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Michigan Adult Education &
Training Conference (MAETC)
Session Handouts!

(including the Transformation Task Force Final Report)

Literacy Programs in Michigan Annual Survey
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Track the status of the Adult Education and Economic Growth Act of 2009
Info here


ESL Advisory Committee
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Family Literacy

Research Says!
http://www.paec.org/FloridaFamilyLiteracy/ResearchSays/
Free (until 6-07) online training program for Family Literacy providers. Includes video and audio components to incorporate the 4 components of family literacy.

Literacies Are Fun for the Family
Online Famly Literacy Activities.
http://reading.indiana.edu/www/famres/pctogeth/ish07/laff.html

Reading is Fundemental
http://www.rif.org/parents/
Click on an age group and you'll find many resources to help you motivate your children from preschool throughout their school years.

Childrens Books Online
http://www.childrensbooksonline.org/library.htm
A large collection of online children's books, with original illustrations and text page. A fast connection is recommended, as you go through page by page. Many books also available in Spanish, French, Polish, Farsi, Russian, Italian, German, Romanian, Chinese, Greek, Finnish, Swedish, Maori, and Dutch.

Lil' Fingers Story Books
http://www.lil-fingers.com/storybooks/index.html
Cute stories for online reading. Requires Flash.

Class Brain
http://www.classbrain.com/
An educational resource guide for parents, teachers, and students, this site has family and education updates, activities, links, etc.

National Center for Family Literacy
http://www.famlit.org/index.html
A non-profit organization that supports research and training for family literacy providers.

The Family Literacy Alliance
http://www.famlit.org/
A new section of the National Center for Family Literacy that includes pertinent resources and information.

Family Literacy Resource Notebook
http://literacy.kent.edu/Oasis/famlitnotebook/index.html
Produced by Kent State University, this is a comprehensive "how to" document for your program.

Family Literacy Special Collection
http://literacy.kent.edu/Midwest/FamilyLit/
From the Midwest LINCS, this collection provides individuals working with families a means to access a variety of resources electronically.

ERIC EECE
http://ceep.crc.uiuc.edu/
This is the ERIC Clearinghouse on Early and Elementary Childhood, a searchable database of articles and research existing on the web regarding family and early childhood, as well as worldwide organizations.


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