Student & Volunteer Resources
"The beautiful thing about learning is that no one can take it
away from you." - B.B. King
Overview
Student Info Sheet – details about the GED test and our services.
Tutoring
Our class schedule includes several locations for drop-in studying – no appointment needed. You can also meet tutors online by contacting the office for an appointment.
Hours may change as tutor and site availability changes. Check this page for the current schedule.
Learning
ALL SUBJECTS
- Kaplan GED Prep Plus Study Guide – Registered students can buy a guide from our office for $10.
LearningExpressHub.com – Site includes a free online guide book, lessons, and full-length practice testing; library card is required; contact library staff for help at 806-775-2834. - Mometrix Videos – free video lessons and practice questions.
- Wiregrass
- Graphic Literacy
- CK-12 – interactive lessons; create a free account to access material.
- KhanAcademy.org Math
- PhotoMath App – Free version reads and solves math problems that you photograph; paid version gives you all the steps to solving.
- GED.com Calculator Tutorial
- Salt & Light YouTube
- Formula Sheet – Formulas provided to you during the test.
- School Yourself – Scroll down the home page and click on Geometry or Algebra to find lessons. Create an account if you want to track your progress.
- Language Arts Skills Overview
- Extended Response Tip Sheet
- Extended Response Video Guide
- Immersive Reader Chrome Extension – helps you read online, learn grammar, and learn new words; click here for a how-to video
- Writing Reminders
- Hemingway App – gives suggestions about your writing to improve grammar and readability
- ReadTheory – make a free account to use their practice questions; it will adjust to you and track your progress
- Magoosh.com Life Science
- Study.com Physical Science
- Salt & Light YouTube
- Formula Sheet – Formulas provided to you during the test.
GoSchoolBox
Practice & Assessment
- GED Preview Questions – short sample tests offered for free by GED.com.
- GED Ready – Contact the office to request a free voucher for practice testing or ask for it at a tutoring session.
- GED Flash – Contact the office to see if a free account is available, or you can purchase one from the software company.
- Quizlet – Flashcard sets that you can access and create for free.
- WordUp – App for increasing English vocabulary.
Test-Taking Preparation
- Test Scheduling
- GED Testing Tip Sheet
- Applying for Test Accommodations – Contact the office for help with uploading documents.
- Highlighting Text in the GED Test
- Computer Testing Demonstration – Use this before taking the official testing! You will learn how to navigate the real test and use all the tools like the calculator and highlighter.
- Online Proctored Test – Before signing up to take an official test at home instead of in person, be careful to check all the requirements.
En español
Social Services
- Lubbock Library Social Worker – The library has a volunteer social worker that you can use for help in accessing social services. Please don’t hesitate to utilize this resource. Email lubbocklibrarysocialworker@gmail.com for help.
After the GED
- Texas High School Equivalency Certificate – A certificate and your scores will be emailed to you after you complete the GED. Request duplicates from the Texas Education Agency (TEA).
- Workforce Atlas – Discover your career path.
- Workforce Solutions South Plains – Get career counseling, job search assistance, career and support services and job training.
- College for All Texans – Information about college and how to apply.
- Learn, Inc – Advising for entrance to college and financial aid; contact Rhonda Robles (806-763-4256; rrobles@learnprograms.org).
- Literacy Lubbock Tutoring – Keep tutoring with us to study for entrance exams for college or training programs (TSI, ASVAB, etc.).
"Upon the subject of education…I can only say that I view it as the most important subject which we as a people may be engaged in." - Abraham Lincoln
ESL (English) Student Resources
Tutoring and Conversation Groups
We have volunteers to help you. Please email Melinda (melinda@literacylubbock.org) to join a group.
Lessons
ALL LEVELS (BEGINNER TO ADVANCED)
- Duolingo – Must create an account; you can use on computer or download app to phone.
- USA Learns – Must create an account.
- Coursera – Full online courses; many are free during the COVID crisis; must create account.
- EngVid – Video lessons from different teachers
ADVANCED
Practice
- Quizlet – Flashcard sets that you can access and create for free.
- FluentU – Watch videos with subtitles made for English learning; 14 days for free.
- News for You – Listen to news and follow along with the words. Use password 22667F for free temporary access.
- TOEFL & IELTS Test Practice – Library card is needed; apply for a library card by phone at 806-775-2835.
- WordUp – App for increasing English vocabulary.
- A Way With Words – Podcast about English language; good for learning about special phrases Americans use.
- Immersive Reader Chrome Extension – Helps you read online, learn grammar, translate, and learn new words; click here for a how-to video.
- Learning Chocolate – See and hear English words.
GoSchoolBox
Social Media
- Literacy Lubbock Facebook Group – page for ESL students to post events, questions, and meet each other
Conversation Websites & Apps
*Please be careful with your personal information. Do not give anyone your address, date of birth, or ANY BANK INFORMATION. Consider anyone you chat with to be a stranger and potential scammer, even if you like them or speak with them multiple times. Also report any sexual harassment.*
- Conversation Exchange – Use the website on a computer to find a speaking partner. Then you can use different apps like Skype, WhatsApp, Google Hangouts, and others to speak with them.
- HelloTalk – Must download app; chat (writing) based, but you can also send voice messages to and from your practice partner.
- MyLanguageExchange – Use the website to find a speaking partner; then use email, written chat, or voice chat to practice.
U.S. Citizenship
- LearningExpressHub.com – Library card is needed; contact library staff for help at 806-775-2834.
- USA Learns – Must create an account.
- U.S. Government
Social Services
- Lubbock Library Social Worker – A social worker can help you find emergency shelter and food, help you with medical forms, help you find mental health care, and more. Email lubbocklibrarysocialworker@gmail.com for help.
"Life's most persistent and urgent question is, 'What are you doing for others?'" - Martin Luther King, Jr.
You are the foundation of this organization!
Thank you for being part of the Literacy Lubbock team and helping our students meet their educational goals! You truly are the foundation of this non-profit, and we’d be completely lost without your compassion, your support, and your dedication. We can’t thank you enough for giving back to the Lubbock community by sharing your time and knowledge. You are a rockstar!
The purpose of the volunteer pages on this website is to provide resources and tools that enrich learning and make your volunteer role easier. Have suggestions for your program page? Please share them!
Looking for the official Literacy Lubbock page? Click here: www.literacylubbock.org
Your primary contact:
Melinda Gonzales, Program & Volunteer Coordinator
melinda@literacylubbock.org
806-775-3636
How to Teach Adults
- Teacher Talk Video – a video that covers basic classroom management for new teachers of adults, with a focus on how to teach well.
- Tips to Motivating the Adult Student Video – a video that helps you to understand the motivation of your adult students and how to best inspire them.
- Independent Learners PDF – a PowerPoint slide PDF that helps you develop autonomy and good learning practices in your adult students
- A Simple, Easy-to-Understand Guide to Andragogy – an article that details the basics of how adults learn and the key difference between adult and children learning
- Reduce Teacher Talk and Increase Talk in the Classroom Video – a video with tips on how to get your students talking in the classroom
- Teaching the Skills that Matter in Adult Education – this project trains teachers to integrate the skills that matter to adult students using approaches that work across critical topics. Using the project’s tools and training, adult education teachers can teach the transferable skills students need in these critical contexts.
- Deconstructing Standards: Clarifying Learning Targets – a PDF that explains when deconstructing or clarifying learning targets we take a broad and/or unclear standard or objective and break it into smaller more explicit learning targets.
GoSchoolBox
Teaching GED
- GED Flash – flashcards for all 4 GED subjects
- Classroom Materials from GED
- Teaching Resources from GED
Teaching ESL
Confidence & Connections
General Resources
Social Services
- Lubbock Library Social Worker – A social worker can help you find emergency shelter and food, help you with medical forms, help you find mental health care, and more. Email lubbocklibrarysocialworker@gmail.com for help.
Reminders
Tracking attendance is essential! We need to know your volunteer hours as well as student attendance. This information is vital for some of our funding and also helps us ensure we are meeting student needs. If you are matched with a student for long-term study, please record your hours and send them to us at least once per month. Hours for in-person GED and ESL volunteers are recorded in the site binder. Instruction hours for online GED and ESL volunteers are recorded by the SchoolBox platform. Notify us of any prep hours that aren’t already recorded (reviewing study materials, preparing lessons, viewing training and development materials).
Policies
Events
We’ll be tentatively holding our GED Graduation on June 3rd at the Junior League of Lubbock. We’d love to have you come out and celebrate with our graduating students!
The More You Know
- Lubbock County has a 13% illiteracy rate. That’s in in every 8 people with less than a 3rd grade reading level. And with so much dependent on technology today, those people are at a huge disadvantage in life.
- More than $230 billion a year in health care costs is linked to low literacy. Nearly half of American adults have difficulty understanding and using health information. Lack of understanding impedes adults’ abilities to make appropriate health decisions and increases the likelihood that they’ll incur higher health costs. (Source: American Journal of Public Health)
- Literacy impacts nearly every socio-economic issue. Literacy is truly the foundation for a person’s success. Without that foundation, it’s hard to build anything substantial and long-term. Literacy levels influences a person’s employability, health, income, and the future education of their children. For the community at large, low literacy levels lead to increased taxes, higher prison rates, and higher poverty rates.
