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British Council: How to teach reading
Always available
- Literacy
- Reading
- ELL
- Self-paced
- Course
Free self-study TeachingEnglish course on what effective readers do, practical reading-skills strategies and planning a reading lesson, with a free workbook. Enrol by 24 Mar 2027.
Enrol free →British Council: Feedback and error correction
Always available
Free TeachingEnglish self-study course on giving clearer feedback and correcting errors — core 1:1 tutoring skill.
Enrol →EARCOS recording: How to Intentionally Integrate Students' Languages in Any Class (Tan Huynh)
Always available
- ELL
- Multilingual learners
- Recording
- Evergreen
Free ~65-min recorded webinar. Tan Huynh shares practical ways to use learners' home languages to support English learning, even if you don't speak them.
Watch free →LD@school: The 'What' and 'How' of Intermediate Structured Literacy (Part 1)
Wednesday, 4 November 2026 at 05:00 GMT+8
- Structured literacy
- Decoding
- Morphology
- Webinar
Age-appropriate decoding, encoding and morphology routines for older struggling readers (Grades 7–8), including breaking down multisyllabic words. Part 2 on progress monitoring is planned for January.
Register free →Cambridge: Why Assessment Matters
Tuesday, 3 November 2026 at 18:00 GMT+8
- Assessment
- ELT
Free Cambridge webinar on what quality assessment is for — opportunity, recognition, and lifelong success.
Register →NALA: The foundations of teaching reading — strategies and resources
Wednesday, 4 November 2026 at 20:00 GMT+8
- Literacy
- Reading
- Adult
- Webinar
Free tutor webinar on reading acquisition foundations and learner-centred resources for adult literacy tutoring.
Register free →The Bell Foundation: Oracy and EAL — what does it sound like in a multilingual classroom?
Thursday, 5 November 2026 at 00:00 GMT+8
- EAL
- ELL
- Oracy
- Speaking
- Webinar
Voice 21 and Prof. Naomi Flynn on talk-rich strategies that build multilingual learners' spoken language and thinking. Free on Eventbrite; recording sent to registrants.
Register free →Helbling: Making Learner Progress Visible — reading, writing & assessment
Thursday, 5 November 2026 at 00:00 GMT+8
- Literacy
- Reading
- Webinar
- Writing
- Assessment
Herbert Puchta on developing reading & writing, building reading strategies, motivating writing, and light-touch assessment. Free online webinar.
Learn more →edWeb: Language and Literacy, Working Together to Build Stronger Readers
Thursday, 5 November 2026 at 04:00 GMT+8
- Literacy
- Webinar
Free edWeb panel on language and literacy working together; recording available.
Learn more →ML HUB (Towson): Helping ML Students Write More Proficiently and Independently
Friday, 6 November 2026 at 05:30 GMT+8
- Writing
- ELL
- Webinar
Free webinar on supporting multilingual students' writing, with an attendance certificate.
Register free →NALA: Bringing social and emotional learning to life in the ESOL classroom
Thursday, 5 November 2026 at 19:00 GMT+8
- ESOL
- ELL
- Wellbeing
- Adult
- Webinar
Free Zoom with practical learner-centred activities that weave confidence, connection and communication into everyday ESOL teaching. Asia-friendly evening slot (19:00 Taipei).
Register free →edWeb: Beyond the Science of Reading — What Comes Next for Fluency? (Maryanne Wolf fireside chat)
Friday, 6 November 2026 at 04:00 GMT+8
- Fluency
- Reading
- Dyslexia
- Webinar
Free edWebinar with Dr Maryanne Wolf and Dr Carolyn Brown on moving from decoding to automatic, fluent reading: practice design, the science of learning and the role of language. Recording and CE certificate via edWeb.
Register free →Simple Strategies for Student Engagement (Newton Free Library / Intercambio)
Thursday, 5 November 2026 at 08:00 GMT+8
Free Zoom with Leanne Chacon of Intercambio on low-prep ways to get adult English learners participating, one-to-one or in groups. Thu 5 Nov 08:00-09:30 Taipei.
Register →Collaborative Classroom: Where Literacy Begins — Oral Language, DLD and the Science of Reading (Tiffany Hogan)
Friday, 6 November 2026 at 05:00 GMT+8
- Oral language
- DLD
- Reading
- Webinar
Free 45-minute webinar with Dr Tiffany Hogan and Linda Diamond on why oral language drives reading, spotting developmental language disorder, and treating read-alouds as core instruction. Recording emailed to registrants.
Register free →Clare Education Centre: Beyond Decoding, teaching word structure and meaning (2-part)
Tuesday, 10 November 2026 at 03:00 GMT+8
Free 2-part Zoom series (9 & 16 Nov, 19:00 GMT) on explicit morphology within structured literacy, with routines for dyslexic and multilingual learners. Booking form may ask for Irish school details.
Register →edWeb: Teaching Lifelong Literacy — Best Practices (Lyn Stone)
Wednesday, 11 November 2026 at 06:00 GMT+8
- Structured literacy
- Decoding
- Spelling
- Webinar
Lyn Stone (Reading for Life / Spelling for Life) shares practical decoding, spelling and language-instruction moves and common pitfalls to avoid. Free edWeb account; recording and CE certificate available; sponsored by Voyager Sopris.
Register free →Reading Is Fundamental: More Than a Reading Level — Matching Readers, Texts and Support
Wednesday, 11 November 2026 at 04:00 GMT+8
- Literacy
- Reading
- Text selection
- Webinar
How to choose texts and scaffolds beyond a single reading level so each learner gets the right challenge and support. Directly useful for tutors picking materials.
Register free →Clare Education Centre: Practical Writing Scaffolds for EAL Learners
Wednesday, 11 November 2026 at 03:00 GMT+8
- EAL
- ELL
- Writing
- Webinar
Models, frames, visuals and talk routines that help multilingual learners write with support, with ready-to-use examples (Kirsten Barrett, EAL specialist). Free Zoom; booking is through the Irish education centre and may ask for Irish school details.
Book free →Maximizing Your Read Aloud (Chartwell)
Wednesday, 11 November 2026 at 08:00 GMT+8
- Literacy
- Reading
- Webinar
Free Chartwell session on getting more learning out of reading aloud.
Register free →Tralee Education Centre: Supporting the Dyslexic Learner (Katie Tuite)
Thursday, 12 November 2026 at 03:00 GMT+8
- Dyslexia
- Structured literacy
- Webinar
Structured literacy principles, multisensory teaching, accommodations and practical dyslexia strategies from a specialist who also tutors 1:1. Free Zoom; booking is through the Irish education centre and may ask for Irish school details.
Book free →British Council: Protecting culture and language through parent–school partnerships
Wednesday, 11 November 2026 at 21:00 GMT+8
- Multilingual learners
- Family engagement
- Webinar
Free Zoom webinar on partnering with families to support heritage language maintenance and biliteracy. Aimed at teacher educators; certificate of attendance and recording available.
Register free →SupportEd: Advancing Literacy Access for Multilingual Learners
Friday, 13 November 2026 at 05:00 GMT+8
- ELL
- Literacy
- Webinar
Free webinar on literacy access for multilingual learners, with PD certificate.
Learn more →edWeb: Getting the Comprehension Instruction They Need — teaching whole-book comprehension (Jennifer Serravallo)
Friday, 13 November 2026 at 01:00 GMT+8
- Comprehension
- Reading
- Webinar
Jennifer Serravallo on why reading whole books builds stamina, vocabulary and deep comprehension, how to pick suitable whole texts, and five steps for planning explicit comprehension lessons. Useful for reading tutors working with grades 1–6. Free edWeb account; recording available.
Register free →NALA: Supporting adults with dyslexia (Literacy Opens Doors)
Friday, 13 November 2026 at 18:00 GMT+8
- Dyslexia
- Literacy
- Webinar
Free Zoom with Dyslexia Ireland on how adults experience dyslexia and practical tips to support them. Captions available; NALA certificate if you complete the four-part series.
Register →Literacy Minnesota: Teaching Reading Vocabulary
Friday, 13 November 2026 at 08:30 GMT+8
- Literacy
- Vocabulary
- Webinar
Free webinar on teaching reading vocabulary for adult and ELL learners — practical word-learning strategies for tutors.
Register →British Council: Reflecting on your teaching (including AI for CPD)
Friday, 13 November 2026 at 20:00 GMT+8
- CPD
- AI
- Reflection
Three free sessions — communities of practice, AI as a thinking tool for CPD, and a teacher panel. Strong live set for tutors.
Register →Cambridge: Understanding Assessment
Tuesday, 17 November 2026 at 18:00 GMT+8
- Assessment
- ELT
Free Cambridge webinar on choosing the right assessment approach for your learners.
Register →Landmark Outreach: From definition to diagnosis — dyslexia evaluation
Wednesday, 18 November 2026 at 05:00 GMT+8
- Dyslexia
- Assessment
- Webinar
Free 1-hour webinar on how dyslexia evaluations are changing under the updated definition — useful for reading reports and talking with families. Register before it airs to get the recording.
Register →Stern Center: Spelling Error Analysis — What Your Students’ Spelling is Trying to Tell You
Thursday, 19 November 2026 at 04:30 GMT+8
- Spelling
- Literacy
- Webinar
Free webinar turning spelling mistakes into diagnostic data for targeted reading/spelling instruction; recording provided.
Register free →AIM Institute: The Comprehension-Composition Connection (Nancy Hennessy)
Thursday, 19 November 2026 at 07:00 GMT+8
- Literacy
- Comprehension
- Writing
- Webinar
Free AIM Institute webinar with Nancy Hennessy on how reading comprehension and writing reinforce each other. Recording available.
Register →IDA Ontario: Developmental Language Disorder (DLD) and Dyslexia
Wednesday, 18 November 2026 at 08:00 GMT+8
- Dyslexia
- DLD
- Webinar
Free evening webinar from IDA Ontario on how developmental language disorder and dyslexia overlap and differ, and what that means for supporting struggling readers. Free ticket via Zeffy.
Register free →NSSA: Scaling high-impact tutoring with fidelity
Thursday, 19 November 2026 at 04:00 GMT+8
Free Stanford webinar on keeping tutoring quality high as programmes scale — useful for experienced tutors and leads.
Register →Chartwell: Math Sticking Point — Fractions
Wednesday, 18 November 2026 at 08:00 GMT+8
- Math
- Fractions
- Workshop
Free 1-hour virtual workshop on a common maths sticking point: fractions. Full description still to come, but registration is open.
Register free →Literacy Minnesota: Comprehension Strategies for Intermediate-Level Readers
Friday, 20 November 2026 at 03:00 GMT+8
- Literacy
- Reading
- Webinar
Free Zoom tutor training on teaching comprehension strategies to intermediate adult readers. Fri 20 Nov 03:00-05:00 Taipei; advance registration required.
Register →HILL For Literacy: Building Writers - Using the Science of Writing (Dr Young-Suk Grace Kim)
Friday, 20 November 2026 at 04:30 GMT+8
Free nonprofit webinar with Dr Young-Suk Grace Kim on using the science of writing to guide instruction. Fri 20 Nov 04:30-05:30 Taipei; recording posted afterwards.
Register →Scottish Book Trust × Dyslexia Scotland: Equitable Access to Reading — Supporting Learners with Dyslexia
Friday, 20 November 2026 at 00:30 GMT+8
- Dyslexia
- Reading
- Webinar
Free 1-hour Teams webinar with Dyslexia Scotland on what dyslexia looks like day to day, barriers to learning to read, and choosing accessible, inclusive reading materials so dyslexic learners read for pleasure. Aimed at Scottish learning professionals but free to book; recording not mentioned.
Register free →Reading Is Fundamental: Stories We Share - The Power of Oral Storytelling
Friday, 20 November 2026 at 05:00 GMT+8
Free RIF webinar on using oral storytelling to build literacy. Fri 20 Nov 05:00-06:00 Taipei.
Register →Helbling: Reading for life with graded readers
Friday, 20 November 2026 at 00:00 GMT+8
- Reading
- ELT
- Webinar
Free webinar (Karen Waterston) on building a lasting reading habit with graded readers, with practical strategies. Publisher-led, so expect Helbling titles.
Register →IATEFL ESOL SIG: Interactive and Learner-Centred Classrooms (Dr Nurlana Imanova)
Saturday, 21 November 2026 at 20:00 GMT+8
- ESOL
- Learner-centred
- Webinar
Practical ways to make lessons for young learners and teens more interactive and learner-centred: pair work, gamified and communicative tasks, and student-led interaction, with ideas for both face-to-face and online teaching. Free for all; register via IATEFL (free site login may be needed).
Register free →Literacy Minnesota: Teaching Intermediate Alphabetics
Tuesday, 24 November 2026 at 03:00 GMT+8
Free Zoom tutor training on syllables, prefixes, suffixes and roots for intermediate readers. Tue 24 Nov 03:00-05:00 Taipei.
Register →Pearson: Stress, rhythm and intonation for clearer speech
Wednesday, 25 November 2026 at 23:00 GMT+8
- Pronunciation
- Speaking
- ELT
- Webinar
Free 1-hour Zoom webinar (Mateusz Jekiel) on why stress, rhythm and intonation matter more than individual sounds for clear speech and speaking tests. Certificate after attending; recording posted afterwards.
Register →Twinkl Phonics: Supporting learners with blending (30-min CPD)
Friday, 27 November 2026 at 00:00 GMT+8
Free 30-minute session on the journey from oral blending to blending to read, with tips for learners who need extra support. For any phonics programme; recorded.
Register →Twinkl Private Tutors Staffroom: Sharing & Assigning Online Learning with Confidence
Thursday, 26 November 2026 at 17:30 GMT+8
- Tutoring
- Online
Free Staffroom session for online tutors on sharing and assigning learning (uses Twinkl tools).
Learn more →Learning Village: Removing language barriers in young learners' classrooms
Thursday, 26 November 2026 at 11:00 GMT+8
- ELL
- Young learners
- Webinar
Free expert webinar on reducing language barriers for young English learners in the classroom, at an easy hour for Asia (11:00 Taipei). Presenter not yet named.
Register →Literacy Minnesota: Core Module 3 — Working with Learners
Tuesday, 1 December 2026 at 03:00 GMT+8
- Literacy
- ELL
- Webinar
Free volunteer core training on learner-centred practice, teacher talk, and error correction — strong 1:1 tutor fit (live is early morning Taipei).
Register →AIM Institute: Scaffolding Complex Text
Wednesday, 2 December 2026 at 07:00 GMT+8
- Literacy
- Comprehension
- Webinar
Free AIM Institute webinar on scaffolding complex text to build language, comprehension and student thinking. Recording available.
Register →ML HUB (Towson): Making Math Accessible for our MLs Across the Grades
Wednesday, 2 December 2026 at 05:30 GMT+8
- ELL
- Maths
- Webinar
Covers the difficulties multilingual learners have with maths and strategies that make maths accessible from the early years through high school. Free 1-hour certificate of attendance.
Register free →Cambridge: Getting Started with Cambridge English Qualifications
Tuesday, 1 December 2026 at 18:00 GMT+8
- Cambridge
- Assessment
- Webinar
Free intro to Cambridge exam-prep tools, handbooks, and sample papers — UK-friendly Dec slot (mild exam-marketing tone).
Register →Literacy Minnesota: Developing and Practicing Reading Fluency
Thursday, 3 December 2026 at 08:30 GMT+8
Free Zoom tutor training on building and practising reading fluency. Thu 3 Dec 08:30-10:30 Taipei - a good time for Asia.
Register →Chartwell: The Power of the Sentence — Syntax
Thursday, 3 December 2026 at 08:00 GMT+8
- Literacy
- Science of Reading
- Writing
- Workshop
Free 1-hour virtual workshop in Chartwell's Science of Reading series on sentence-level syntax. Full description still to come, but registration is open.
Register free →Literacy Minnesota: The Art of Small Group Facilitation
Friday, 4 December 2026 at 08:30 GMT+8
Free Zoom training on running small-group sessions with adult learners. Fri 4 Dec 08:30-10:30 Taipei.
Register →Landmark Outreach: Dyslexia and DLD, Part 1 — accessible literacy lessons
Wednesday, 9 December 2026 at 05:00 GMT+8
- Dyslexia
- Literacy
- Webinar
Free 1-hour webinar on spotting students with both dyslexia and developmental language disorder, and adapting foundational reading and writing lessons so they can take part. Register before it airs to get the recording.
Register →Literacy Minnesota: Core Module 4 — Working with Materials
Wednesday, 9 December 2026 at 03:00 GMT+8
- Literacy
- ELL
- Webinar
Free volunteer core training on scaffolding, comprehension checks, and gradual release of responsibility.
Register →Twinkl Phonics: Using scaffolds for writing (30-min CPD)
Wednesday, 9 December 2026 at 00:00 GMT+8
Free 30-minute session on sentence-level writing scaffolds and dictation for early readers and writers. For any phonics programme; recorded.
Register →NSSA: Designing high-impact tutoring for multilingual learners
Thursday, 10 December 2026 at 04:00 GMT+8
Free Stanford session on designing tutoring for multilingual / EAL learners — high relevance for TutorTime English tutors.
Register →WIDA: Centering Newcomers — actionable approaches
Thursday, 10 December 2026 at 03:00 GMT+8
- ELL
- Multilingual
- Webinar
Free WIDA webinar on five research-based practices for supporting students new to English. Recording available.
Register free →Learning Village: Boost multilingual learning — the input–output loop (Beth Skelton)
Wednesday, 9 December 2026 at 22:00 GMT+8
- ELL
- Speaking
- Writing
- Webinar
Free expert webinar on helping multilingual learners move from understanding to confident academic speaking and writing, with classroom-ready strategies.
Register →edWeb: Reading Isn't Enough — Why Writing Is the Missing Lever
Friday, 11 December 2026 at 05:00 GMT+8
- Writing
- Literacy
- Webinar
How explicit teaching of handwriting, spelling, sentence construction and written expression strengthens phonics, orthographic mapping and comprehension, for learners who can decode but still struggle to write and explain their thinking. Free edWeb account; recording available.
Register free →VALRC: Tutoring PLC #3 — Resources & Activities for tutors of adult English language learners (PLC #2 Lesson Planning 12 Nov)
Friday, 11 December 2026 at 03:00 GMT+8
- Adult ELL
- Tutoring
- PLC
A 60-minute professional learning community for anyone tutoring adult English learners, new or experienced, sharing lesson-planning ideas, resources and activities suited to 1:1 tutoring. Sign up once and attend any session. One Zoom sign-up also covers PLC #2 (Lesson Planning) on Thu 12 Nov 19:00 GMT.
Register free →British Council: Ideas that changed my teaching
Friday, 11 December 2026 at 20:00 GMT+8
- Reflection
- ELT
- Workshop
Free webinars on learner questioning and the Reflective Learning Loop — practical inquiry you can use in 1:1 tutoring.
Register →Stern Center: Opportunities to Respond — Implementing Engaging Lessons
Thursday, 17 December 2026 at 04:30 GMT+8
- Engagement
- Literacy
- Webinar
Free webinar on low-prep verbal/written/gestural response techniques to boost engagement in literacy lessons.
Register free →Twinkl Private Tutors Staffroom: Safeguarding Essentials for Tutors
Wednesday, 16 December 2026 at 17:30 GMT+8
- Tutoring
- Safeguarding
Free Staffroom session on safeguarding for online, in-person and 1:1 tutoring.
Learn more →Literacy Edventures: Free Reading Reset (3 live mini sessions)
Tuesday, 29 December 2026 at 00:00 GMT+8
- Literacy
- Decoding
- Decodables
- Webinar
Free series of three 30-minute live sessions (28, 29 and 30 Dec, 11am US Eastern) on fluency, decoding, encoding and decodables for K–2. Recordings go into the Route2Reading Hub.
Register free →Landmark Outreach: Dyslexia and DLD, Part 2 — building oral language skills
Wednesday, 13 January 2027 at 05:00 GMT+8
- Dyslexia
- Literacy
- Oral language
- Webinar
Free 1-hour webinar on building speaking and listening comprehension while teaching foundational literacy to students with dyslexia and DLD. Register before it airs to get the recording.
Register →HILL For Literacy: 7 Mighty Writing Moves (Lindsay Kemeny)
Wednesday, 13 January 2027 at 04:00 GMT+8
Free nonprofit webinar with Lindsay Kemeny on seven practical writing-instruction moves. Wed 13 Jan 04:00-05:00 Taipei.
Register →Clare Education Centre: What Translanguaging Can Look Like — Practical Approaches for EAL Learners
Wednesday, 13 January 2027 at 03:00 GMT+8
- EAL
- ELL
- Translanguaging
- Webinar
Everyday routines that let learners use all their languages to make sense of new ideas and strengthen English, with ready-to-go activities. Free Zoom; booking is through the Irish education centre and may ask for Irish school details.
Book free →ProLiteracy: How Am I Supposed to Read This?
Wednesday, 13 January 2027 at 03:00 GMT+8
- Literacy
- Reading
- Comprehension
- Webinar
Free Teacher Training Plus webinar on helping adult learners move to longer, more complex texts, building reading stamina and transferable comprehension skills (framed around HSE/GED reading).
Register free →ML HUB (Towson): From Arrival to Achievement — Working with Newcomer Multilingual Learners
Thursday, 14 January 2027 at 05:30 GMT+8
- ELL
- Newcomers
- Webinar
- Certificate
Building a working portfolio for newcomer students plus tried-and-true practices for supporting newcomers in any setting. Free Zoom with a 1-hour certificate.
Register free →ProLiteracy: Building Learner Independence — teaching students how to learn English
Wednesday, 20 January 2027 at 03:00 GMT+8
- ELL
- Learner independence
- Adult learners
- Webinar
Free ELL webinar on helping learners set language goals, notice English in daily life, track their progress and keep learning between sessions. Suits 1:1 tutors of any level.
Register free →Twinkl Phonics: Ongoing Phonological Awareness Strategies
Wednesday, 20 January 2027 at 00:00 GMT+8
- Phonics
- Literacy
- Webinar
Free 30-min CPD for any phonics programme: build phonological awareness alongside phonics, including activities for older learners. Recorded (Q&A not in recording).
Register →Stern Center: Syllabication — Making Short Work of Big Words
Thursday, 21 January 2027 at 04:30 GMT+8
- Phonics
- Decoding
- Webinar
Free webinar on syllable types and division strategies for decoding multisyllabic words; recording provided.
Register free →WIDA: Supporting Multilingual Learners with Disabilities
Thursday, 21 January 2027 at 03:00 GMT+8
- ELL
- Inclusion
- Webinar
Free WIDA webinar on instructional strategies for multilingual learners with disabilities in language and communication. Recording available.
Register free →Chatteris × Nord Anglia: Vocabulary and writing strategies for multilingual learners
Thursday, 21 January 2027 at 16:30 GMT+8
- ELL
- Vocabulary
- Writing
- Webinar
Free Zoom webinar from Hong Kong on scaffolding strategies that help multilingual learners acquire and retain English vocabulary and use it in independent writing. Asia-friendly afternoon time; certificate of participation.
Register →Twinkl Private Tutors Staffroom: What Is Alternative Provision? A Tutor's Guide
Thursday, 21 January 2027 at 17:30 GMT+8
- Tutoring
Free Staffroom session explaining alternative provision for tutors (UK-framed).
Learn more →ProLiteracy: From Brainstorm to Final Draft — teaching the writing process
Wednesday, 27 January 2027 at 03:00 GMT+8
- Writing
- Literacy
- Adult learners
- Webinar
Free 1-hour Teacher Training Plus webinar (Michele Vick) on teaching each stage of writing: prewriting, drafting, revising, editing. Adaptable for different levels and online teaching.
Register free →Navan Education Centre: Supporting Struggling Readers (4-part)
Friday, 29 January 2027 at 03:00 GMT+8
- Literacy
- Dyslexia
- Course
Free four-part Zoom series (29 Jan–19 Feb TPE) on supporting struggling readers before and after identification. Book via the Irish teacher centre.
Register free →Learning Village: Learning is a language skill. Teach it. (Christa Wuethrich)
Thursday, 28 January 2027 at 22:00 GMT+8
- ELL
- Study skills
- Webinar
Free expert webinar on explicitly teaching learning skills alongside language and literacy so students become more independent and resilient.
Register →ProLiteracy: Before, During, and After Reading — a framework
Thursday, 4 February 2027 at 03:00 GMT+8
- Literacy
- Reading
- Lesson planning
- Webinar
Free webinar on a predictable lesson design: prereading tools for vocabulary and purpose, during-reading supports for fluency and comprehension, and after-reading reflection.
Register free →ML HUB (Towson): Building Background Knowledge and Vocabulary with Multilingual Learners
Wednesday, 10 February 2027 at 05:30 GMT+8
- ELL
- Vocabulary
- Comprehension
- Webinar
- Certificate
Practical strategies and free ReadWorks resources to build background knowledge and vocabulary for stronger reading comprehension. Free Zoom with a 1-hour certificate.
Register free →Stern Center: Phonemic Awareness — With or Without Letters?
Thursday, 18 February 2027 at 04:30 GMT+8
- Phonics
- Literacy
- Webinar
Free Stern Center session for tutors on what the research says about phonemic awareness instruction.
Register free →British Council: How to adapt resources
Always available
Free self-study course on adapting materials for different learners — perfect for personalising online tutoring sessions.
Enrol →ILA on demand: Adding Encoding to Phonics Lessons (Wiley Blevins)
Always available
- Literacy
- Phonics
Free on-demand ILA webinar (Wiley Blevins) on adding dictation, word building and sorts to phonics.
Learn more →Literacy Minnesota: Remote Teaching 101
Always available
- Online tutoring
- 1:1
- On-demand
Free on-demand: connect one-to-one with learners by phone or video — error correction, comprehension checks, and language activities that work remotely. Register on the Lit MN volunteer trainings page (Video format).
Register →Reading Universe: ParaReading — free five-course self-paced reading series
Always available
- Reading
- Phonics
- Self-paced
- Certificate
Free self-paced K–3 reading courses (~3 h each) built for paraprofessionals — a close match for tutors — with classroom video, practice activities and a certificate per course. Covers phoneme awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary and comprehension (course 5 due Fall 2026). Free Reading Universe account needed for certificates.
Start free →DCU × Dyslexia Ireland: Supporting Dyslexic Students — free e-course
Always available
- Dyslexia
- Structured literacy
- Self-paced
Free self-paced course (~3.5 h) covering dyslexia mythbusting, the what and how of structured literacy, and structured literacy in action with real lesson videos. Built for Irish primary teachers but open online; certificate on request.
Start free →edWeb: How Morphology Grows Vocabulary — Hands-On Word Study (Dr Donald Bear)
Always available
- Literacy
- Vocabulary
- Morphology
- Recording
Free on-demand edWeb recording with Dr Donald Bear on hands-on word study to build vocabulary through morphology. CE certificate available.
Watch →ILA on demand: Dyslexia: What We Know and What We Want to Know
Always available
- Dyslexia
- Literacy
Free on-demand ILA research panel on which dyslexia supports work best.
Learn more →OpenLearn: Developing Reading for Pleasure — engaging young readers
Always available
- OpenLearn
- Reading
- Evergreen
Free ~24-hour badged CPD on motivation, diverse texts, and reader engagement — useful for reading tutors and volunteers.
Start course →OpenLearn: Understanding dyslexia
Always available
- Dyslexia
- Literacy
- Self-paced
- Course
Free badged course covering dyslexia definitions, identification, inclusive teaching strategies, multisensory methods, and workplace adjustments.
Start free →EARCOS recording: MARIO Framework — structured 1:1 learning conversations (Bowman & Scott)
Always available
- 1:1 tutoring
- Learner agency
- Recording
- Evergreen
Free recorded webinar on using structured 1:1 conversations and personal goals to build learner agency. Part 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-dwAo8TWnXI. Note: the presenters promote paid MARIO courses.
Watch free →LINCS: Teaching Adults to Read — beginning and intermediate readers
Always available
- Adult literacy
- Reading
- Self-paced
- Certificate
Free evidence-based self-paced course (~6 h) for adult literacy instructors: diagnostic assessment, alphabetics, vocabulary, fluency and comprehension, with a downloadable certificate. Needs a free Login.gov account (works outside the US).
Start free →Stern Center: Connected Text — How Much Practice is Enough? (on demand)
Always available
- Fluency
- Literacy
- Reading
- On demand
Free recorded webinar on how much connected-text reading practice learners need and routines that build fluency; the audience explicitly includes tutors. Register via Stern's free-webinars form to get the recording link.
Watch free →Literacy Minnesota: Making It Work — Adapting Materials for Remote Teaching
Always available
- Online tutoring
- ESL
- On-demand
Free on-demand: adapt in-person reading, writing and vocabulary materials for phone or computer tutoring, with modelled ESL activity adaptations.
Register →ML HUB (Towson): Self-paced learning modules for teaching multilingual learners
Always available
- ELL
- Self-paced
- Course
- Certificate
Short free self-paced modules (e.g. Science of Reading for MLs, Building Vocabulary, Comprehensible Input, Translanguaging, Supporting Newcomers), each with a Towson certificate for 2 PL hours. Some modules are still marked coming soon.
Start free →TeachingEnglish: Including learners' languages
Always available
- Course
- British Council
Free course on using learners' home languages to support English learning and promote inclusion — high fit for multilingual 1:1 tutoring.
Learn more →Colorín Colorado: ELL Strategy Library — Tools for Every Proficiency Level (on demand)
Always available
- ELL
- Strategies
- On demand
52-minute on-demand walkthrough of Colorín Colorado's free ELL Strategy Library (sentence frames, cognates, visuals, vocabulary) with ideas for each proficiency level; 1-hour PD certificate. Needs a free Share My Lesson account.
Watch free →EARCOS recording: Universal Design for Learning (Katie Novak)
Always available
- UDL
- Inclusion
- General teaching
- Recording
- Evergreen
Free recorded webinar. Katie Novak on planning for learner variability and removing barriers. Classroom-framed but useful for 1:1. Session 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W_YzMPyksys
Watch free →Google: Generative AI for Educators with Gemini
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Free ~2-hour self-paced course on using Gemini for lesson prep, differentiation and feedback — with a completion certificate.
Start course →ILA on demand: Fostering Literate Identities for Struggling Readers
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- Literacy
Free on-demand ILA webinar on building literate identities in struggling readers.
Learn more →Ascend: How to Structure Elementary Literacy Intervention
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- Literacy
- Structured literacy
- On-demand
Free ~1h on-demand on structuring connected structured-literacy lessons for K–6 Tier 2/3 (not isolated drills). Ascend product host — curriculum-agnostic structure focus; PD certificate after quiz.
Watch →UNESCO UIL: Improving the Digital Competencies of Literacy Educators
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- Literacy
- Digital
- AI
- Evergreen
Free self-paced 11-session course (EN/FR/ES/AR) for youth and adult literacy educators on digital tools and AI in literacy instruction, with certificate. Enrol via free UIL Learning Hub account.
Enrol →TeachingEnglish: Digital competences for teaching English
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- Course
- British Council
Free BC self-study on integrating digital tools for language learning, collaboration, formative assessment and feedback — strong online-tutor fit.
Learn more →OpenLearn: Machine translation in language learning and teaching
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- AI
- Translation
- Self-paced
Free ~12h course on critiquing Google Translate and DeepL in language teaching — useful for multilingual tutors.
Start free →UNESCO UIL: Media and Information Literacy for Adult Educators
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- UNESCO
- Media literacy
- Adult
- Evergreen
Free self-paced MIL course (~8×60 min) covering social media risks, privacy, generative AI, and disinformation for adult educators. Free UIL Learning Hub account to enrol.
Enrol →UNESCO UIL: Digital Empowerment for Adult Educators in the Age of AI
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- UNESCO
- AI
- Adult
- Evergreen
Free open-source 10-unit self-paced English course on ethical AI, digital and media literacy, online safety, and inclusive online learning — unit badges plus completion certificate.
Enrol →Microsoft Learn: AI for educators
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- AI
- Self-paced
Free 4-module beginner path on AI concepts and Copilot Chat for teaching — self-paced.
Start learning →Microsoft Learn: Elevate Educator Explorer (AI)
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- Microsoft
- AI
- Evergreen
Free 2-module intermediate path on leveraging AI in the classroom and reflective AI practice — lighter Microsoft Elevate entry alongside the stored AI for educators path.
Start learning →Literacy Minnesota: Talk Amongst Yourselves — student-facilitated conversations
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- ELL
- Speaking
- Self-paced
Free self-paced recording on building learners up to running their own conversations, including online.
Watch free →Literacy Minnesota: Positive Learner Experiences in Remote Instruction
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- Online tutoring
- ELL
- Self-paced
Free self-paced recording on keeping remote lessons engaging and supportive for learners.
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