Education Literacy
Below are some useful links about Literacy on Education:
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- Arts: Education: Language Arts: English: English as a Second Language (1,165)
- Arts: Education: Language Arts: Reading Instruction (79)
| Applied Scholastics: Opening the Doors to Learning - Acclaimed as a major breakthrough in education by specialists and lay practitioners alike, the Applied Scholastics approach developed by L. Ron Hubbard is called Study Technology. |
| Barksdale Reading Institute - Designed to dramatically improve the reading skills of children through a systematic and direct implementation of a research-based reading reform model. |
| Book 'Em - A non-profit organization seeking to inspire a love of books and reading in all children. Based in Nashville, Tennessee. |
| FIU Libraries - Florida International University Library's Information Literacy section enables links to various academic and practical resources on Literacy research, opinion and training. |
| Lindy Boggs National Center for Community Literacy - Research and community support center whose focus is increasing awareness of the overall spectrum of literacy issues. |
| Literacy and Education - "This page has assorted links to papers on literacy and education, as well as links to several related gopher archives." |
| Literacy Information and Communication System (LINCS) - LINCS is the literacy community's gateway to the world of adult education and literacy resources on the Internet. The goal of LINCS is to bring adult literacy-related resources and expertise to a single point of access for users throughout the world. |
| Literacy Online - University of Pennsylvania site concerning literacy for researchers, policymakers, and practitioners worldwide. |
| LiteracyTent - A collaborative environment for literacy-related resources including news, discussions, field-generated documents and mailing lists. |
| National Center for Family Literacy - Details about initiatives, research and statistics on literacy, newsletter, projects, a FAQ, press releases, and links to community programs. |
| National Center for Literacy - Hosted by Harvard, good resource for links to literacy both as an academic study and to practical materials such as their inexpensive materials "Focus on Basics." |
| National Center for the Study of Writing and Literacy - California's Berkeley hosts the research consortium called NCSWL, aimed at understanding how writing is best learned and taught--from the early years through adulthood. Completed research, workshops and publications as well as researchers are covered. |
| New Literacy Through Technology - Is technology developing a whole new kind of literacy? Once-literate people may find themselves classified as illiterate according to this new system. |
| Reading Is Fundamental, Inc. (RIF) - America's largest non-profit children's and family literacy organization. |
| Room To Read - Serves children in Nepal and Vietnam, and was founded on the belief that education is the key to breaking the cycle of poverty and taking control of one's own life. |
| Verizon Reads - Verizon partners with local celebrities in communities to connect literacy to a familiar face, bring attention to a critical issue and raise awareness and funding for the cause. Find a list of program partners, celebrity helpers, personal testimonials, and contact information. |
| NYTimes.com - When Backyards Were Laboratories - Scientific literacy begins at home. [Requires free NYTimes.com registration to view.] (May 19, 2002) |
| Adult Education Participation in North America: International Perspectives - U.S. Department of Education, Human Resources Development Canada, and Statistics Canada drew upon the results of the International Adult Literacy Survey and examined levels of literacy achieved in North America. [PDF] (September, 2001) |