwriting worksheets for low-level students

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Simple, free, printable worksheets to use with your student

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Non-fiction and current event articles. You can choose the grade level for reading the articles.

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Easily create printable flash cards by typing in or cutting/pasting words.

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Create your own word games and crossword puzzles.

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Online typing tutor which can save student progress.

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Create easy to read passages with embedded definitions, print vocabulary lists

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Create fast-paced games on smartphones or tablets

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free math, science, grammar help

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free reading practice with informational texts

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Word game dictionary

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Handouts designed to provide practice with prefixes

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Handouts designed to provide practice with suffixes

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Simple, free, printable worksheets to use with your student

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Print out sets of 6 or 12 custom, themed memory cards. Themes include body parts, time, nutrition and household items

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​Education Network is a comprehensive collection of online courses and resources for adult literacy and ESL instructors, program staff, trainers, and adult learners. Here are some of the things you'll find: self-paced courses, a video library, learning activities, instructor resources, lesson plans, and so much more!

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This great resource provides explanations, exercises, and worksheets divided up by the specific grammar topic that you are looking for help explaining! 

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