Adult Literacy
- Adult Literacy and
Technology Network
- This site provides information on electronic resources, both websites
and software programs for teaching literacy skills. Browse online
discussions of software, equipment and new technology for adult literacy.
http://www.altn.org/techtraining/
- Association
of College & Research Libraries. Information Literacy and Instruction
- The section on information literacy and instruction contains links
to information literacy standards and guidelines for adult learners.
Among the web sites included are: Information Literacy Competency
Standards for Higher Education; Objectives for Information
Literacy Instruction: A Model Statement for Academic Librarians;
and Characteristics of Programs of Information Literacy that Illustrate
Best Practice: A Guideline.
http://www.ala.org/ala/acrl/acrlstandards/standardsguidelinestopic.htm
National Assessment of Adult
Literacy National Center for Education Statistics
- Provides data on levels of literacy and rates of literacy in the
United States. This site does not have teaching materials per se,
but the data would be useful for policy making and program development.
http://nces.ed.gov/naal
National
Center for the Study of Adult Learning and Literacy Harvard University
- This is a portal to teaching and study materials in adult literacy.
Materials have been developed as a result of research sponsored by
the NCSALL
http://www.gse.harvard.edu/~ncsall/teach.html
National LINCS National Institute
for Literacy
- A gateway to adult education and literacy resources on the Internet.
Areas of the country are divided into five categories, Western/Pacific,
Northwest, Midwest, Eastern, and Southern. Sites are independent of
one another and offer web sites, articles, local contact information,
and even grant and funding opportunities. (Western/Pacific offers
a unique tutorial for Teachers/Tutors to use under Learning Resources.)
http://www.nifl.gov/lincs/
- ProLiteracy
Worldwide
- This literacy organization was formed by the merger of Laubach Literacy
International and Literacy Volunteers of America, Inc. The site has
links for both students and tutors, and information on how to find
literacy programs in one’s area.
http://www.literacyvolunteers.org
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