Other Literacy Sites

WEB SITES FOR TUTORS

Lesson planning, educational strategies and techniques for adult literacy tutors.

BCK2SKOL Free electronic library classroom: Class on the Net for Librarians with little or no Internet Experience. 30 lessons providing easy instructions on how to use the net, including email and searching techniques.

Clearinghouse on Reading, English, and Communication Provides educational materials, services, and coursework to anyone interested in language arts. Includes lesson plans, ERIC database search, family literacy information, and expert Q and A

Human Resources and Social Development, Canada Authentic Workplace Materials are (forms, tables, graphs, brochures, regulations) used in many jobs throught Canada. The collection focuses on Reading Text, Document Use and Writing with some use of Oral Communication and Numeracy. The skills taught are transferable and can be used in many different jobs and situations other than work.

ILTERC, Indiana Literacy and Technical Education Resource Center A source for educational materials and information provided by the Indiana State Library

The Internet TESL Journal A monthly journal featuring; articles, research papers, lesson plans, handouts and teaching ideas and links

The Literacy Volunteer Connection Includes advice for first-time tutors, tutoring tips, and stories from tutors about their experiences. Lots of information on different methodologies.

The Math Forum Provides resources, materials, activities, person-to-person interaction, and educational products and services for teaching and learning in an increasingly technological world. For all levels of math education.

National Assessment of Adult Literacy (NAAL) National representative and continuing assessment of English language literacy skills of American Adults.

The Center for Adult English Language Acquisition Provides resources for ESL adult education and family literacy instruction. Includes responses to Frequently Asked Questions, a first-day orientation guide, lesson plans, research-to-practice papers on English language and literacy learning, and an annotated list of English and Spanish language assessments in use.

National Center for Literacy A nonprofit organization supporting family literacy services across the United States through training, programming, research, advocacy and dissemination. Includes a Literacy Discussion list where you can exchange ideas with others interested in literacy. Click Research to get the latest statistics on literacy in the US.

National Institute for Literacy Provides national literacy leadership, coordinates literacy services and policy, and resources for adult education and literacy programs.

NCRTEC Lesson Planning Site Assists in the writing of focused lesson plans. Users enter their own content and by answering questions are guided through the creation of Lesson plans which address assessment, content, teaching strategies and the use of technology.

North Central Regional Educational Laboratory (NCREL) Seven stories from Captured Wisdom On Adult Literacy. Answers to questions about projects are provided at the end of the stories. Select Teaching and Learning for links to lesson plans, includes a lesson planning site that includes integrating technology into your teaching.

Purdue University's Online Writing Lab Resources section has links to sites that offer writing resources.

Puzzlemaker Puzzle generator. Create and print customized word search, crossword and math puzzles using your word lists. Build your own maze or print specialty hand-drawn mazes.

Report on Literacy A newsletter on basic training and workplace

Teachers @ Work: Internet Tools For Teachers Gateway to free software downloads, links to over 500 reviewed educational resource web sites, and resources.

Texas Education Agency Interactive math and reading tests for grade levels 3 through 11. (Use care when using testing materials. Only test those wishing to know their reading or math grade level)

WEB SITES FOR LEARNERS

PBS Literacy Link Provides a virtual classroom for tutors to use with their learners.

Webquests Web based activities for learners. Includes tasks, steps, activities, evaluation, and conclusion also has links for teachers using site.

Woodland Junior School Interactive activies for beginning through advanced readers. Preliteracy through 7th grade math and reading levels. (These are British webpages and may contain occasional pronuciation and cultural variations.

Interactive Listening Comprehension Practice List of interactive listening comprehension exercises developed at the Intensive English Institute at the University of Illinois.

Interesting Things for ESL Students Study site for ESL has quizzes, puzzles, slang, proverbs and much more.

Learning Oral English Online Online conversation for intermediate ESL learners. (Each sentence in the book is linked to a sound file which is in AU format.)

Randalls's ESL Cyber Listening Lab ESL listening lab. Exercises from easy to difficult, includes comprehension quizzes.

The Key The Key is an online newspaper providing reading materials for Adults with limited reading skills. Also provides interactive lesson plans. Back issues available in the archives.

LITERACY ORGANIZATIONS

Interested in tutoring or being tutored but live outside the service area of VITAL. (Monroe County and the surrounding area in the state of Indiana) Check out the following sites for a literacy provider in your area.

ProLiteracy Laubach Literacy (LLI) and Literacy Volunteers of America, Inc. (LVA, Inc.) have merged to form ProLiteracy Worldwide.

* New Links - Check out these recently added sites!