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Useful Links
Literacy ActivitiesAdvice for reading teachers and literacy tutors Adult Literacy and Technology Network, Teacher/Tutor Resources Equipped for the Future, Teaching/Learning Toolkit Guidelines for Reading Tutoring Sessions: Adult Literacy and Adult Learners The Key: A Newspaper for new readers, for tutors, for administrators Lemonade Stand This is a game using the lemonade stand as a metaphor. Players make business decisions about selling lemonade based on weather conditions, advertising, cost of cups and so on. It is easy reading, fun to play and very interactive. After each transaction players have the choice of going out of business or continuing based on a review of daily profits. The page design is excellent with consistent color and graphics. Instructionally, this page has a wealth of possibilities. Students can work on basic math skills within the context of the game. Critical thinking skills can be practiced since decisions have direct effect on the results for the player. Literacyconnections.com great resources for those interested in "Promoting literacy and a love of reading." Literacy and Learning Disabilities A Web site for tutors/teachers with info about how to improve their programs to better serve adults with learning disabilities. Literacy Assistance Center This site features a search engine that locates specific areas of interest. Once on the site go to resources, go to the EXCITE search feature. Type in adult literacy lesson plans. This will take you to links of lesson plans where you can click on gallery of web-based lesson plans. Here you will find a variety of topic areas that are developed into lesson plans. Some are specifically for teachers, but others are for adult students. Click on A Night Out on the Town. Print out the instructions on the lesson plan. Here you will find a link to the city of Boston home page. Instructionally, this exercise gives the student an opportunity to practice basic Internet skills while getting a virtual tour of Boston. Language experience stories and reflections of the experience can be created by the adult learner and used for a variety of purposes such as; identifying sight words to practice or making cloze sentences about the visit. Literacy Works Online Lesson Plans National Adult Literacy Database This site contains various literacy materials such as manuals, booklets, guides, project reports and other material useful to anyone practicing in the field of adult literacy. Northwest LINCS Lesson Plan Site Online English Grammar This site covers the basics of English grammar; parts of speech, letter sounds, and alphabet pronunciation. While it seems aimed at a highly educated speaker of other languages learning English, the advanced literacy student would benefit from studying the definitions of nouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs. The student could create sentences using the defined part of speech to practice using writing skills. Online lesson plans for adult learners, varied topics Practical Money Skills for Life Excellent financial literacy Web site for tutors, parents and administrators – is sponsored by VISA and has lesson plans, free materials, calculators, games, banking tutor, and many other resources. Puzzlemaker Create and print customized word search, crossword and math puzzles using your word lists. Build your own maze or print our specialty hand-drawn mazes created around holidays and classroom topics. Sponsored by the Discovery Channel, this site was designed for classroom teachers, but tutors and adult learners could adapt it for instructional purposes. Several uses are for working on word parts; prefixes, dipthongs, rhyming words, or contractions. Phonics drills and rhyming can be reinforced. Even numeric skills can practiced by using the features number block and math square. http://puzzlemaker.discoveryeducation.com/ www.sparktop.org This is an interactive site for kids who learn differently; it has activities and games and numerous other things to inspire children who have their own learning style. Teaching and Learning with Internet-based Resources This Web site is a great place to start for students and tutors new to using the Internet. It gives strategies for Internet users, electronic field trips, and specific lessons to help learners develop skills while exploring the Internet. Instructionally, it focuses on critical thinking skills yet uses an easy reading context. Each section gives specifics on skill building and learning objectives followed by a description of the learning activity. It uses Internet links as a teaching tool in an organized, structured manner. No wonder: Check out this classic and entertaining poem that sheds light on why mastering English spelling can be a challenge: Why Is Spelling Difficult? For Administrators and CoordinatorsDemystifying Adult Literacy for Volunteer Tutors This Web site provides information about literacy itself, roles and responsibilities of tutors, working with adult learners, and the development of learner/tutor relationships and learning programs. NIFL Special Collection for Literacy & Learning Disabilities: Managers/Administrators A Web site for administrators with info about how to improve their programs to better serve adults with learning disabilities. Literacy-related OrganizationsAAACE Home Page The American Association for Adult and Continuing Education
is the nation's premier organization dedicated to enhancing the field of adult
learning. The American Literacy Council The American Literacy Council provides resources and assistance to persons and organizations who are involved in the literacy crisis in America. The organization provides software and publications that seek or promote solutions to the problem of illiteracy in English-speaking countries. Commission on Adult Basic and Literacy Education (COABE) National Center for Family Literacy (NCFL) National Institute for Literacy (NIFL) Pennsylvania Association for Adult and Continuing Education (PAACE) U.S. Department of Education
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