Well a quick google search yield plenty of text tutorials.
https://www.google.ca/search?hl=en&q=...e+Search&meta=
I'm sure you can find something in the google machine that you require.

What kind of modeling are you looking to do?
I think you'd be best getting some books as they are fairly well written in most cases and show a lot of things you can end up with.
Do you know the maya basics already and where all the tools are and how they work? If not I'd suggest an intro to Maya book as they give you all that and some awesome projects to get your feet wet.