Functional Literacy

Reading and writing at a level that enables one to function successfully at certain levels of a society.

Resources in this category:

America's Literacy Directory
http://www.literacydirectory.org/

Search this national database for literacy programs for all ages, programs for employers, contacts for learning disabilities, and volunteer opportunities.

Council for the Advancement of Adult Literacy (CAAL)
http://www.caalusa.org/

News releases, papers, and other publications from a nonprofit focused on advancing adult literacy in the United States.

Literacy Connections
http://www.literacyconnections.com/

Here is a resource for parents or teachers offering information about reading and tutoring as well as resources on children’s literature, English as a second language and adult literacy.

Literacy Information and Communication System (LINCS)
http://www.nifl.gov/lincs/

This "on-line information and communications network for adult and family literacy" provides statistics, news, resources for grants and funding, and webcasts of literacy assessments.

Literacy Online
http://www.literacyonline.org/

Joint site of the National Center on Adult Literacy (NCAL) and the International Literacy Institute (ILS). Features sections on Policy, Research, Technology, Innovations, and Training. Browsable by topic or by geographical location.

National Assessments of Adult Literacy
http://nces.ed.gov/naal/

This report seeks to "describe the status of adult literacy in the United States, report on national trends and identify relationships between literacy and selected characteristics of adults." Site includes information on defining and measuring literacy, publications, resources, historical data, assessment design, data for analysis and archived assessments of adult literacy.

National Center for Family Literacy
http://www.famlit.org/

"The mission of the National Center for Family Literacy is to create educational and economic opportunity for the most at-risk children and parents." The site contains information on literacy initiatives, training services for professional development, and a collection of other relevant resources.

National Institute for Literacy
http://www.nifl.gov/

Resources for educators, administrators and families to stay current with literacy research and programs. Discover effective ways to improve the literacy skills of children and adults.

ProLiteracy Worldwide
http://www.proliteracy.org/

ProLiteracy is the largest nongovernmental literacy organization in the world sponsoring educational programs for adults and their families. Reports on the state of literacy, provides publications, information about projects and programs, grants and internships and links to events, training, and resources.

Repeat After Us
http://www.repeatafterus.com/

Online language lab with a library of English language text and audio clips intended to help people with their language skills.

WE LEARN Women Expanding/ Literacy Education Action Resource Network
http://www.litwomen.org/welearn.html

Women-centered literacy and adult education curriculum resources, such as lesson plans, information for literacy workers, resource list, conversation circles and links.