Especially for Trainers

Web Resources

Adult Literacy Resource Institute
http://www.alri.org/
Adult literacy resources, including information for speakers of other languages.

American Library Association, Literature Resources for Parents, Teens and Kids
http://www.ala.org/ala/pio/piopresskits/lcsignuppresskit/alaresources.htm
ALA Resources for Parents, Teens and Kids.

Databases of Award-Winning Children’s Literature
http://www.dawcl.com/
Database of Award-Winning Children’s Literature, including 4000 records from 50 awards across 5 English-speaking countries.

Family Crafts from About.com
http://familycrafts.about.com/cs/homemadebooks/
Links and information about how to make various kinds of homemade books

International Reading Association homepage
http://www.reading.org/

International Reading Association
http://www.reading.org/resources/community/links_lit_afl.html
Literacy Links: Adult and Family Literacy

International Reading Association
http://www.reading.org/resources/tools/parent.html
Literacy Links: Resources for teachers and parents

Literacy Connections
http://www.literacyconnections.com/index.html
Resources of adult literacy, second language literacy, Hispanic literacy for teachers and parents.

Literacy Link from PBS
http://www.pbs.org/literacy/index.html
Professional literacy resources for literacy educators

Literacy Matters: Parents
http://www.literacymatters.co.uk/parents.html
Resources for parents, teachers and trainers

Literacy Today (article)
http://www.literacytrust.org.uk/Pubs/lowry.html
An article describing a program promoting parents and children reading together

A resource for teachers and parents to find books and teaching ideas involving songs, rhymes and related topics

National Adult Literacy Database (Canadian)
http://www.nald.ca/index.htm
Canada’s adult literacy information

National Association for the Education of Young Children homepage
http://www.naeyc.org/

National Center for Family Literacy homepage
http://www.famlit.org/

Pennsylvania Family Literacy Programs: Results of a Statewide Evaluation 2003-2004
http://www.pafamilyliteracy.org/pafamilyliteracy/site/default.asp

Reading is Fundamental: Reading Planet
http://www.rif.org/readingplanet/
Activities and ideas for parents and teachers to use to motivate children to learn; games and stories for children to play and read

Wisconsin Literacy Education and Reading Network Source
http://wilearns.state.wi.us/apps/
Literacy resources, practical information and links to support teachers and parents

Your Kid’s Library
http://yourkidslibrary.com/index.htm
Newbery book reviews with curricular ties


 

 


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