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PBS
Literacy Services |
Literacy
resources and activities provided by the Public
Broadcasting Service |
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Women in Literacy |
An
international organization promoting literacy and
empowerment of women |
BuildLiteracy.org
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BuildLiteracy is the American
library Association's partnership building website.
The website features information, materials, and
resources about how libraries, literacy programs,
and coporate partners wotk together to build
stronger literacy partnerships and more literate
communites. BuildLitearcy.org is funded by Verizon. |
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National Center for
Adult Literacy and Learning (NSCALL) |
"There are some great articles on adult literacy at
the National Center for Adult Literacy and learning
(NCSALL) website and you can ise these articles and
topics for training. I used their material to do one
of the four elements of teaching reading-vocabulary,
fluency, decoding and comprehenion that tutors
liked." Recommended by Karen Williams, Stanislaus
County Free Library
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National Institute
for Literacy |
The National Institute for
Literacy, a federal agency, provides leadership on
literacy issues, including the improvement of
reading instruction for children, youth, and adults.
In consulation with the U.S. Departments of
Education, Labor, and Health and Human Services, the
Insitiute serves as a national resource on current,
comprehensive literacy research, practice, and
policy. On this site, you will find literacy facts
and statistics, as well as information on government
grant opportunities. |
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ProLiteracy |
The home of the largest adult
literacy organization in the Unites States,
ProLiteracy Worldwide. Find on-line courses,
professional development opportunities; sign-up for
public policy updates; and, under the ProLiteracy
America page, find tutor resources including idead
for teaching, spelling, writing, etc. |
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Health
Literacy |
Going to the doctor can be a
stressful experience for many people. It can be even
more overwhelming when the doctor's diagnosis is
confusing or poorly understood, especially for an
adult struggling with low literacy skills. The
solution to this problem is simple if people know
what to say. The Wellness Information Zone website
is Health information in everyday language. Diseases
and medicine, Being Smart about Healthcare, Healthy
Living, and Where to turn for service and care. |
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Thinkfinity Literacy Network |
Thinkfinity Literacy Network
delivers free, top-quality online educational
resources for literacy instruction and lifelong
learning for adults and family literacy programs.
The content on TLN strengthens literacy development,
creativity and critical thinking skills for success
in the 21st Century. |
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GCL Goodwill
Community Foundation |
The GCL Goodwill Community
Foundation is a free learning source with sections
covering topics for Everyday Life, Math & Money,
Computer Training, Online Classes, and Work & Career |
Links
for Tutors
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Great Start 5 |
GreatStart5®
includes products and services that are an
innovative approach to train and support tutors,
students, staff, and trainers. It includes intake
and support materials and resources for a literacy
program, including a five hour tutor training video
that introduces tutors to the basics they need to
start tutoring. Students, tutors, staff and trainers
have access to a web site with resources and
materials they can use for a variety of activities. |
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News For You |
News for You Online.com
is an online news source designed for people who are
learning to read, write, or speak English. Seven new
stories are posted weekly for 48 weeks a year. These
engaging articles are based on world and national
news events. They are written at reading levels 3-6
and ESL levels high-beginning and low-intermediate.
Read and listen to this week's stories, try
interactive exercises, and more! |
Easy Voter Guide
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The Easy Voter Guide Project is
dedicated to the ideal that all people should have
access to nonpartisan information about the why, how
and what of voting and other forms of civic
involvement. It publishes the Easy Voter Guide in
five languages as a quick guide to state elections,
including elected offices, propositions, political
parties and voting issues, and it maintains this
website to host all Easy Voter Guide Project
information and education tools about elections and
voting, as well as the Easy Voter Guide for
downloading in seven languages. |
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Thinkfinity.org |
This website promotes
achievement and lifelong learning with resources for
instructors, parents, children, adult learners, and
tutors, with a special section for adult learners
with tools on building vocabulary. There is also a
special section for tutors with ideas for lesson
plans, strategies, and courses on literacy
instruction. |
