Tutor Training Library

Accelerated Early Reading Outcomes (AERO) is a tutoring and intervention curriculum developed by the Children’s Learning Institute (CLI) at UTHealth Houston to help children learn to read, and accelerate the development of their early reading outcomes. It is designed especially for struggling readers.
Created for online delivery on CLI Engage, AERO is adapted from the Reading RULES! curriculum, which was developed for delivery to students using print based materials. AERO not only allows educators to pivot between in-person and remote instruction, but it also reduces the cost of instructional materials for schools, allowing more funds to be directed to staff who deliver this evidence-based instruction to students.
AERO contains 78 units categorized into nine levels based on the specific skills addressed in each unit. Within each of the 78 units, there are normally 2-4 lessons, plus an additional review lesson in many units for students needing more practice and support. Each lesson is designed to be implemented within 20 minutes.

This training builds tutors' understanding of microaggressions. Tutors will be able to determine microaggressions if they were to happen in classrooms and implement equity-centered strategies to help students address microaggressions. This session requires users to either continue with a Google account or log in with Clever to access the training module. If none of the above applies, users can access through the demo.

This training builds tutors' skills in identifying ways to adjust the difficulty level of a lesson to tailor learning for each student and apply strategies to change the difficulty of a task during instruction. This session requires users to either continue with a Google account or log in with Clever to access the training module. If none of the above applies, users can access through the demo.

Analyzing student work during a tutorial helps tutors determine student understandings or missteps. This module trains tutors to quickly assess their students' work to identify their strengths while continually stretching their students to achieve at the next level. This session requires users to create an account to access the training module.

Cox Campus’ Assessing Our Students is a 1.5-hour online course that equips educators to define the five components of reading, compose a drill-down method to identify growth areas, and learn to backfill for students who need foundational skill development. This session requires users to create a free account to access the training module.

This training builds tutors' understanding of how to identify unconscious assumptions. In the module, tutors apply strategies to avoid making unconscious assumptions while tutoring. This session requires users to either continue with a Google account or log in with Clever to access the training module. If none of the above applies, users can access through the demo.

This is a video developed by Heggerty Phonemic Awareness and used in the training provided by MNPS. The video develops an understanding of blending and explains blending with compound words and how teachers can model blending through hand motions like chopping hand motions. This is an example of developing specific instructional skills that tutors will use with students.

This training builds tutors' skills in determining when students have different cultural backgrounds than their own and provides tutors with strategies to create culturally competent and supportive tutoring experience. This session requires users to either continue with a Google account or log in with Clever to access the training module. If none of the above applies, users can access through the demo.

Cox Campus’ Building World Knowledge is a 3-hour online course that will help learners choose REAL-Time topics, identify the components of informational texts, and choose appropriate informational texts to use with their children. This session requires users to create a free account to access the training module.

This training builds an understanding of the concept of "blind spots" and why understanding one's blind spots is vital to tutoring. Tutors walk away with tools and resources to help them become more aware of possible blindspots and how to address them. This session requires users to create an account to access the training module.

This module introduces tutors to Checks for Understanding (CFUs). Once tutors complete this module, they will understand how to implement CFUs to ask the right questions at the right time. With the data they gather, tutors can proactively assess their students’ understanding and adjust their instruction based on that insight. 

This session requires users to create an account to access the training module.

Webinar on Math Talk for tutors to build skills in helping students think and talk about the Math they are learning in their classrooms. It includes successful collaborative learning ideas and how to address common challenges when facilitating student-to-student collaboration. The webinar applies to K-12 grade tutors, teachers, district and school leaders, coaches, and specialists.

This module dives into the how of collaborative learning and provides tutors with practical tips for managing the classroom to ensure everyone is participating and maximizing their experience in the tutorials. This session requires users to create an account to access the training module.

This training builds tutors' skills in effectively identifying what students know, determining features of effective responses, and implementing strategies to determine if students have the necessary Math prior knowledge. This session requires users to either continue with a Google account or log in with Clever to access the training module. If none of the above applies, users can access through the demo.