RCC Adult Tutoring 

Demystifying Adult Literacy for Volunteer Tutors  is a handbook with some helpful information on various topics.

Literacy Minnesota provides many resources for tutors and teachers including information about adult immigrant learners. 

They have a page about refugees from Burma: https://www.literacymn.org/refugees-from-burma which includes some information on the Rohingya.

Literacy Works provides training for tutors and also has a Clear Language Lab focusing on information access.

They have a page about Writing with Older Adults In Mind: https://www.litworks.org/post/webinar-recap-writing-with-older-adults-in-mind

They have a website about Tutoring Emergent learners: https://sites.google.com/litworks.org/emergentells/home 

Here's a web page with a variety of resources for tutors on Supporting Adult Emergent Readers with Literacy Instruction: https://englishempowermentcenter.org/supporting-adult-emergent-readers-with-literacy-instruction-resources-and-trainings-available/

The Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights (ICIRR) has many practical resources for immigrants in Illinois. 

Their research and policy page has information about relevant issues for immigrants in Illinois: https://www.icirr.org/research-and-policy

Visit the Illinois Immigration Information Hub for KYR information, legal support services, FAQs, and more. 

This Rohingya Backgrounder is published by the Cultural Orientation Resource Exchange (CORE). You can find information on many different ethnic groups here, as well as general information on Refugee Families from Burma 

Here is a short article written by one of our own tutors, Kelley, that includes some information on the Rohingya: https://tableau.uchicago.edu/articles/2024/10/crossing-sonic-borderlands 

Explore More Illinois is a free service provided by your library that provides instant online access to free and discounted tickets to museums, science centers, sporting events, zoos, park districts, theatres, and other fun and local cultural venues.

Sun Times article: How Chicago's MCA is leading the charge for bilingual access to American cultural sites

Shared Doc: Field Trips/Museum Ideas & Resources