Resources for Helping Others with Their Writing
General Tutoring Tips
Best Practice in Teaching Writing
What makes a good essay?
Writing Goals Worksheet For students who have repeat sessions with a tutor.
Self-Evaluation Worksheet for students
Practical Matters
Three Levels of Revision (Ohio U.)
Some Myths About Writing & Tutoring Writing and What People Don't Often Mention About Writing (Bemidji State University)
Worksheets for Student Writers
Self-Evaluation
Believing and doubting
Paper Editing sheet
Training Tutors
Penn State Writing Center Handbook
University of Richmond Training for Tough Tutorials - multimedia tutor training exercises
Talking About Writing
Helping ESL Students
Ohio University ESL - Helping ESL students to write in English
ESL Resources for Teachers (Purdue)
ESL FAQ (Columbia College)
Teaching ESL Students to Write Effectively, Not Just Correctly (Rutgers)
Helping ESL Writers Grow (Salem State College)
Helping Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students
Developing English Skills and Knowledge (U of Tennessee)
Helping Learning Disabled Students
Suggestions for Helping Learning Disabled Students to Write (ldresources.com)
Ways to Get Students With Learning Disabilities to Write More (ldresources.com)
Working with a Dyslexic Student
Finally, remember patience, creative approach, creative interpretation and tolerance are key. Most people with these disabilities learn in different ways and once you figure out what those ways are (hence creativity) they have much less trouble assimilating information.