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Do you, or does your organization, have resources you would like to share to help promote Adult Education and Family Literacy Week?
Email them to ncl@ncladvocacy.org for posting here.
Blog for Adult Education and Family Literacy
Publish a blog article about adult education and family literacy on your blog (or link to NCL at http://blog.ncladvocacy.org). Tell us about it by emailing NCL and we will add your article to our Blog Roll.
Celebrate Literacy Calendar
From the National Center for Family Literacy (NCFL), this calendar provides suggestions for fun activities to do with your children all through the year. Sharing language and literacy experiences with your children will help support their learning and their school success. Written in both English and Spanish.
COABE’s Employment Bulletin Board
Interested in finding or posting a job? Search COABE’s Employment Bulletin Board or add your job postings to this one-stop resource for jobs in adult education.
COABE’s Online Repository of Adult Education Resources
Explore new and promising practices in the field of adult education via the Commission on Adult Basic Education’s (COABE’s) interactive online repository. The online repository is provided through the generous support of the Dollar General Literacy Foundation. It was created by and for COABE members but it is accessible to all. Find adult education tools, lesson plans, and resources and submit your own.
EdNet (ProLiteracy Education Network)
Take a free online course and explore other resources that will help you improve your services to adult learners. The following are only a few of the nearly 40 free online courses available:
Recommended for Program Administrators
- Reducing Student Waiting Lists
- Creating Community Linkages
- Volunteers Are Vital: Incorporating Volunteers Into Your Program's Future
Recommended for Community Organizations
- How Can My Organization Get Involved In Literacy
Recommended for Potential Volunteers
- Orientation to Volunteering in Literacy
Recommended for Instructors
- Working with Adult Literacy Learners
- Culture and English Language Learners
- Unleashing Potential through Multi-Intelligent Literacy Instruction
- The Language Experience Approach
EdNet is sponsored by ProLiteracy with the generous support of the Verizon Foundation.
Free Educational Materials from the National Center for Family Literacy (NCFL)
Download free resources that will help you plan for volunteers in family literacy programs, curriculum guides, resources on financial literacy, health literacy, and using computers in family literacy, early childhood and parental involvement resources, research catalog of family literacy research, bilingual materials, foto-novelas, Pod casts, and more.
Gather and Share Learner Stories
Who are adult learners? See these websites for examples:
GED® 21st Century Initiative
GED testing provides adults without a high school diploma the opportunity to certify their high school-level skills and knowledge. The GED credential is the only nationally recognized high school equivalency. It offers adults the opportunity to attend college or university, enter training programs and advance in the workforce. See sample test questions and find a local testing center at the GED Testing Service website. For more facts about the GED Testing Program see our latest Fact Sheets:
Healthy Roads Media
Partner with local organizations that serve multiple language groups to develop health literacy materials that are accessible to the wider community. See sample materials at the Healthy Roads Media website.
Health Literacy Out Loud Podcasts
Helen Osborne interviews those "in the know" about health literacy. Podcasts let you listen and learn whenever, wherever, and however you want. Visit the above link to learn more and subscribe for free.
Health Literacy Resources
Find articles, tips, and numerous health literacy resources. Stay up to date with the latest news and resources by signing up for the free monthly e-newsletter, What's New in Health Literacy Consulting.
Health Communication Activities
Partner with a health care provider to increase accessibility to health services for low-literacy and low English proficient adults. See a sample plan at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion website.
Idea Starters from the International Reading Association (IRA)
Adapt ideas shared and strategies implemented for celebrating International Literacy Day. Revisit this resource from the IRA for suggestions.
Intergenerational Literacy Activities
From the Center for At-Risk Education (CARE), Colorado Department of Education, this notebook is designed to help adult educators help adult learners connect their learning with that of their children or those young people whom they influence. Connecting adult learning with early childhood education will strengthen the parent’s role as an educator and encourage the transfer of learned skills to the home environment. The plans in this notebook can enhance a life-skills based curriculum with activities designed to be completed at home or on site.
Sesame Workshop on Healthy Habits
Use the Sesame Workshop Healthy Habits materials with your family literacy program for learning activities on nutrition and exercise knowledge, emotional well being, social development, and literacy. Parents and teachers will find a wealth of information to help children and families grow. Connect with your local PBS affiliate to arrange a family event.
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