{"id":3443,"date":"2022-01-13T11:01:09","date_gmt":"2022-01-13T17:01:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tutor.litnetwork.org\/?page_id=3443"},"modified":"2025-06-12T15:44:00","modified_gmt":"2025-06-12T20:44:00","slug":"3443-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/tutor.litnetwork.org\/?page_id=3443","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover is-light\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"624\" height=\"415\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-3444\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/tutor.litnetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Image-9.jpg\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tutor.litnetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Image-9.jpg 624w, https:\/\/tutor.litnetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Image-9-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 624px) 100vw, 624px\" \/><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim\"><\/span><div 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class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Learn about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=OXcLwlZOE1s&amp;t=6s\">plain language<\/a> and incorporate <a href=\"https:\/\/writing.wisc.edu\/handbook\/style\/css_wordyphrases\/\">plain language strategies<\/a> to improve communication with your learner. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tutor.litnetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Plain-Language-2-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"940\" height=\"788\" src=\"https:\/\/tutor.litnetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Plain-Language-2-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3477\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tutor.litnetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Plain-Language-2-1.png 940w, 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Try <a href=\"https:\/\/www.literacymn.org\/building-words-backwards\">Building Words Backwards<\/a> to work on these final sounds. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.literacymn.org\/draw-word-stress\">Draw the Word Stress<\/a> to practice word stress patterns. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Explore <a href=\"https:\/\/www.literacymn.org\/five-tools-for-teaching-pronunciation\">Five Tools for Teaching Pronunciation<\/a>.  <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tutor.litnetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Plain-Language-3.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"940\" height=\"788\" src=\"https:\/\/tutor.litnetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Plain-Language-3.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3478\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tutor.litnetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Plain-Language-3.png 940w, https:\/\/tutor.litnetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Plain-Language-3-300x251.png 300w, https:\/\/tutor.litnetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Plain-Language-3-768x644.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 940px) 100vw, 940px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Coin Honoring Maya Angelou<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Check out this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsforyouonline.com\/new-u.s.-quarters-honor-the-work-of-women\">article<\/a> about the first of five new US quarters. 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