Video/Webinar
Training and support for tutors and teachers working with students reading and writing below an 8th grade level.
Most tutors and teachers receive quality training before they start working with students. However, once they begin their teaching experience, they have little access to additional training and support.
Teacher Training Plus, funded by the Dollar General Literacy Foundation, is a webinar series that presents best-practice instructional strategies. These video recordings began in Fall of 2022 and are continuous.
This strand is best for instructors teaching adults who are learning workplace skills
We’ve identified areas of need and have designed webinars to address each. Throughout all of the topics, we will also address working in a multilevel class or group and converting in-person teaching strategies to distance learning.
September 2026
Developing Writers: Building Confidence, Ideas, and Writing Habits
Many adult learners approach writing with hesitation, limited confidence, or negative experiences from school. This webinar explored practical strategies for reducing writing anxiety, encouraging creativity, and helping learners generate and develop ideas before they begin writing. Participants learned instructional routines that build confidence, strengthen the foundational skills that support effective writing, and can be adapted for ABE, HSE, English language, and multilevel classrooms as well as one-on-one tutoring. Throughout the session, we also highlighted ways to adapt these strategies for online instruction.
About the Presenter
Michele Vick is an instructional consultant within the English Language Proficiency program of Texas A&M University’s Center for Teaching Excellence. Previously, Michele spearheaded initiatives in digital literacy, distance education, and EdTech integration at the statewide professional development center for Texas Adult Education and Literacy. She has developed and taught a customized course designed to provide internationally trained professionals with an overview of the steps required to obtain work in Texas and the English needed for résumés, interviewing, and workplace conversations.
Michele holds a Master of Education degree from the Harvard Graduate School of Education and a diploma in English language teaching (DELTA). With over 20 years of experience, she loves creating engaging learning experiences that build teachers’ confidence and skills that lead to the development of students’ communication skills and workplace readiness. This will be Michele’s second year presenting and facilitating workshops as part of ProLiteracy’s Teacher Training Plus.