Adult Literacy Resources
- Maryland Association for Adult, Community, and Continuing Education (MAACCE)
http://www.maaccemd.org/ - Maryland Adult Literacy Resource Center
http://www.umbc.edu/alrc/index.html - Maryland Community Services Locator
http://www.mdcsl.org - Maryland Dept. of Labor, Licensing and Regulation, Div. of Workforce Dev. & Adult Learning
http://dllr.state.md.us/employment/ - US Dept. of Education “Literacy Information and Communication System” (LINCS)
http://lincs.ed.gov/lincs
Instructional links – General
- Ed Helper.com
http://edhelper.com - Internet Public Library
http://www.ipl.org - Internet Public Library, Kidspace
http://www.ipl.org/div/kidspace/ - Funbrain
http://www.funbrain.com/teachers/ - Sites for Teachers
http://www.sitesforteachers.com - GED test practice & study tips
http://www.gedprepinfo.com - Study Guide Zone
http://www.studyguidezone.com/gedtest.htm - Verizon’s online education resource, Thinkfinity
http://www.thinkfinity.org/home.aspx - USA Today newspaper
http://www.usatoday.com
Instructional links – Math
- Baltimore County Public Library
http://www.bcpl.info/info/homework/#math - A Plus Math.com
http://www.aplusmath.com - Math.com
http://www.math.com - Lizard Point
http://www.lizardpoint.com/math/mathsheet.html - AAA Math
http://www.aaamath.com - King’s List of On-line Math Activities
http://www.k111.k12.il.us/KING/math.htm - National Library of Virtual Manipulatives
http://nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav/vlibrary.html - Multiplication.com
http://www.multiplication.com - Fraction practice
http://www.visualfactions.com - Algebra practice
http://www.algebrahelp.com - General math skills practice
http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise
Instructional links – Language & Reading
- Vocabulary University
http://www.vocabulary.com - Social Studies and important events in history
http://www.todayinhistory.com - Language arts, grammar
http://www.partsofspeech.com
Agencies & Associations
- American Library Association
http://www.ala.org - Attention Deficit Disorder Association
http://www.add.org - Center for Applied Linguistics
http://www.cal.org/ - The International Dyslexia Association
http://www.interdys.org - LD Online
http://www.ldonline.org - Maryland Association for Adult, Community and Continuing Education (MAACCE)
http://www.maaccemd.org - Maryland Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (MDTESOL)
http://www.marylandtesol.org - National Center for Learning Disabilities
http://www.ncld.org - National Center for the Study of Adult Learning and Literacy
http://www.ncsall.net - TESOL -Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (National)
http://www.tesol.org - Washington Area Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (WATESOL)
http://www.watesol.org/
Research & Information
- National Assessment of Adult Literacy (NAAL)
http://nces.ed.gov/naal/ - National Center for the Study of Adult Learning and Literacy
http://www.ncsall.net - U.S. Census Bureau
http://www.census.gov/
ESOL Resources
- The 24 Languages Project: Consumer Health Brochures in Multiple Languages
http://library.med.utah.edu/24languages/
Adult Education Wiki
http://wiki.literacytent.org/index.php/AlePDOnline - Building Basics: ESOL Toolkit for General Construction, Landscaping, Painting, and Plumbing
http://www.valrc.org/publications/buildingbasics/ - The CAELA Guide for Adult ESL Trainers
http://www.cal.org/caela/scb/guide.html - ERIC Digests
http://www.ericdigests.org/ - ESL Magazine
http://www.eslmag.com/ - Internet Public Library
http://www.ipl.org - Internet TESL Journal
http://iteslj.org/ - The Maryland Adult Literacy Resource Center at UMBC
http://www.umbc.edu/alrc/ - National Institute for Literacy LINCS Resource Collections (includes Basic Skills, Program Management, and Workforce Competitiveness)
http://www.nifl.gov/lincs/resourcecollections/resource_collections.html - Tools for Educators: Custom worksheets, games, and other resources
http://www.toolsforeducators.com/ - Virginia Adult Education and Literacy Centers
http://www.valrc.org/
On-line Training
- Bright Ideas Civic Curriculum
http://www.clese.org/brightideas_eslcurric.htm - The Constitutional Rights Foundation
http://www.crf-usa.org/online-lessons-index/free-lessons-index.html - EL Civics Modules
http://www.ccsf.edu/Resources/Teacher_Resource_Center/civics/modules.html - New Citizens Vote!
http://www.pilaweb.org/content/view/25/59#NCV - Basics of Adult Literacy Education
http://www.c-pal.net/course/index.html - EL/Civics online
http://www.elcivicsonline.org/ - “How can I help immigrants prepare to take the U.S. citizenship test?”
http://literacynetwork.verizon.org/tln/content/how-can-i-help-immigrants-prepare-take-us-citizenship-test - Media Library of Teaching Skills
http://mlots.org/ - PBS Teachers
http://www.pbs.org/teachers/ - ProLiteracy
http://www.proliteracy.org/NetCommunity/Page.aspx?pid=406&srcid=346 - Thinkfinity Literacy Network
http://literacynetwork.verizon.org/TLN/
Immigration
- Maryland Council on New Americans
http://www.newamericans.maryland.gov/ - US Citizenship and Immigration Services
http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis
Research & Information
- Abell Foundation Report: Attracting new Americans into Baltimore City’s neighborhoods (November 2002)
http://www.abell.org/pubsitems/arn1102.pdf - National Assessment of Adult Literacy (NAAL)
http://nces.ed.gov/naal/ - The New England Learner Persistence (NELP) Project
http://www.nelrc.org/persist/ - Portland State University ESOL Lab School
http://www.labschool.pdx.edu/ - U.S. Census Bureau
http://www.census.gov
On-line learning
- Activities for ESL Students
http://www.a4esl.org - Auto English
http://www.autoenglish.org - BBC Learning English
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/ - Breaking English News
http://www.breakingenglishnews.com/ - CNN Stories
http://literacynet.org/cnnsf/archives.html - EL Civics Lessons for ESL Students
http://www.elcivics.com/esl-lifeskills-lessons.html - English Daily
http://www.englishdaily626.com/ - English Express: A website for adult learners
http://www.englishexpress.ca/ - English for all
http://www.myefa.org/login.cfm - ESL Literacy Website
http://home.earthlink.net/~brekkmail/index.html - English Grammar from the English Club
http://www.englishclub.com/ - English Grammar Online
http://www.ego4u.com/ - English Learner Grammar Site
http://www.englishlearner.com/ - English Listening Library Online
http://www.elllo.org - Everyday English in Conversation
http://www.focusenglish.com/dialogues/conversation.html - Free Rice
http://www.freerice.com/index.php - Idiom Site
http://www.idiomsite.com - Interesting Things for ESL Students
http://www.manythings.org/ - Learning Resources (On-line adult literacy site)
http://literacyworks.org/learningresources/index.html - News For You
http://www.newsforyouonline.com/index.asp - Quia Web
http://www.quia.com/web - Randall’s ESL Cyber Listening Lab Online
http://www.esl-lab.com - Repeat After Us
http://www.repeatafterus.com/ - Sounds of English
http://www.soundsofenglish.org/ - Timed Reading
http://college.cengage.com/collegesurvival/watkins/learning_companion/1e/students/timed_reading.html - Train Your Accent
http://www.trainyouraccent.com/ - The University of Victoria Study Zone
http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/index.htm - USA Learns
http://www.usalearns.org/index/welcome.cfm - Vocabulary University
http://www.vocabulary.com
Content Standards and Testing
- The Adult Education Content Standards Warehouse
http://www.adultedcontentstandards.ed.gov/ - CASAS Website
https://www.casas.org/home/index.cfm - MD Adult Education Standards Page
http://www.umbc.edu/alrc/standards.html - REEP ESL Curriculum for Adults
http://www.apsva.us/15401081182015517/lib/15401081182015517/reepcurriculum/index.html
Link Collections
- Boggle’s World
http://www.bogglesworldesl.com - Canada ESL Lesson Plans
http://www.canada-esl.com - Dave’s ESL Cafe
http://www.eslcafe.com/index.html - English Page
http://www.englishpage.com - English Pond
http://www.englishpond.com - English-zone.com
http://english-zone.com - Ernie’s Activity Page
http://www.lingolex.com/userpages/Ernie.html - ESL God
http://www.eslgold.com - The ESL Loop
http://www.linguistic-funland.com/esloop/esloop.html - ESL Monkeys
http://www.eslmonkeys.com - ESL Resource Center
http://www.eslsite.com - Hopelink Eastside Literacy Handouts
http://www.eastsideliteracy.org/tutorsupport/ESL/ESLTalkTime.htm - Hopelink Eastside Literacy Lesson Plans
http://www.hope-link.org/get_help/adult_education - Internet TESL Journal Links Page
http://iteslj.org/links/ - Linguapress
http://www.linguapress.com - Maryland Adult Literacy Resource Center Resource Page
http://www.gogedgo.org/resources.html - One Stop English
http://www.onestopenglish.com - Sites for Teachers
http://www.sitesforteachers.com
Professional Development Presentations & Handouts
- Promoting Learner Retention/Persistence
- Presenting Learner-Centered Tutoring Sessions
- Integrating Basic Employability Skills into Tutoring Sessions
- Teaching Sight Words
- Very Basic Reading Skills for the Adult Learner
- February 2012 Tutor Round Table Resource List
- The External Diploma Program (EDP): An Alternative to the GED
