LibGuides: Writing Centre: Tutor Resources

BCIT Library Resources

Bedford Guide for Writing Tutors by Leigh Ryan; Lisa Zimmerelli
Call Number: Burnaby - 3rd Floor LC 41 R92 2010
Its nine chapters provide principles and strategies for working with diverse writers and assignments in a variety of contexts: college or high school, online or face-to-face, in the writing center and beyond.
ESL Writers by Ben Rafoth; Shanti Bruce
Call Number: Burnaby - 3rd Floor PE 1404 E83 2009
ESL Writers, Second Edition: expands the definition of students and tutors with respect to their linguistic backgrounds, describing specifically the characteristics of a variety of English learners, including bilingual writers, Generation 1.5ers, recent immigrants, and foreign students who need support with academic English in a new first chapter focuses greater attention on the diversity of cultural and literacy identities among students and tutors addresses tutors' most frequently asked questions about helping ESL writers with English grammar outlines methods for succeeding with tutoring ESL writers online as well as tips for common pitfalls.

Advice for tutors
Effectively describes steps in the tutoring process.
(from Dartmouth College)
Multilingual Writers
A useful article on common problems and suggestions for helping ESL writers (from Dartmouth College)
Teaching One-to-One: The Writing Conference
This groundbreaking book offers advice for teachers new to conferencing, experienced teachers seeking to refine or expand their approaches to conferencing, and tutors working in writing centers.
WcORD: The WLN Writing Center Online Resource Database
"Enter a term in the search field at this link. It is like a micro-Google just for writing centers. You can find annotated exchanges from WCenter, links to writing center websites with all of the handouts and videos and resources so many have created, links to journal articles, blogs, podcasts, etc."
WLN: A JOURNAL OF WRITING CENTER SCHOLARSHIP
A forum for exchanging ideas and information about writing centers in high schools, colleges, and universities. Articles focus on challenges in tutoring theory and methodology, handling ESL issues, directing a writing center, training tutors, adding computers, designing and expanding centers, and using tutorial theory and pedagogy.