Want free quality health information; go to the Florida
Electronic Library. http://www.flelibrary.org/
Anyone living in Florida can go to this site through your
smart phone, home computer or at the library. You do not need a library card.
You may want to start at the library and get help from staff
on how to find what you need. It isn’t
as friendly as google, but is much more authoritative. You can also listen to articles online or download
articles via a podcast. So, if you can’t read very well, the information is
still accessible to you. Articles can
also be translated to other languages if a person cannot read English, but can
read their home language.
The My Library App helps you find your local library on the
map.
Through your phone you can access the free online resources. FEL is provided through federal funding via the State Library and Archives of
Florida. The App is a little
clunky. It starts with the smaller App
format, but once you get into the site it is the same screen as on a
computer. When you get to an article,
you have to enlarge the screen, and look at the list on the right of the screen.
This is where you click to listen to an article or translate it to another
language.
By listening, a
student can build literacy skills. Even if you are working with a student who
can’t read very well, you can help him practice critical thinking skills and learn information on health problems important to him or her.
As a homework assignment, ask the student to download the
article to his IPod. He can then listen to it before the next lesson. The tutor should read the article too. When a tutor and student get back together,
the two can discuss, ask questions and more.
This process of critical questioning and thinking is an important skill to
pass the GED and to survive in general.
If you as a tutor are uncomfortable with technology, your student may be able to take the lead on this and help you!
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