Adult Literacy Activities
| Site Name |
Training
Post |
| Address |
http://trainingpost.org |
| Clientele |
Adults: literacy tutors, instructors, coordinators and
learners |
| Content |
Training modules, bookstore (link to Amazon.com), bulletin board,
skills bank and resources |
| Ease of Use |
Easy |
| Examples of Activities |
Online training modules for tutors and instructors in adult learning,
duet reading, simplifying material and more. Online cloze exercises for
literacy learners |
| Online / Offline |
Online |
| Commentary |
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| Site Name |
Tampa
Reads.com |
| Address |
http://www.tampareads.com/intro-seminole.htm
|
| Clientele |
Grades K-4 and older students who don't have reading
basics |
| Content |
A
complete remedial reading plan to teach the 20% of students who need more
direct instruction |
| Ease of Use |
Easy |
| Examples of Activities |
Writing exercises, phonics, vocabulary building, word
lists |
| Online / Offline |
Can all be downloaded |
| Commentary |
This is a very structured program written by a man who has been
teaching remedial reading to grade one students for many years. There is a lot
of repetition and memorization involved. |
| Site Name |
Rideau
Street Youth Enterprises |
| Address |
http://collections.ic.gc.ca/literacy/ |
| Clientele |
Youth |
| Content |
A
collection of literacy and ESL activities and answers |
| Ease of Use |
Very straightforward |
| Examples of Activities |
Stories with exercises, grammar and punctuation exercises, poetry by
street youth with exercises, ESL exercises for grammar, word use,
etc. |
| Online / Offline |
Both online and offline activities |
| Commentary |
This is a creative site that is easy to use. The materials have all been tested
by street youth, and they are particularly suited to this population.
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