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- 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.
www.abc-canada.org
- Adult and Continuing Education from About.Com - Extensive list of information selected by an adult education specialist; free email newsletters.
adulted.about.com/education/adulted
- Adult Literacy and Technology Network - A national effort dedicated to finding solutions for using technology to enhance adult literacy.
www.otan.dni.us/webfarm/alt
- 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.
aenet.esuhsd.org/index.html
- 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.
literacy.kent.edu/eureka
- 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.
literacy.kent.edu/cra
- Greater Pittsburgh Literacy Council - Nonprofit agency providing literacy programs for adults and out-of-school young adults in western Pennsylvania.
trfn.clpgh.org/gplc
- International Literacy Explorer - "An overview of literacy issues in an international context. Useful for teachers, policy makers, researchers."
www.literacyonline.org/explorer/index.html
- Literacy Council of Jefferson County - Provides free tutoring services to Jefferson County, Washington, USA residents with low literacy skills.
www.fort.lib.wi.us/literacy.html
- Literacy Network of Greater Los Angeles - An organization that promotes adult, family and workplace literacy efforts in greater Los Angeles through networking.
www.literacynetwork.org
- 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.
www.literacy-now.org
- 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.
www.literacyonline.org
- Literacy Resources - Rhode Island - The Swearer Center for Public Service, Literacy Resources, Rhode Island Campus.
www.brown.edu/Departments/Swearer_Center/Literacy_Resources
- 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.
www.literacyservices.org/main.html
- Literacy Volunteers of America - Rhode Island - Rhode Island affiliate of Literacy Volunteers of America, a national nonprofit organization.
lvari.org
- Literacy Volunteers of Fauquier County - A nonprofit organization, working to eradicate illiteracy in this community.
users.erols.com/lvfc
- LiteracyLink - For adult students and their teachers, LiteracyLink offers online GED modules, information about the PBS Workplace Essential Skills series, and more.
www.pbs.org/literacy/index.html
- Maryland Adult Literacy Resource Center - Maryland Adult Literacy Resource Center: resources and information for adult literacy providers and students in Maryland.
research.umbc.edu/~ira
- Miami Valley Literacy Council - The primary, volunteer-based literacy provider in the Miami Valley (Dayton, Ohio region).
www.discoverliteracy.com
- 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
www.nald.ca
- 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.
gseweb.harvard.edu/~ncsall
- 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.
www.nifl.gov
- 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).
literacy.kent.edu/~nebraska
- Northern Kentucky Adult Reading Program - Program of basic reading instruction for adults in the northern Kentucky area.
www.nkarp.com
- Northwest Regional Literacy Resource Center - Resource for practitioners in the field of adult literacy, basic skills and English as a Second Language.
www.nwlincs.org
- 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.
www.otan.dni.us
- Rhode Island Workforce Literacy Collaborative - Unified effort to provide information about adult literacy programs, events, and resources throughout Rhode Island and southeastern Massachusetts.
www.riwlc.org
- 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
www.stjames-cathedral.org/esl
- 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.
www2.wgbh.org/MBCWEIS/LTC/ALRI/alri.html
- 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.
carcae.tripod.com
- The Ohio Literacy Resource Center - Provides support, training and resources for practitioners who work with adult literacy students in the state of Ohio.
literacy.kent.edu
- Welcome to the Literacy Center' - Attleboro, Massachusetts training and support services.
www.theliteracycenter.com
- Literacy Volunteers of America - 40 million Americans are functionally illiterate. LVA is a national network of certified, locally-based education programs committed to increasing literacy for adults and their families.
www.literacyvolunteers.org/home/index.htm
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