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Tutor Times September, 2017
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Health & Parenting
This month we are featuring materials on health, pregnancy, doctor visits and parenting. The library has many resources for tutors to help with your tutoring and provide you with teaching ideas and information on specific literacy-related topics
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Health and Parenting Books
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Building a strong vocabulary for life skills
by Northcutt, Ellen
In this three book series, students will determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases by using context clues, analyzing word parts and word definitions, and using the vocabulary words in a variety of exercises.
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The simple guide to having a baby : What You Need to Know
by Penny Simkin
"The simple way to learn about pregnancy, giving birth, and caring for your baby. This accessible, easy-to-read guide is a simplified version of the best-selling "Pregnancy, Childbirth, and the Newborn" for expectant parents who want only the most important, need-to-know, how-to information. The book tells readers: how to stay healthy during pregnancy, how to handle labor pain and birth, and how to care for a new baby. Using clear and simple language, it includes: advice on what to do and what not to doduring pregnancy, descriptions of easy exercises to help you stay healthy and feel better, information on what to expect during labor and birth, ways to deal with childbirth pain, helpful hints on breastfeeding and being a parent"
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What to do when your child gets sick
by Gloria G. Mayer
Safety tips -- Taking care of your sick child -- Your newborn baby -- Your child's eyes -- Your child's ears and nose -- Your child's mouth and throat -- Your child's breathing -- Your child's stomach -- Bed-wetting -- Your child's skin -- What to do when your child gets hurt.
Also available in Spanish.
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Links
Project Read The central organization for adult literacy classes, ESOL programs, and GED classes in the Miami Valley. Miami Valley Career Technology Center Aspire Adult Basic Literacy Education in Reading, Applied Mathematics, Applied Technology, and Essential Skills. ESOL classes at St. John's United Church of Christ. GED classes at the Main Library are run by MVCTC Aspire. Ohio Literacy Resource Center The Ohio Literacy Resource Center provides support, training, and resources for people who work in and attend classes at adult and family literacy programs. Welcome Dayton Welcome Dayton offers translation services, citizenship clinics, visa help, and has links to ESOL classes and local events. |
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Contact If you have questions, suggestions or need help finding literacy or ESOL materials, please contact me. I'm happy to help. Sarah Whalen Information Services Librarian Adult Literacy Collection swhalen@daytonmetrolibrary.org (937) 463-2665
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