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Massachusetts
Adult Literacy Statistics and Programs
Massachusetts
Department of Education/Adult and Community Learning Services
For more information about adult
basic education, pre-GED, GED and ESOL resources and programs in Massachusetts
www.doe.mass.edu/acls
Massachusetts
Adult Literacy Hotline
For listings of adult basic
education, pre-GED, GED and ESOL programs
1-800-447-8844
Massachusetts
Coalition for Adult Education
For more information about adult
basic education budget and policy issues, legislative alerts and professional
development opportunities
www.mcae.net
Massachusetts
Institute for a New Commonwealth (MassINC)
New
Skills for a New Economy: Adult
Education’s Key Role in Sustaining Economic Growth and Expanding Opportunity
(2000)
A report by MassINC, a
non-partisan think tank, about the lack of basic skills among existing workers
in Massachusetts, finding that more than 1/3 of the state’s 3.2 million workers
(1.1 million) do not have the skills required by the state’s rapidly evolving
economy.
www.massinc.org/publications/index.html
System
for Adult Basic Education Support (SABES)
For information on professional
development opportunities, instructional resources and publications
www.sabes.org
U.S.
Adult Literacy Statistics
National
Adult Literacy Survey (NALS)
These estimates
from the 1992 National Adult Literacy Survey (NALS) combine information
from the NALS and the 1990 U.S. Census to estimate adult literacy
proficiencies.
http://www.casas.org/lit/litcode/Search.cfm
Note: after selecting a state and an area type, click on the name of the state
again on the next screen.
To see a brief description of the five NALS Literacy Levels click on
http://www.casas.org/22R&D/NALS_level_desc.pdf
National
Assessments of Adult Literacy (NAAL 2003)
The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) is conducting a nationally
representative assessment of the English language literacy skills of American
adults age 16 and older. The NAAL 2003 will provide the first assessment of the
nation's progress in adult literacy since 1992. To learn about what is being
measured, the main purpose, and how the data will be collected, go to
http://nces.ed.gov/naal/ and download the three-page brochure.
International
Adult Literacy Statistics
United
Nations Literacy Decade 2003-2012
More than 861
million adults do not currently have access to literacy. The Literacy Decade
will focus on the needs of adults with the goal that people everywhere should
be able to use literacy to communicate within their own community, in the wider
society, and beyond. To learn about adult and youth illiteracy rates by country
and region, click on statistics on this page:
http://www.unesco.org/education/litdecade
Adult
Literacy and Lifeskills Survey (ALLS)
The ALLS is a large-scale, comparative survey that goes beyond
previous international studies. In addition to the literacy skills measured in
the International Adult Literacy Survey (IALS), ALLS is designed to identify
and measure a broader range of skills in the adult population (age 16-65) in
each participating country.
http://www.ets.org/all/survey.html
International
Adult Literacy Survey (IALS)
The IALS was a 22-country initiative conducted between 1994 and
1998. In every country, nationally representative samples of adults aged 16-65
were interviewed and tested at home, using the same literacy test. The main
purpose of the survey was to find out how well adults use information to
function in society. Another aim was to investigate the factors that influence
literacy proficiency and to compare these among countries.
http://www.nifl.gov/nifl/facts/IALS.html
Links
to other Adult Literacy and Education Organizations and Resources
Adult
Literacy & Technology Network
http://www.altn.org
American
Association for Adult and Continuing Education
http://www.aaace.org
American
Council on Education & GED Testing Service
http://www.acenet.edu
American
Library Association
http://www.ala.org/
Center
for Applied Linguistics
http://www.cal.org
The
Center for Literacy Studies. University of Tennessee
http://cls.coe.utk.edu
Clearinghouse
on Reading, English, and Communication
http://reading.indiana.edu/
Commission
on Adult Basic Education, Inc. (COABE)
http://www.coabe.org/
Community
Partnerships for Adult Learning (C-PAL)
http://www.c-pal.net/
Council
for Advancement of Adult Literacy
http://www.caalusa.org
The
Educator's Reference Desk
http://www.eduref.org/
Institute
for the Study of Adult Literacy & Goodling Institute
http://www.ed.psu.edu/isal
International
Reading Association
http://www.reading.org
NALS
Synthetic Estimates of Adult Literacy
http://www.casas.org/lit/litcode/
National
Alliance of Urban Literacy Coalitions
http://www.naulc.org/
National
Center for Family Literacy
http://famlit.org/
National
Center for the Study of Adult Learning and Literacy
http://gseweb.harvard.edu/~ncsall/
National
Center on Adult Literacy
http://ncal.literacy.upenn.edu/
National
Council of State Directors of Adult Education
http://www.naepdc.org
National
Institute for Literacy
http://novel.nifl.gov/
National
Institute for Literacy's LINCS
http://www.nifl.gov/lincs/search/search.html
Pfizer's
Partnership for Clear Health Communication
http://www.askme3.org/
ProLiteracy
America
www.proliteracy.org
SCALE
Student Coalition for Action in Literacy Education
http://www.readwriteact.org
TESOL
Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages
http://www.tesol.org
United
Way of America
http://national.unitedway.org/
U.S.
Department of Education
http://www.ed.gov/
U.S.
Office of Vocational and Adult Education
http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ovae/index.html
Verizon
Literacy Campus
http://www.literacycampus.org/
World
Education
http://www.worlded.org
ESOL
Resources
www.Esl-lounge.com
Printable
lesson materials for grammar, reading comprehension, worksheets, song lyrics,
board games, pronunciations, flashcards, surveys and role plays for different
levels of ESOL
www.alri.org
The
Adult Literacy Resource Institute site has links to resources for both tutors
and students.
www.eslcafe.com
One of
the most comprehensive ESOL sites on the internet; includes an “idea cookbook”
section, idioms, web links organized by category and a section for one-to-one
teaching
www.eslflow.com
Lessons,
activities and resources for elementary, pre-intermediate and intermediate
levels.
www.eslpartyland.com
Interactive
quizzes for students, and lesson plans and downloadable materials for tutors
www.webguidesforteachers.com
Web
links for ESOL are listed in the Subjects and Special Interests section
www.Bartleby.com
Books
online, including reference books such as The
Columbia Guide to Standard American English and
The Elements of Style
www.Greeneclipessoftware.com/eclipsecrossword
Create
your own crossword puzzle based on vocabulary that you and your student are
working on
Adult
Learner Organizations
Voice
for Adult Literacy United for Education (VALUE)
A
national organization forcurrent
or former students in an adult basic education or English as a Second Language
program
http://literacynet.org/value/
Massachusetts
Alliance for Adult Literacy (MassAAL)
Affiliated
with VALUE, the state organization for current or former students in an adult
basic education or English as a Second language programs
www.alri.org/massaal
Nonprofit
Management
Board
Source (formerly The National Center for Nonprofit Boards)
Resources
to build effective nonprofit boards
http://www.boardsource.org/
Independent
Sector
A
coalition of leading nonprofits, foundations and corporations, strengthening
not-for-profit initiative, philanthropy and citizen action.
www.independentsector.org
Technical
Development Corporation (TDC)
Nonprofit
consulting and research group dedicated to providing the nonprofit sector with
the business and management skills critical to operating effectively;
consulting services, online resources and trainings; located in Boston
www.tdcorp.org
Alliance
for Nonprofit Management
The
professional association of individuals and organizations devoted to improving
the management and governance capacity of nonprofits - to assist nonprofits in
fulfilling their mission
www.allianceonline.org
Management
Assistance Program for Nonprofits
To build the
capacity of nonprofit organizations to achieve mission-driven results; although
consultants primarily work with nonprofits in Minneapolis, the web site
provides a wealth of online resources
www.mapfornonprofits.org
Charity
Channel
As
the “conference that never sleeps”, the world’s largest online community where
nonprofit professionals can connect, learn from each other, share information
and work together to advance the cause of philanthropy
www.charitychannel.com
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