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Literacy
Links
Family
Resources
Just Read Families
http://www.justreadfamilies.org
Adult
Education
OVAE Home Page
http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ovae/index.html
The home page of the Office of Vocational and Adult Education (OVAE) provides
the latest news items, information on grants and contracts, links to research
and statistics, and information on policy issues.
OTAN's Adult Education Links
http://www2.otan.dni.us/OTANlinks/adultedlinks.taf
Click "Browse Adult Education Links" for a list of useful adult
education web sites with brief descriptions.
Adult Education Teacher's Place
http://mathforum.org/teachers/adult.ed
This site provides links for adult educators concerned with adult
numeracy and math-related issues.
USDOE Online
http://www.ed.gov/index.jsp
The U.S. Department of Education's home page offers numerous resources
for educators including news, research, statistics, policy information,
and education resources.
Florida's Official GED Web
http://www.aceofflorida.org/ged
Visit this web site to find lesson plans and keep up-to-date on the
latest issues concerning the GED. GED Information An on-line cornucopia
of GED info, including tests, test sites, minimum standards, etc.. outside
the state of Florida
GED Preparation Resources
http://www.research.umbc.edu/~ira/GEDres.html
This site offers links to a variety of GED resources including lesson
plans, practice tests, sites for improving study skills, and professional
development information.
Pro-Net 2000
http://www.pro-net2000.com/index.htm
Funded by the Office of Vocational and Adult Education, this web site
serves as a professional development network for adult educators. Access
teaching guides, publications, research reports, and other professional
development materials.
Funderstanding
http://www.funderstanding.com
A fantastic resource on learning and technology. Tons of information!!
Click "Engaging Kids" for links to information about learning
theories, emotional intelligence, and education reform.
Learning Theories
http://www.funderstanding.com/about_learning.cfm
Find information on Constructivism, Behaviorism, Brain-Based Learning,
Learning Styles, Multiple Intelligences, and Right Brain/Left Brain Thinking.
National Center for Postsecondary Improvement (NCPI)
http://www.stanford.edu/group/ncpi
To access NCPI reports, choose "List of Topics" in the
Shortcuts drop-down menu.
American Association for Adult and Continuing Education
(AAACE)
http://www.aaace.org
The AAACE web site provides information on membership services, conferences,
public policy, and adult learning resources.
American Council on Education
http://www.acenet.edu
The ACE web site discusses legislative issues, upcoming events, important
news items, and key initiatives for the organization.
Adult and Continuing Education Resources
http://adulted.about.com
This About.com site offers links to a wide variety of adult and continuing
education resources including associations, publications, studies and
statistics, GED information, and professional development resources.
Interactive Instruction for Adult Learners
http://www.research.umbc.edu/~ira/Interweb.html
This site provides links to a wide variety of interactive exercises
for enhancing adult education classes.
American Educational Research Association (AERA)
http://aera.net
The AERA web site offers news items, a calendar of events, information
about the upcoming conferences and workshops, details about membership
services, and links to online publications.
Student Presentation
http://www.geocities.com/acepresentation
Excellent Site on adult and community education: history, funding, legislation,
important persons, trends, etc.
Outreach and Technical Assistance Network (OTAN)
http://www.otan.us/login/login.cfm
USDOE On-Line
http://www.ed.gov/index.jhtml
Community Education Links at FAU
http://www.leadership.fau.edu/CommunityEducation/index.htm
Literacy-Related and Family Literacy Links
http://www.adulteducation.fau.edu/regionv/familyliteracy.htm
English for Speakers of Other Languages
http://www.adulteducation.fau.edu/regionv/esol.htm
http://alri.org/pubs/webliography.html
Web site on adult based literacy education.
http://www.geocities.com/acepresentation
An excellent class presentation on adult education. Includes trends, legislation,
funding, etc.
http://www2.wgbh.org/MBCWEIS/LTC/ALRI/Cruising.html
This web site is all about adult education and the use of the information
superhighway (the Internet).
Adult
Learning & Literacy
http://adulted.about.com/education/adulted/msub020.htm
A wealth of articles and links to adult learning theory and practice.
http://adulted.about.com/education/adulted/library/weekly/aa011500b.htm?rnk=r1&terms=adult+learning
A wonderful site in which you can read dozens of articles related
to adult learning theory including transformative learning.
Multiple Intelligences for Adult Literacy & Adult Education
http://literacyworks.org/mi/home.html
This site explores innovative ways to apply the theory of multiple intelligences
to basic skills, learning styles, and adult literacy education. It is
geared toward both instructors and students.
New Horizons for Learning
http://newhorizons.org
This site is for teachers, parents, school administrators, professors,
students of education, policy makers and others interested in educational
change.
Florida Literacy Coalition, Inc.
http://www.floridaliteracy.org/2004/index.html
The Florida Literacy Coalition provides current and accurate information
to prospective adult students and volunteers about literacy programs available
throughout the state, promote awareness of literacy to the public, and
provide current and relevant information and resources to those who provide
literacy instruction: volunteer adult literacy tutors, teachers, and parents.
The Governor's Mentoring Initiative
http://www.volunteerfloridafoundation.org/
The initiative is designed to help students excel in school by recruiting
200,000 Floridians to become mentors.
The Partnership
http://www.floridapartnership.usf.edu/
The Florida Partnership for Family Involvement in Education is a statewide
organization involved with promoting family involvement and increasing
student achievement. The Partnership goals are to increase parental awareness
of education issues, to develop and sustain partnerships and networks
with other organizations, agencies and family centers, and to increase
numbers and types of partnerships between home and school.
Statistical Information about Family Literacy
http://www.floridaliteracy.org/family_literacy.htm
Information complied by the Florida Literacy Coalition on facts and statistics
related to Florida and its family literacy.
Several of the following offer services and programs for Florida:
National Institute for Literacy (NIFL)
http://novel.nifl.gov/
At the NIFL web site, access a database of literacy programs, get information
on grants and contracts, and download publications about literacy issues.
Literacy Information and Communication System (LINCS)
http://www.nifl.gov/lincs/index.html
The LINCS web site offers news items, event information, facts and
statistics, funding information, and literacy resources for teachers and
administrators.
National Center on Adult Literacy (NCAL) and the International
Literacy Institute (ILI)
http://www.literacyonline.org/
Provides full-text research reports.
PBS LiteracyLink
http://www.pbs.org/literacy/
This page has a variety of resources for literacy teachers and students.
Literacy Links
http://www.brown.edu/Departments/Swearer_Center/Literacy_Resources/links.html
This site provides a comprehensive list of links to literacy-related web
sites.
Laubach Literacy International
http://www.laubach.org/home.html
The home page for the world's largest literacy organization offers news
items, a volunteer database, information about grants, and links to literacy
resources.
National Center for the Study of Adult Learning and Literacy
http://gseweb.harvard.edu/~ncsall/
Download teaching materials, review publications and research reports,
and browse links to adult learning and literacy resources at the NCSALL
web site.
Tutor/Student
Resources
Adult Literacy & Technology Network
http://www.altn.org/techtraining/student.html
Site provides student/learner resources in technology training. Includes
links to sites for tutorial-based instruction on using computer hardware,
software, and the Internet.
Florida TechNet
http://www.floridatechnet.org
Specialized areas include “TechNet Living Library” and “TechNet
Workplace”. These areas offer links to research articles, lesson
plans, publications, etc. by category as well as information on workplace
skills, GED, ESOL, technology in adult education, computer tutorials,
and more.
Adult Learning Activities
http://www.cdlponline.org
This site provides online, interactive learning activities in 11 different
subject categories relating to everyday life. Activities focusing on reading,
spelling, composition, and comprehension are included. Be sure to check
out the “Other Learning Web Sites” section for more great
learning resources and activities!
The Study Place
http://www.thestudyplace.org
Interactive online lessons and courses covering a variety of “life”
themes. Tutors can use the site’s “ready-to-use” lessons
or create their own. A clever animated tutorial is provided for both teachers
and students.
State of Florida Official GED Website
http://www.aceofflorida.org/ged
This site provides information relating to Florida’s GED program
and includes FAQ’s and lesson plans.
GED Preparation Resources on the Web
http://www.research.umbc.edu/~ira/GEDres.html
Links to a variety of GED resources including lesson plans, practice
tests, sites for improving study skills, and professional development
information can be found here.
Interactive Instruction for Adult Learners
http://www.research.umbc.edu/~ira/Interweb.html
This site provides links to a wide variety of interactive exercises for
enhancing adult education classes.
Dave’s ESL Cafe
http://www.eslcafe.com
An “Internet Meeting Place” for ESL teachers and students.
Participate in discussion forums, get teaching tips and ideas, download
software for learning languages, and more!
John’s ESL Community
http://www.johnsesl.com
Resources for both students and teachers of ESL. The site has many online
study aids including grammar tips, quizzes and games. Teachers will find
many lessons and classroom activities which can be used freely. As a result,
the site is heavily supported by third party advertisers, but the content
is worth the minor annoyance. HINT: Click the “stop” button
on your browser’s toolbar to stop the flashing ads and enable pop-up
controls if your browser supports them.
LINCS Adult ESL Special Collection
http://www.literacynet.org/esl
A collection of materials and web-based resources for teaching English
to adults. Site includes areas for both teachers and students with links
to resources including language practice and classroom materials, as well
as information on citizenship, living in the US, and GED.
TV411
http://www.tv411.org
A fun and easy to navigate site featuring interactive lessons and articles
addressing themes such as money, parenting, people, and health. Lessons
improve reading, writing, vocabulary, math and learning skills. The site
also has a bulletin board to provide users with personalized support and
a forum to share their writing and ideas. Also included is a teacher resources
section.
Randall's ESL Cyber Listening Lab
http://www.esl-lab.com/
This site contains a vast collection of listening exercises and activities,
including conversations and quizzes. The exercises target high-beginning
to low-advanced learners. (Real Audio is required to use this site--links
for free downloads are provided.)
Activities for ESL Students
http://a4esl.org/
Numerous quizzes and puzzles for learners to complete and check on their
own. Learners can choose from a variety of activities dealing with vocabulary
building, phrasal verbs, slang, idioms, homonyms, and specific grammar
points, such as articles and prepositions. Bilingual quizzes are also
included.
www.literacyvolunteer.com
Tutor tips & suggestions for book titles.
www.oaklandlibarary.org/services/secondstart/tutortips/lessons.html
Controlled vocabulary stories for Laubach Way to Reading.
www.english-zone.com
Free grammar lessons.
www.english-to-go.com
Sample ESOL lessons.
http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/index.htm
Simple grammar explanations that might help tutors in their presentation.
http://www.lingolex.com/phrasal.htm
100 most used English verbs with Spanish translations in all levels.
http://www.soundsofenglish.org
Pronunciation video clips in all levels.
http://a4esl.org
Database with quizzes, crossroads, idioms and more.
Contact
Information
Region
III Program Facilitator
Website: regioniiiadultliteracycenter.org
Email: regioniiialc@adultliteracyleague.org
Toll free number: 1-800-725-1895
Operated
by Adult Literacy League,
Inc.
345 N. Michigan St., Suite 100
Orlando, FL 32806
Ph: 407.422.1540, ext.13
Fax: 404.422.1529
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