You may also want to visit the ALA Literacy Office homepage at: http://www.buildliteracy.org/index.html Lots of good resources so you don't reinvent the wheel. Also, be sure to look at a PowerPoint from last year's TLA Conference program, "No Time, No staff, No Money: Ten Tips for Adding Literacy Services at Your Library" http://www.buildliteracy.org/toolkit/lri/docs/TLA_407.ppt
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Kam McEvoy Sent: Monday, February 11, 2008 4:43 PM To: 'CTLS Discussion Group' Subject: Re: [ctls-l] Adult literacy programs Shanda, Here are some resources that might be useful: The National Center for the Study of Adult Learning had some free teaching materials (like "Understanding What Reading is All About" that has 13 lessons for adult learners at the 0-6th grade reading level) available in pdf format: http://www.ncsall.net/?id=35 ALA has some recommended links to curriculum resources, though some of them seem irrelevant to adult literacy: http://www.ala.org/ala/olos/outreachresource/servicesnewnonreaders.htm#curriculum This link: http://www.nifl.gov/readingprofiles/ provides assessment strategy tool for adult learners. This tool gives you suggestions for curriculum based on what profile the learner matches. Here are a list of resources from the NIFL: http://www.nifl.gov/readingprofiles/resources.htm But this doesn't answer the question that you asked: what materials are our member libraries using for literacy programs? Thanks, Kam Kam McEvoy Electronic Resources Specialist Central Texas Library System, Inc. 1005 West 41st St., Suite 100 Austin, TX 78756 512-583-0704 x19 800-262-4431 x19 fax: 512-583-0709 _____ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Shanda Subia Sent: Monday, February 11, 2008 3:55 PM To: 'CTLS Discussion Group' Subject: [ctls-l] Adult literacy programs Hello all, We are thinking of implementing an adult literacy program, but do not want to re-invent the wheel. We would really appreciate any information on programs (curricula, etc.) that are successful in other libraries. Thanks in advance for any and all assistance! Shanda Subia Library Director Lampasas Public Library 201 S. Main St. Lampasas, TX 76550 512-556-3251 [EMAIL PROTECTED] I GoodSearch for the Library Foundation of Lampasas, TX. Raise money for your favorite charity or school just by searching the Internet with GoodSearch - www.goodsearch.com - powered by Yahoo!
