Literacy (Society/Issues/Education/Literacy)
up LiteracyLiteracy and literacy training and issues, for (1) citizens who are not literate in any language and (2) new citizens or immigrants who wish or need to learn the dominant "tongue" as a second language. There appear to be quite a few acronyms, which are often explained on the site in question. I.e., ESOL is English as Second Language, and so on.EntriesRoom To Read http://www.roomtoread.org/ Serves children in Nepal and Vietnam, and was founded on the belief that education is the key to breaking the cycle of poverty and taking control of one's own life. Reading Is Fundamental, Inc. (RIF) http://www.rif.org/ America's largest non-profit children's and family literacy organization. National Center for Family Literacy http://www.famlit.org/ Details about initiatives, research and statistics on literacy, newsletter, projects, a FAQ, press releases, and links to community programs. Applied Scholastics: Opening the Doors to Learning http://www.appliedscholastics.org/ Acclaimed as a major breakthrough in education by specialists and lay practitioners alike, the Applied Scholastics approach developed by L. Ron Hubbard is called Study Technology. Literacy Online http://literacy.org/ University of Pennsylvania site concerning literacy for researchers, policymakers, and practitioners worldwide. LiteracyTent http://literacytent.org/ A collaborative environment for literacy-related resources including news, discussions, field-generated documents and mailing lists. Verizon Reads http://www.verizonreads.net/ Verizon partners with local celebrities in communities to connect literacy to a familiar face, bring attention to a critical issue and raise awareness and funding for the cause. Find a list of program partners, celebrity helpers, personal testimonials, and contact information. Literacy Information and Communication System (LINCS) http://www.nifl.gov/lincs/ LINCS is the literacy community's gateway to the world of adult education and literacy resources on the Internet. The goal of LINCS is to bring adult literacy-related resources and expertise to a single point of access for users throughout the world. NYTimes.com - When Backyards Were Laboratories http://www.nytimes.com/2002/05/19/weekinreview/19FOUN.html Scientific literacy begins at home. [Requires free NYTimes.com registration to view.] National Center for the Study of Writing and Literacy http://www-gse.berkeley.edu/research/NCSWL/csw.homepage.html California's Berkeley hosts the research consortium called NCSWL, aimed at understanding how writing is best learned and taught--from the early years through adulthood. Completed research, workshops and publications as well as researchers are covered. New Literacy Through Technology http://lrs.ed.uiuc.edu/students/tfranklin/literate.htm Is technology developing a whole new kind of literacy? Once-literate people may find themselves classified as illiterate according to this new system. Literacy and Education http://eserver.org/literacy/ "This page has assorted links to papers on literacy and education, as well as links to several related gopher archives." Barksdale Reading Institute http://www.msreads.org/ Designed to dramatically improve the reading skills of children through a systematic and direct implementation of a research-based reading reform model. Book 'Em http://www.bookem-kids.org/ A non-profit organization seeking to inspire a love of books and reading in all children. Based in Nashville, Tennessee. Lindy Boggs National Center for Community Literacy http://www.boggslit.org/ Research and community support center whose focus is increasing awareness of the overall spectrum of literacy issues. FIU Libraries http://www.fiu.edu/~library/ili/ Florida International University Library's Information Literacy section enables links to various academic and practical resources on Literacy research, opinion and training. SubcategoriesAdult Literacy Information Literacy Contains articles, resources, conference and organization information, and other documents regarding the changing nature of literacy. Literacy in the information age is usually considered to encompass Related categoriesEnglish as a Second Language Websites in this category and its subcategories contain English as a Second Language (ESL) resources for students and teachers. ESL is the learning and teaching of the English language to people who Literacy Organizations Organizations which work almost exclusively to help people become able to read, write, do basic math, and use and/or understand computers. It is expected that groups listed here have a physical Reading Instruction Neigbour categoriesBehavior Medication Bilingual Education Society: Issues: Bilingual Education deals with the policy and debate of issues relating to the education of limited-English proficient students in some combination of their native language and Children's Opinions Sites dedicated to young people expressing their opinions about school and education in general. Commercialism Deals with the encroachment of commercialism into public and/or private precollege education. Textbooks, billboards, computer internet access and snack machines are all becoming much more commercial Creation and Evolution The teaching of how humans 'got here' will always be controversial, but this category is for discussions regarding the EDUCATIONAL aspects of this topic. For example, textbook content, teacher Diploma Mills Category for sites that educate visitors about the issue of diploma mills which are institutions that grant degrees based upon payment only although they may use the language of higher education Education Reform Education reform is mainly about changing 'traditional' educational practices or policies, presumably for the better. This may include changing teaching methods, administration, textbooks, schedules, Equity Grade Inflation Simply put, grade inflation is when teachers/professors give a student (or many students) a grade higher than the grade earned. Higher Education Issues related specifically to college -- anything after graduating high school. Examples are the cost of college, the unpreparedness of students entering college, the usefulness of college, the Home Schooling Sites dealing with the political aspects of homeschooling belong in this category: * Proposed national, federal, or local legislation * Daytime curfews * Regulations for testing, registering, Policy School Choice Major advocacy, research and legislation on allowing parents to choose schools instead of buying public education solely from the government. School Finance Sex Education This category incorporates sites relevant to the various viewpoints associated with the issue of sex education. The ODP description of the listed sites will be as objective and neutral as Sports Issues involved in the relationship between educational institutions and the athletic programs which they sponsor. Related issues include Standardized Testing (This section is quite beta and buggy, have patience. Thanks) Thumbnails powered by Thumbshots |