Resources for Adult Literacy Practitioners

The College Reading and Learning Association
The CRLA's goals include promoting standards and competency within the profession and stimulating the self-development and professional growth of teachers and reading specialists at all educational levels.

Exploring Adult Literacy: The Electronic Journal of the Adult Learning Division
Exploring Adult Literacy (EAL) is an evolving electronic journal intended to address the needs of adult literacy practitioners in adult basic education, family literacy and workplace literacy.

Hudson River Center for Program Development (HRCPD)
A nationally recognized not-for-profit corporation specializing in educational resources who develop teaching tools for specific audiences. Their audiences are typically, but not limited to, teachers and other personnel involved with adult education, health promotion, homeless adults, school-to-work initiatives, and incarcerated youth. They provide a variety of teaching tools custom-tailored to your needs and downloadable, for no charge, from this site.

Internet Directory of Literacy and Adult Education Resources
Provides an alphabetical directory of many literacy organizations within the United States.

US Department of Education
This site includes some original content of use to practitioners, including the Teachers' Web Page.

Literacy Resources/Rhode Island
This site offers information on Adult Education Teacher Inquiry Projects and Related Research Resources and a Learner's Page.

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