Links

Visit NJ Skylands to find out about events in beautiful northwestern New Jersey http://www.njskylands.com/

To find out about statewide literacy initiatives visit www.lvnj.org

Lesson Plans & Curricula

Harnessing Technology to Serve Adult Literacy
http://alri.org/harness.html#lesson%20plans
Links to resources to use technology in adult literacy education. Site is organized into problems and solutions, with topics including Lesson Plans, Reading, ESOL, Family Literacy, Financial Literacy, and more.

Lesson Plans and Resources for ESL Instructors
http://www.csun.edu/~hcedu013/eslindex.html
Links to web sites for ESL instructors and teachers-in-training. Lots of good links to lessons, handouts, and resources for teaching grammar, writing, communication, and much more.

English Language, Civics and Citizenship Teacher's Toolbox
http://www.caaelii.org/teachers_toolbox.htm
Created by the Coalition of African, Asian, European, and Latino Immigrants of Illinois (CAAELII). Integrates components of English language learning with practical plans for student involvement in civic activities.

Staying Healthy: An English Learner's Guide to Health Care and Healthy Living
http://www.floridaliteracy.org/literacy_resources__teacher_tutor__health_literacy.html
The Florida Literacy Coalition has published this student workbook and teacher's guide, which you can download for free. Units include Health Care, Your Doctor, Medicines, Nutrition, Chronic Diseases, and Staying Healthy.

USCIS
The 100 questions for the redesigned citizenship test have been released - visit the USCIS website to view the new questions:
www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis

 

Computer Skills

FirstFind
http://www.firstfind.info
Online computer instruction including computers, Word, viruses, and online resumes. Choose “Computers and Technology.”

CESOL- Computers and English for Speakers of Other Languages
http://tech.worlded.org/docs/cesol/lessons.htm
Curriculum and lesson plans for using computers with ESL students.

Basic Computer Skills Curriculum
http://www.spclc.org/curriculum
St.Paul Community Literacy Consortium has developed these lessons, handouts, teacher guides, vocabulary lists, and activities for teaching basic computer skills.

 

Math

A Plus Math
http://www.aplusmath.com
Interactive math web site. Play games, do puzzles, and make flash cards and worksheets.

Math Practice
http://lizardpoint.com/math/mathsheet.html
Choose type of math problems and level of difficulty; make worksheets and answer sheets to print.

Math Worksheet Factory Lite
http://www.winsite.com/bin/Info?6092
Download free software to your computer to make math worksheets.

 

Professional Development

LV Tutors Online
http://groups.google.com/group/lvnj-tutors
This is a new webpage where LV tutors can post favorite lesson activities or ask questions of other tutors. Anyone can join.

Promising Practices: Increasing Intensity of Instruction in Volunteer-Based Literacy Programs
http://proliteracy.org/resources.asp
Download this free resource for increasing and improving instructional time.

Adult Literacy Education Wiki
http://wiki.literacytent.org/index.php/Main_Page
Learn about adult literacy education here, including English language learning, numeracy, and adult basic and secondary education. Add knowledge from your experience teaching adult learners, from research or professional wisdom, or from your experience as an adult learner. The ALE Wiki is a community of practice with links to research for practitioners, researchers, learners and others.

The Literacy Assistance Center
http://lacnyc.org/resources/
Comprehensive site that includes BL/ESOL curriculum, training materials, and web-based lessons for teachers, tutors, and program staff.  LAC also runs ongoing workshops for literacy practitioners in NYC.

Focus On Basics – Practical Newsletter for Adult Educators
http://www.ncsall.net/index.php?id=31
Focus on Basics is the quarterly publication of the National Center for the Study of Adult Learning and Literacy. It presents best practices, current research on adult learning and literacy, and how research is used by adult basic education teachers, counselors, program administrators, and policy makers. This is a great resource with lots a practical instructional advice that tutors can use. You can sign up online and download issues from their website as well.

Adult Ed Online
http://www.adultedonline.org
Take the Technology Integration Self-Assessment to assess your skills at using technology in your teaching; create your own professional development plan.

The National Institute for Literacy
http://www.nifl.gov/lincs
LINCS is a cooperative electronic network of NIFL, national, regional, state, and local literacy providers.  The site provides access to a comprehensive collection of family and adult basic education materials, research, events, and policy matters.