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[FamilyLiteracy] (no subject)David Rosen djrosen at comcast.netFri Nov 25 16:43:25 EST 2005
Colleagues, On November 9, 2005 I wrote: "Many adult literacy and English language learning practitioners turn to this electronic list to find knowledge and wisdom, and to get answers to specific professional questions. We also have other ways of finding knowledge. We learn from our experience and that of our colleagues. We read certain journals, magazines and newspapers, we seek out opinions from reputable sources, and we try to find the best research which addresses our question or problem. So, here's my question: How do you find answers to your adult literacy and English language learning questions?" You will find a compilation of responses to the question below, by information medium type : David J. Rosen Adult Literacy Advocate DJRosen at theworld.com ----- DATABASES and ONLINE LIBRARIES • The National Institute for Literacy (NIFL) Literacy Information and Communications System ( LINCS) , which has special collections, four comprehensive search engines (LINCSearch), discussion forums 9electronic lists), online documents and archives http:// www.nifl.gov/lincs/ • The (Canadian) National Adult Literacy Database (NALD) and its online documents and archives http://www.nald.ca/ • The NIACE (UK) National Institute for Adult and Continuing Education. This and the National Literacy Trust are web sites with links to research studies, reports and recently published books. http://www.niace.org.uk/ • The Centre for Literacy. Montreal, Quebec. http:// www.centreforliteracy.qc.ca/ Library catalog: http://www.centreforliteracy.qc.ca/library/intro.htm • AlphPlus Centre. Toronto Ontario. http://alphaplus.ca/eng.asp AlphaPlus offers “an extensive physical library collection as well as an ever-growing online collection of literacy research. They are a repository for all Ontario field development projects and research funded by the Literacy and Basic Skills section of the Ontario Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities. AlphaPlus also maintains a number of public discussion forums where literacy resources are shared, event notices are posted and general questions and dialogue for the literacy community is maintained.” Kim Falcigno, Literacy Project Researcher/Consultant, thunder Bay, Ontario. • The National Center for the Study of Adult Learning and Literacy (NCSALL) Web site and its hard copy publications http://ncsall.net • Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) Database http:// www.eric.ed.gov/ • Outreach and Technical Assistance Network (OTAN). Although this is a California-based organization, its web site is accessible to people outside the state and it has a library of online adult literacy education documents. http://www.otan.us/ • PDK knowledge databases http://www.literacy.org/pdk/ • Workforceusa.net. They pull together resources on many workforce- related topics. The link to the adult ed page is -- http://www.workforceusa.net/search.php? PHPSESSID=a695aff0dd637483946eced 103cea36d&search_keyword=adult +education or you can try this short version http://tinyurl.com/examb WIKIS • The Adult Literacy Education Wiki http://wiki.literacytent.org • The Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page ONLINE COURSES • Verizon Literacy Campus http://www.literacycampus.org/ WEB SITES • CAAL http://www.caalusa.org/ • CAELA http://www.cal.org/caela/ • CAL http://www.cal.org/ • CALPRO http://www.calpro-online.org/ • CLASP http://www.clasp.org/ • Correctional Education Association http://www.ceanational.org/ • Culture Orientation Resource Center http:// www.culturalorientation.net/ • International Reading Association (IRA) http://ira.org/ • National Center for Family Literacy (NCFL) Practitioner Toolkit http://www.famlit.org/Publications/Practitioner-Toolkit-ELL.cfm/ • Public/Private Ventures http://www.ppv.org/index.asp/ • Statistics Canada http://www.statcan.ca/ • TESOL http://www.tesol.org/ • The Hub at Literacy BC http://www2.literacy.bc.ca/electric.htm/ • The Knowledge Loom http://knowledgeloom.org/index.jsp/ • USDOE http://www.ed.gov/ • State DOE web sites (FL, OH, ME, MA, and others) • Litlink/PBS http://litlink.ket.org/ • ProLiteracy Worldwide http://www.proliteracy.org NEWSLETTERS • EdWeek (weekly newsletter) http://www.edweek.org/ew/index.html • Public education Network (PEN) http://www.publiceducation.org/ ELECTRONIC LISTS/DISCUSSION FORUMS • TESL_L • English Language (NIFL_ESL) • ASCD • CALL- Center for Adult Learning and Literacy at UMaine-Orono NEWSPAPERS (INCLUDING ONLINE NWSPAPERS) BOOKS LIBRARY SYSTEMS LIBRARIES OF AGENCIES PROVIDING ADULT EDUCATION JOURNALS • COABE Journal http://www.coabe.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=journal • Reading Research Quarterly http://www.reading.org/publications/ journals/rrq/ • Journal of Adolescent and Adult Literacy http://www.reading.org/ publications/journals/jaal/ • Journal of Literacy Research http://www.nrconline.org/jlr/archive/ • Adult Education Quarterly http://aeq.sagepub.com/ • Focus on Basics http://www.ncsall.net/index.php?id=31 • New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education http:// www.josseybass.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-ACE.html • TESOL Quarterly http://www.tesol.org/s_tesol/seccss.asp? CID=209&DID=1679 • TESOL Journal http://www.tesol.org/s_tesol/seccss.asp?CID=255&DID=1727 • Literacies, a recent Canadian journal published in British Columbia in print and online. It includes an online discussion forum where topics from the most current edition are discussed. http:// www.literacyjournal.ca/readers.html • Essential Teacher http://www.tesol.org/s_tesol/sec_document.asp? CID=206&DID=1134 • CATESOL Journal http://www.catesol.org/cjguidelines.html • Adult Education Journal http://www.periodicals.com/stock_e/j/ ttl12674.html • Educational Leadership (ASCD) • Teacher • T.H.E. (online) journal http://www.thejournal.com/newsletters/ NEWSLETTERS • IRA Newsletter http://www.reading.org/publications/index.html • Report on Literacy Programs http://www.bpinews.com/edu/pages/rlp.cfm WEB SEARCHES -----
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