1. MIGRANT LITERACY NET
GUIDE FOR TEACHERS:
USING TUTORIALS
May 2012
www.migrantliteracynet.com

2. PURPOSE: TO HELP MIGRANT STUDENTS IMPROVE
THEIR READING PROFICIENCY SO THEY ARE
SUCCESSFUL STUDENTS AND LIFELONG LEARNERS
 The Migrant Literacy NET is designed to address the reading
needs of migrant students by creating online student tutorials
that align with the Migrant Literacy NET (MLN) reading
lessons, screening assessments, and an online electronic
student portfolio to document student learning and progress
that can be accessed by migrant educators across the nation.

3. LOG ON
Register a user
name and
password to
access the
resources
Your state migrant
director must give
you access to
tutorials

4. ONCE LOGGED ON SELECT SUCCESS PLANS

5. “CLICK HERE” WILL OPEN THE SCREEN WHICH ALLOWS THE TEACHER
TO CREATE SUCCESS PLANS AND ASSIGN TUTORIALS
Click on “New
Student” to add
students and create
success plans

6. TO CREATE A NEW SUCCESS PLAN PROVIDE
STUDENT NAME AND CLICK ‘ADD STUDENT’

7. COMPLETE THE
TOP PART OF THE
SUCCESS PLAN
FOR EACH
STUDENT BASED
ON THE
STUDENTS NEEDS.
PLEASE CLICK
“UPDATE” TO
SAVE CHANGES
TO THE SUCCESS
PLAN

8. AT THE BOTTOM OF EACH SUCCESS PLAN THE TEACHER CAN ASSIGN
TUTORIALS TO INDIVIDUAL STUDENTS FROM A LIST OF LESSONS AND
TUTORIALS THAT RELATE TO THOSE LESSONS. TUTORIALS CAN BE ASSIGNED
IN ENGLISH, SPANISH OR BOTH
Click here for
lessons
Click here for
tutorials

9. ASSIGN TUTORIALS
Click here to
assign tutorial
Then click “Student List” at the top of the Success Plan

10. ONCE STUDENTS
HAVE BEEN
ASSIGNED
TUTORIALS
THE SYSTEM WILL
ASSIGN
STUDENTS USER
NAMES &
PASSWORDS
TEACHERS MUST
PROVIDE USER
NAMES AND
PASSWORDS TO
STUDENTS

11. STUDENTS CAN USE THEIR USER NAME AND
PASSWORD TO LOG ON FROM ANYWHERE

12. ONCE A STUDENT LOGS IN, TUTORIALS ASSIGNED TO HIM/HER WILL APPEAR ON
THE SCREEN. STUDENTS CAN THEN SELECT FROM THE LIST OF TUTORIALS
ASSIGNED TO THEM AND COMPLETE THE WORK.
Students cannot access the teachers success plans from this screen.

13. FIRST STUDENTS
COMPLETE A PRE-TEST.
IF THEY SCORE LESS
THAN 80% ON THE PRE-
TEST THEN THE
TUTORIAL
AUTOMATICALLY STARTS.
IF THEY SCORE 80% OR
HIGHER THE SYSTEM WILL
INDICATE THAT THE
STUDENT HAS
MASTERED THESE SKILLS
AND DOESN’T NEED THIS
TUTORIAL. THE SYSTEM
WILL TAKE THE STUDENT
BACK TO MAIN
TUTORIALS SCREEN.

14. STUDENTS WORK THROUGH TUTORIALS AT THEIR OWN PACE. THEY CAN
STOP AT ANY POINT AND RESUME LATER UNTIL THEY COMPLETE THE
TUTORIAL

15. After
completion
of the tutorial
students
complete the
post-test to
assess what
they learned.

16. The pre-test and post-test is scored by the system and
recorded on the students Success Plan

17. Students can then chose to work on other assigned
tutorials

18. TRANSFERRING SUCCESS PLANS: TEACHERS CAN
ACCESS SUCCESS PLANS FROM OTHER TEACHERS

19. CLICK ON ‘FIND’ AND ENTER STUDENTS’ LAST NAME
Click here to
transfer
student to
your list

20. QUESTIONS & INFORMATION
 Contact your state migrant program office with
questions regarding the field test, or
 Call Educational Research & Training Corporation
phone: 970-356-9472
or email:
billbansberg@comcast.net