Adult Literacy

Hand to Hand 
Cathy Puett Miller on finding local adult literacy programs.

Picture Books: Enjoyable at Any Age
Adult literacy programs can make use of these high-quality materials.

Resources for Adult Literacy
References and Inspiration for Teachers and Tutors.

National Adult Literacy Database /Base de Données en Alphabétisation des Adultes The NALD provides a comprehensive and readily accessible database of adult literacy programs, resources, services and activities across Canada. Readers of all nationalities, and educators to all age groups, will be impressed by their far-reaching collections:
Full-Text Documents: From this page, you can access scholarly documents such as research reports, directories, articles, and reviews.
Story of the Week: This page allows adult learners to share their original stories, some of which can be listened to, as well as read. A new story is featured each week, while others can be found in the Archives.
Educational Resources: In addition to their own collections, above, the NALD provides direct links to help busy practitioners visit other useful resources.

The California Distance Learning Project
Adult learners will find this useful information on life skills easy to read. Many articles have accompanying vid. Another top-notch resource that is free!

Adult Education Resources on the Web
An excellent collection of links from the Adult Literacy League. 

Learning Resources
Wow! You’ve got to take a look at, and listen to, this site: The Western/Pacific Literacy Network and the CNN San Francisco bureau have created news stories with written scripts and accompanying video footage.

Links to Recommended Book Lists for Teenage and Adult Readers

Never Too Old:  Picture Books to Share with Older Children and Teens

Worth a Thousand Words: Picture Books for Older Readers

Picture Books for the Upper Grades
A list of authors and illustrators with books designed for upper elementary.

Sara Beer’s “Había una vez…”