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May 5, 2026

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🌙 Evening & Weekend Tutors Needed!

Our waitlist is growing, and many prospective students are ready to learn—but they work during the day. We are looking for tutors available for:

• Evenings: (Post-5:00 PM)
• Weekends: (Saturdays & Sundays)

If you can help, please call us at 772-778-2223 

or email elida@literacyservicesirc.org.

Let's make literacy accessible for everyone, no matter their work schedule!

New Tutor Training

If you know someone who might be interested in tutoring with LSIRC, please invite them to contact the office.



Call 772-778-2223

Cinderella Around the World

New Supplemental Reading & Listening Resources

Did you know there are nearly 1,000 variations of the Cinderella story worldwide? To help your students practice English through familiar themes, we have curated a collection of 23 Cinderella stories from diverse cultures. Each story includes a YouTube video for listening practice and a carefully prepared transcript for reading before watching the video

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Why use these resources?

Listening to these stories helps students master English pronunciation, rhythm, and intonation.

To support different learning levels, our new Index of 23 Cinderella Stories categorizes each tale by: 

·      Country of Origin

·      Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level

·      Word Count

Tutoring Tips:

Pre-teach: Preview the transcript to identify difficult vocabulary. Define these words with your student before listening.

Use these stories to spark conversation based on your student’s level:

Beginning: Simple Q&A to check basic comprehension.

Intermediate: Discuss cultural details, identify common story elements (parallel themes), or compare two or more different stories.

Advanced: Challenge your student to write their own original Cinderella story.

Download the Index here:

Index of Cinderella Stories

Or email fayejhts@comcast.net for a copy of the Index.

Cinderella Stories: A Multicultural Unit [PDF} is an excerpt from The Oryx Multicultural Folktale Series: Cinderella by Judy Sierra, Oryx Press - 1992 This document contains a list of Cinderella stories and a comparison chart of several of the listed stories, as well as a blank comparison chart.

Cinderella Stories PDF

Happy Tutoring!

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From the Zuni people of Africa comes another Cinderella story: Turkey Girl.

Turkey Girl, A Zuni Cinderella story [TRANSCRIPT]

Cinderella

Cinderella Transcript

The Little Fox video channel has a wide variety of videos including learning to read, letter sounds and phonics, as well as traditional ‘bedtime’ stories retold with very basic vocabulary easily understood by a young child. 

Happy Tutoring!

NOTE: We've added a Word Math puzzle and Picture Talk. Students use picture prompts to write simple sentences. You can suggest they also try to make questions based on the picture prompts.

Happy Birthday to Our Wonderful Tutors!

We are so grateful for each of you--not only for the time and care you give to your students, but also for the kindness, patience, and inspiration you bring to our Literacy Services family. Wishing you a year filled with joy, good health, and many moments of happiness. Thank you for making a difference every day!

May Birthdays

Jane Bentley - 5/14

Miriam Soto - 5/15

Jean Clinton - 5/24

Linda Solomon - 5/29



Educational Opportunities

"Anyone who stops learning is old...

anyone who keeps learning stays young." — Henry Ford

According to the calendar, you may be getting older every day, but according to Henry Ford and many others, Learning keeps your mind active and young! And continuing education webinars such as those offered by ProLiteracy, Florida Literacy Coalition, IPDAE (Institute for the Professional Development of Adult Educators), and Literacy Minnesota, will help keep your tutoring interesting, exciting and rewarding.

These organizations offer live webinars and maintain a library of past webinars on most aspects of teaching/tutoring English from a literacy or English Language Learning aspect. We have tried to keep you updated on current offerings, but unfortunately, we often receive notice of webinars too late to be published before they occur. Therefore you are encouraged to explore webinar offerings directly on their websites. Once you have registered for a webinar, you will automatically receive notice of future webinars. The webinars are routinely recorded and made available for later viewing, so if you miss the live presentation, you will be able to view the recording at your convenience.

ProLiteracy  is the largest nonprofit adult literacy and basic education membership organization in the United States. Based in Syracuse, New York, the organization has operated for over 60 years to advance adult literacy and numeracy skills globally. 

ProLiteracy Webinars

The Florida Literacy Coalition (FLC) is a statewide nonprofit organization established in 1985 that promotes, supports, and advocates for quality adult and family literacy services in Florida. It serves as an "umbrella" organization and hosts Florida’s Adult and Family Literacy Resource Center, supporting over 250 providers. 

Florida Literacy Coalition Webinars

The Institute for the Professional Development of Adult Educators (IPDAE) is a Florida-based resource center dedicated to providing training, information, and professional development for adult education programs. 

IPDAE Webinars

Literacy Minnesota  is a statewide nonprofit organization dedicated to improving literacy for adults and children through education, advocacy, and community building. Founded in 1972 as the Minnesota Literacy Council, it has evolved into a national leader in digital and adult education. 

Literacy Minnesota

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