ADULT LITERACY EXERCISES

Education Teacher Materials  – Activities, Worksheets, Printables, and Lesson Plans (Source: Education Helper)

Adult Literacy Worksheets and Workbooks – Recommended by Ireland’s National Adult Literacy Agency (NALA)

Adult Literacy Training Videos – Online Access to Training Project by San José Public Library’s Partners in Reading and Santa Clara City Library’s Read Santa Clara. The project was funded by a grant from the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act, administered in California by the State Librarian.

Voice of America News Literacy Education  – This site from the Center for News Literacy at Stony Brook University offers 6 videos with text on aspects of news literacy. The Center for News Literacy is committed to teaching students how to use critical thinking skills to judge the reliability and credibility of news reports and news sources. It is the only center of its kind in the United States.

Tutor Resources – This site from the Literacy Volunteers of Greater Hartford offers student handouts and tutor guides on many topics.

ADULT LITERACY TUTOR TRAINING

(The following are extra resources, not required for tutors.)

Peace Corps Literacy Handbook – New Zealand Digital Library

Adult Literacy Volunteer Tutor Training – The Illinois Secretary of State has posted a comprehensive web-based training for Tutors.

ProLiteracy Online Tutor Training – ProLiteracy has produced a 1 1/2 hour online training on YouTube for tutor volunteers.

Literacy Matters – ProLiteracy PSAs: – Public service announcements on why literacy matters from ProLiteracy.

U.S. Adult Literacy Programs: Making a Difference – A Review of Research on Positive Outcomes Achieved by Literacy Programs and the People They Serve U.S. Programs Division of ProLiteracy Worldwide March 2003 (Source: ProLiteracy via Literacyconnets.org, Arizona)

Literacy Tutor Reference Materials – Tutor Training PP Self-Paced (Source: The Literacy Center)

ADULT LITERACY REFERENCES

Learning Literacies for the 21st Century – Advanced Literacy EducationConcepts (Source: David Warlick, Gaston College)

21st Century Literacy Skills Prepare Students for Global Citizenship – Advanced Literacy EducationConcepts (Source: The International School of the Americas – San Antonio, Texas)

National Assessment of Adult Literacy – The 2003 National Assessment of Adult Literacy (NAAL) is a nationally representative assessment of English literacy among American adults age 16 and older. NAAL is the nation’s most comprehensive measure of adult literacy since the 1992 National Adult Literacy Survey (NALS). (Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES))