Creating a Community Literacy Program

Adult Literacy Project

Helping Adults Learn to Read

Writing: An Essential Skill

MEL: MIchigan Department of Education's Elibrary
http://more.mel.org/
Administered by the Library of Michigan in partnership with Michigan's libraries of all types, the Michigan eLibrary (http://mel.org) will provide all Michigan residents with free access to online full-text articles, full-text books, digital images, and other valuable research information at any time via the Internet; and provide an easy-to-use interlibrary loan system to allow Michigan residents to borrow books and other library materials for free from participating Michigan libraries.

ProLiteracy
http://proliteracy.org/
ProLiteracy champions the power of literacy to improve the lives of adults and their families, communities, and societies.

Research Says!
http://www.floridatechnet.org/vff
Online training program for Family Literacy providers. Includes video and audio components to incorporate the 4 components of family literacy.

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.