Related Links
NYC Regional Adult Education Network
http://www.lacnyc.org
New York State Education Department Adult Education and Workforce Development
http://www.emsc.nysed.gov/workforce/offices/adult.html
New York Association for Continuing and Community Education
http://www.ny-acce.org
Nassau Association for Continuing and Community Education
http://www.nacce-nys.org
Suffolk Association for Continuing and Community Education
http://www.sacce.org
Regional Adult Education Network, East
http://www.nyraen.org
ASISTS - Adult Student Information System and Technical
Support - Home Page and FAQ's
www.ASISTS.org.
Adult Literacy
700+ Great Sites http://www.ala.org/parentspage/greatsites/
American Library Association provides multiple sites for parents, caregivers, teachers and others who care about kids
America Reads Challenge http://ed.gov/inits/americareads/
This is provided by the U.S. Department of Education offers suggestions and material for families and educators to help all American children how to read.
Barrier Free Education http://barrier-free.arch.gatech.edu/
Resource site to inform and assist students with disabilities, parents, and teachers. Students with disabilities gain access to math and science education.
Beginner, Lower Intermediate, Intermediate, Upper Intermediate and Advanced Level ESL Lessons - http://esl.about.com/homework/esl/msub6.htm
About.com has a list of sites for lessons on many different levels. There are outlined lessons, printable materials and tips on teaching techniques.
Cambridge International Dictionary http://dictionary.cambridge.org/
Cambridge International Dictionaries of International English, American English, Phrasal Verbs and Idioms.
Canada's National Adult Literacy Database http://www.NALD.CA NALD's list of many educational resources for family literacy.
Classroom Connects Connected Teacher http://connectedteacher.com/lessonplans/lessonplans.asp The mega site of lesson plan sites at Classroom Connects Connected Teacher.
Dave's ESL Cafe - http://www.eslcafe.com/
A very popular site for ESL/EFL students and teachers around the world. Besides great lessons, there are forums for teachers and students.
Disability and The Workplace - An Internet Primer http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/library/subjectGuides/disabilityAndTheWorkplace.html
Cornell University offers a guide with resources for ADA, disability listservs, government sites, job hunting, law and legislation, organizations, work statistics, and workers compensation.
DO-IT Program - http://www.washington.edu/doit/
This DO-IT Program site has many resources concerning disabilities, opportunities, internetworking, and technology. There are multiple hyperlinks to people who are pursuing academic and career fields.
Dyslexia: The Gift http://www.dyslexia.com/
This site offers the best ways for dyslexic people to learn. There is information and
training in methods for mastering learning problems.
Educational Activities http://www.edact.com There are a few sample lessons that are internet based called "How to Write for Everyday Living" and "Descriptive Reading Internet Activities".
Educators Publishing Service http://www.epsbooks.com Links and materials of reading methods for language-based learning differences
Eisenhower National Clearinghouse Resources http://www.goenc.com ENC content experts chose materials from the ENC Collection to help you make the most of the latest educational technology in the areas of mathematics and science.
Encarta Schoolhouse http://encarta.msn.com/schoolhouse/menus/searchDef.asp
A collection of lesson plans created by Microsoft as part of Encarta Online, contains lessons in thirteen different categories.
ESL Games – http://www.englishclub.com/esl-games/index.htm
This site has a nice collection of many different games for ESL/EFL.
Family Literacy Special Collections: Ideas for the Classroom http://literacy.kent.edu/Midwest/FamilyLit/classideas.html This collection of resources relating to family literacy is currently maintained by the Midwest LINCS.
Focus on the Basics http://gseweb.harvard.edu/~ncsall/fob/2000/fobv4ia.htm
This site is a newsletter, "Focus on the Basics" discusses the current research on adult learning and literacy and how this research can inform the adult education program.
GED Testing Service http://www.acenet.edu/AM/Template.cfm?Section=GEDTS Official Site of the GED Testing Service offers the latest information about the GED plus teaching tip
General Resources for Teachers Using the Internet http://www.nifl.gov/nifl/fellowship/reports/susanc/inthome.htm
In general adult students can benefit by learning about computers and the internet. This great site is entitled "Teaching and learning with Internet-based Resources."
How to" articles for ESL instruction - http://esl.about.com/homework/esl/blhowto.htm
About.com offers a list of "How to..." for ESL instruction and lessons.
Learn To http://www.learn2.com/index.asp
This site contains several good content areas that contain practical information about life skills.
LD OnLine: Learning Disabilities Information & Resources http://www.ldonline.org/
OnLine offers information and ideas about learning disabilities for parents, teachers, and children. There is a free electronic newsletter with the latest LD information and events.
Literacy Assistance Center – http://www.lacnyc.org/resources/curricula/esol.htm The Literacy Assistance Center offers web-based lesson plans for ESOL/ABE classes.
Literacy Link -Literacy and Basic Skills – http://litlink.ket.org/wesged.aspl Literacy Link has developed videos and online lessons at this site for the Pre GED and Workplace Literacy students.
Literacy Volunteers of America http://www.literacyvolunteers.org Literacy Volunteers of America offers information on instruction and information for learning disabled students
LitLearner - About GED http://litlink5.pbs.org PBS Literacy Link designed this site for students preparing for the GED with instructional video and Internet technology for adult students.
Math Forum: Adult Education Teachers' Place - http://mathforum.org/teachers/adult.ed/ This is the math-adult education resource list of selected sites to visit for instruction and information about adult numeracy.
Multiple Intelligences for Adult Literacy and Adult Education - http://literacyworks.org/mi/home.html This site discusses the multiple intelligence theory focusing on the ABE and adult literacy student and how to apply this theory to basic skills, learning styles and adult literacy education.
National Assessment of Adult Literacty – NAAL Home – http://nces.ed.gov/naal/
National Endowment for the Humanities http://www.neh.gov/
This site offers a gateway for teachers, students, and parents searching for high-quality material on the Internet in the subject areas of literature and language arts, foreign languages, art and culture, and history and social studies.
NCLE ERIC Digests http://www.cal.org/ericcll/faqs/rgos/eslint.html NCLE has a collection of ERIC articles directed to numerous aspects of ESL instruction
Newspapers Around the World www.newspapers.com/ This site is easy to use in referencing the world's newspapers.
NIE Online (Newspaper in Education) - http://www.learnersonline.com/weekly/index.htm This site offers an on-line lesson each week based on an important news story. An archive of past weekly lessons is also available.
NY State Assessment of Adult Literacy – http://www.air.org/publications/documents/SAAL_NY_web.pdf http://www.air.org/NAAL/
Online English Grammar - http://www.edunet.com/english/grammar/index.cfm
This grammar site has been put on-line by Anthony Hughes and is available free of charge for anyone to use. The basics of English grammar; parts of speech, letter sounds, and alphabet pronunciation are aimed at a highly educated speaker of other languages learning English and the advanced literacy student.
Outreach and Technical Assistance Network Adult Education's Electronic Information Gateway http://www.otan.dni.us/ You need to register, but they do not ask for too much information. Then you will be redirected to http://www.adultedteachers.org/ where you go to the Quick Jump Menu. There are lesson plans for elementary basic skills.
Puzzlemaker http://puzzlemaker.school.discovery.com/ The Discovery Channel provides this site for classroom teachers, but tutors and adult educators 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 numeracy skills can be practiced by using the features number block and math square.
Schoolhouse Grammar Rock http://genxtvland.simplenet.com/SchoolHouseRock/grammar.hts?hi
The Schoolhouse Rock site developed catchy lessons on grammar rules.
Teacher Source http://www.pbs.org/teachersource/
Great PBS site where you can find ideas for both children and adult students. Activities fall into a variety of categories, including creative thinking and problem-solving skills, cultural/social diversity appreciation and understanding, dramatic play and creative movement, and language and literacy skills.
TESL/TEFL/TESOL/ESL/EFL/ESOL Links - http://www.aitech.ac.jp/~iteslj/links/
Links of Interest to Students & Teachers of English as a Second Language provided by The Internet TESL Journal.
The English Companion - http://www.englishcompanion.com This site is written by an English teacher who wrote a book entitled "The English's Teachers Companion" and offers a variety of links to sites.
The Linguistic Funland TESL - http://www.linguistic-funland.com/tesl.html
Linguistic Funland's TESL site has many activities and resources for teachers and students of English.
The National Adult Literacy and Learning Disabilities Center http://www.nifl.gov National ALLD Center offers instruction techniques, disabilities issues, definitions, and assisted technology for adults with learning disabilities.
The New York Times Learning Network - http://www.nytimes.com/learning/
This site is designed for U.S. students in Grades 6-12 but can be used effectively with international students in secondary and post secondary programs.
The Teacher's Place at the Copernicus Education Gateway - http://www.edgate.com/teachers.html This site in partnership with Education World and the Copernicus Education Gateway has is the super hot list for teachers K - 12. Many lessons can be adapted to the adult population.
United States Department of Education, Office of Vocational & Adult Education - http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ovae/index.html?src=mr This site deals with adult education, correctional research, school-to-work, vocational-technical education and national grants activities.
Urban Programs Resource Network http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/index.html
University of Illinois Extension offers articles on "how to" topics. Check out "Home & Money" and "Nutrition & Health".
USA Today http://www.usatoday.com/educate/et/index.htm This is a daily education guide to the news around the world.
VoyCabulary http://www.voycabulary.com/ VoyCabulary allows you to click on any word on any web page to look it up, quick and easy. VoyCabulary converts all the words on any web page into links to Dictionary, Thesaurus, or other Web lookups.
Workforce Education LAB - http://slincs.coe.utk.edu/gtelab/default.html Resources of work-related basic skills lessons for use by instructors in the workplace or in traditional adult education programs.
Workplace ESL Online – http://www.cdlponline.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=stories&topicID=1 California Distance Learning Project designed a distance learning lessons for the ESL workplace literacy.
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