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Literacy
- ProLiteracy
Nonprofit international literacy organization based in Syracuse, New York, formed from the merger of Laubach Literacy International and Literacy Volunteers of America. Site provides reports on the state of literacy, information about projects and programs, and links to events, training, and resources.
- ABC Canada
A national non-profit literacy organization, in partnership with business, labour, educators and government. The focus is on public awareness programs and helping the private sector to establish workplace basic education programs.
- Adult Literacy and Technology Network
A national effort dedicated to finding solutions for using technology to enhance adult literacy.
- The Adult Literacy of Boston
A Joint effort of Roxbury Community College and the University of Massachusetts at Boston. Provides definitions, FAQs, and links to other literacy information.
- America’s Literacy Directory
Refers students and volunteers to literacy, GED, and English programs in their neighborhood. Provides detailed information about types of services, class times, program fees, and directions.
- Australian Council for Adult Literacy
A community site that gives information about literacy projects, conferences and related publications in Australia.
- The Caribbean Regional Council for Adult Education (CARCAE)
CARCAE, established in 1978 as the umbrella agency for Adult Education in the Dutch, English, French and Papiamento-speaking Caribbean. National Adult Education Associations and individual members working in a wide variety of social spheres.
- East Side Adult Education
The East Side Adult Education Program will provide a learning environment which fosters student success, encourages life-long education, and meets changing community needs.
- Eureka!
Resource for adult basic education instructors. Search a lesson database by topic or program type and discover lessons that have been used successfully by instructors with their students.
- Exploring Adult Literacy
Evolving electronic peer-reviewed journal intended for adult literacy practitioners in adult basic education, family literacy and workplace literacy. Provides practical, but research-based short articles on new ideas in the field as well as position papers, lesson plans, reviews, and an interactive forum for adult literacy providers.
- Greater Pittsburgh Literacy Council
Nonprofit agency providing literacy programs for adults and out-of-school young adults in western Pennsylvania.
- International Literacy Explorer
"An overview of literacy issues in an international context. Useful for teachers, policy makers, researchers."
- Literacy Council of Jefferson County
Provides free tutoring services to Jefferson County, Washington, USA residents with low literacy skills.
- Literacy Network of Greater Los Angeles
An organization that promotes adult, family and workplace literacy efforts in greater Los Angeles through networking.
- Literacy NOW
Offers a way for teens and adults to learn to read by themselves in the privacy of their own home at their own pace and schedule, namely a series of three videos entitled, "I Want To Read," containing 115 learning segments and totaling five and one half hours running time.
- Literacy Online
Literacy Online is cosponsored by the International Literacy Institute and the National Center on Adult Literacy, and hosted at the University of Pennsylvania. Literacy Online is dedicated to providing useful information concerning literacy for researchers, policymakers, and practitioners worldwide.
- Literacy Resources - Rhode Island
The Swearer Center for Public Service, Literacy Resources, Rhode Island Campus.
- Literacy Services of Wisconsin
Offering free adult basic education tutoring, provides adults instruction in reading, writing, GED/ high school equivalency test preparation and English as a second language.
- Literacy Volunteers of America - Rhode Island
Rhode Island affiliate of Literacy Volunteers of America, a national nonprofit organization.
- Literacy Volunteers of Fauquier County
A nonprofit organization, working to eradicate illiteracy in this community.
- LiteracyLink
For adult students and their teachers, LiteracyLink offers online GED modules, and information about the PBS Workplace Essential Skills series.
- Maryland Adult Literacy Resource Center
Maryland Adult Literacy Resource Center: resources and information for adult literacy providers and students in Maryland.
- Mercy Learning Center
Providing literacy and life-skills training to low-income women in Bridgeport, CT, through one-on-one Tutoring and full-time, classroom-based Intensive Study
- Miami Valley Literacy Council
Contact information for the primary volunteer-based literacy provider in the Miami Valley (Dayton, Ohio region).
- National Adult Literacy Agency
Ireland’s national adult literacy site with links to resources, local contacts, literacy tools, press releases, and notices for conferences, publications and related concerns.
- National Adult Literacy Database (NALD)
NALD is Canada’s adult literacy information network. NALD is the one-stop centre for information on adult literacy programs, resources, services and activities in Canada. NALD also provides links with other services and databases across North America and overseas." Bilingual: English & French
- National Assessments of Adult Literacy
Provides statistics and figures on adult literacy rates, and current as well as projected trends in literacy education.
- National Center for the Study of Adult Learning and Literacy
Disseminates research and best practices in the adult basic education field to practitioners, scholars, and policy makers. Includes teaching materials and teacher training materials, as well as scholarship information for doctoral programs.
- National Institute for Literacy
Descriptions of and pointers to the programs, services, activities, publications, and legislative efforts of this independent federal agency that links the literacy field to state and federal lawmakers.
- Nebraska Literacy
One of 12 state resource centers that make up the Midwest Adult Literacy Information System. (With support from the National Institute for Literacy).
- Northwest Regional Literacy Resource Center
Resource for practitioners in the field of adult literacy, basic skills and English as a Second Language.
- The Ohio Literacy Resource Center
Provides support, training and resources for practitioners who work with adult literacy students in the state of Ohio.
- OTAN
The Outreach and Technical Assistance Network (OTAN) is a California state site with technical assistance, communication linkages, and electronic resources for the adult education and literacy practitioner.
- Rhode Island Workforce Literacy Collaborative
Unified effort to provide information about adult literacy programs, events, and resources throughout Rhode Island and southeastern Massachusetts.
- Richardson Adult Literacy Center
Richardson Texas Adult Literacy Center uses the Laubach method of teaching English as a second language. Includes tips for tutors.
- St. James ESL Program
St. James ESL Program is a non-sectarian, non-profit, volunteer and community-based organization that provides English and other instruction to adult refugees and low-income immigrants in Seattle, Washington
- Welcome to the Literacy Center
Attleboro, Massachusetts training and support services.
- Women Expanding: Literacy Education Action Resource Network
Promotes literacy and literature for all women and maintains a resource list of women-centered adult basic English literacy materials.
More Literacy Resources
- Adult Education Participation in North America: International Perspectives
U.S. Department of Education, Human Resources Development Canada, and Statistics Canada drew upon the results of the International Adult Literacy Survey and examined levels of literacy achieved in North America.
- Applied Scholastics: Opening the Doors to Learning
Acclaimed as a major breakthrough in education by specialists and lay practitioners alike, the Applied Scholastics approach developed by L. Ron Hubbard is called Study Technology.
- Barksdale Reading Institute
Designed to dramatically improve the reading skills of children through a systematic and direct implementation of a research-based reading reform model.
- Book ’Em
A non-profit organization seeking to inspire a love of books and reading in all children. Based in Nashville, Tennessee.
- FIU Libraries
Florida International University Library’s Information Literacy section enables links to various academic and practical resources on Literacy research, opinion and training.
- Laubach Literacy
Nonprofit educational corporation dedicated to helping adults of all ages improve their lives and their communities by learning reading, writing, math and problem-solving skills.
- Lindy Boggs National Center for Community Literacy
Research and community support center whose focus is increasing awareness of the overall spectrum of literacy issues.
- Literacy and Education
"This page has assorted links to papers on literacy and education, as well as links to several related gopher archives."
- Literacy Information and Communication System (LINCS)
LINCS is the literacy community’s gateway to the world of adult education and literacy resources on the Internet. The goal of LINCS is to bring adult literacy-related resources and expertise to a single point of access for users throughout the world.
- Literacy Online
University of Pennsylvania site concerning literacy for researchers, policymakers, and practitioners worldwide.
- LiteracyTent
A collaborative environment for literacy-related resources including news, discussions, field-generated documents and mailing lists.
- National Center for Family Literacy
Details about initiatives, research and statistics on literacy, newsletter, projects, a FAQ, press releases, and links to community programs.
- National Center for Literacy
Hosted by Harvard, good resource for links to literacy both as an academic study and to practical materials such as their inexpensive materials "Focus on Basics."
- National Center for the Study of Writing and Literacy
California’s Berkeley hosts the research consortium called NCSWL, aimed at understanding how writing is best learned and taught--from the early years through adulthood. Completed research, workshops and publications as well as researchers are covered.
- New Literacy Through Technology
Is technology developing a whole new kind of literacy? Once-literate people may find themselves classified as illiterate according to this new system.
- NIFL Literacy Forums and Listservs
Forums and listservs related in some way to literacy. Provided by National Institute for Literacy. Includes archives and search engine.
- Quit Whining and Read
The goal of the program is to increase awareness of the needs of literacy programs and offer financial support to these programs through the sales of Quit Whining and Read shirts, tote bags and magnets.
- Reading Is Fundamental, Inc. (RIF)
America’s largest non-profit children’s and family literacy organization.
- Room To Read
Serves children in Nepal and Vietnam, and was founded on the belief that education is the key to breaking the cycle of poverty and taking control of one’s own life.
- Verizon Reads
Verizon partners with local celebrities in communities to connect literacy to a familiar face, bring attention to a critical issue and raise awareness and funding for the cause. Find a list of program partners, celebrity helpers, personal testimonials, and contact information.
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