Websites for ESOL and Literacy Students and Educators

Adult Literacy Students

Multimedia Learning Resources

• Lifelong Learning Online
  Read along as you listen to articles on a variety of Family, Community, and Work topics.
• WWWebster Dictionary
  Type in a word and get an instant definition.
• Discovery Online
  Interactive science and nature news.
• Map Quest
  Includes an interactive atlas, down to the street level.
• CNN
  The latest news, with text, audio, and video.
• GED information

Adult Literacy Educators

• California Distance Learning Project
• ERIC: Educational Resources Information Center
• ERIC Clearinghouse on Early Education and Parenting (CEEP)
• From Now On
  A monthly electronic journal devoted to educational technology.
• Literacy Assistance Center
• New York City Department of Education
• New York State Education Department
• TeachNet
• National Institute for Literacy; Partnership for Reading Publications
  Downloadable version of Teaching Adults to Read, a research-based guide for teaching alphabetics, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension.
• National Institute for Literacy Job Bank
  Lists open positions in the literacy profession.
• Lesson Writer
  An online tool that allows a teacher to import digital text from a website or word document to create lesson plans and instructional materials for teaching English language skills.