Training Links

Check here for links to important and interesting training resources at the local, state and national levels. Many of the links that are not specific to literacy present principles of effective training that can make any workshop more focused, engaging and successful.

Basic Literacy Links
English as a Second Language Links
Research and Learning Disabilities Links
General Training Links

Literacy

Adult Basic Education Florida

ABE Florida Resource Guide

Adult and Community Educators of Florida, Inc.

ERIC Clearinghouse on Reading, English, and Communication - Adaptable Lesson Plans and Online Phonics Instruction.

Florida I.D.E.A.L., Institute for the Development and Enhancement of Adult Learning at Florida Atlantic University.

Goodling Institute for Research in Family Literacy

Certificate in Family Literacy, Penn State World Campus

Master’s Degree in Adult Education, Penn State World Campus

Grass Roots Press - Tutor Training

Laubach Literacy Action

• “Beyond Duct Tape and Bailing Wire: Building an Effective Literacy Program”
• Other Literacy/Adult Education Web Site Resources

Learning Resources Network (LERN)

LINCS - Lesson Plans Collection

LINCS - Teacher/Tutor Collections

Literacy Assistance Center

Literacy Cyberspace

The Literacy List

Literacy Volunteers of America - National Training Corps.

LVA/Verizon Promising Practices Exchange

LVA/Verizon Program Manager’s Orientation

National Center on Adult Literacy, University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education - Training.

National Center for the Study of Adult Learning and Literacy

• Assessment Strategies and Reading Profiles
• Learning to Think, Learning to Learn: What the Science of Thinking and Learning Has to Offer Adult Education
• Teaching and Training Materials

New Readers Press - Staff Development and Training

ProLiteracy Worldwide

TechNet: Florida’s Distance Learning and Technology Project - Living Library

Thirteen Ed Online - NetSchool

Verizon Literacy University

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ESL

California Distance Learning Project - Adult Education Innovation and Alternative Instructional Delivery Program.

English For All

ERIC Clearinghouse on Reading, English, and Communication - Adaptable Lesson Plans and Online Phonics Instruction.

Grass Roots Press - ESL Materials.

The Internet TESL Journal - Using PowerPoint for ESL Teaching.

Language Learning Lab - University of Illinois At Urbana-Champaign

LINCS Special Collection ESL

National Center for ESL Literacy Education

• Beginning to Work with Adult English Language Learners: Some Considerations.
• NCLE Adult English Language Instruction in the 21st Century.

National Council of Teachers of English - Practical Teaching Ideas on ESL

Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages, Inc.

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Research

National Center for the Study of Adult Learning and Literacy - Creating Authentic Materials and Activities for the Adult Literacy Classroom.

National Institute for Literacy

• Research-Based Principles for Adult Basic Education Reading Instruction, September 2002.
• Learning to Think, Learning to Learn: What the Science of Thinking and Learning Has to Offer Adult Education.

Learning Disabilities

National Institute for Literacy

• Bridges to Practice: Guidebooks for Working with Adults with LD.
• New Online Training Program for Bridges to Practice.

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General Training Resources

American Society for Training and Development.

Big Dog’s Bowl of Biscuits - Instructional Design.

Presentations - Companion Site to Presentations Magazine.

Workshops by Thiagi - “Freebies” and Training Games as Learning Tools.