Tutor Training
- The U.S. Department of Education
The U.S. Department of Education’s “Tips for Reading Tutors” is a brochure which provides basic tips for reading tutors. - National Institute for Literacy
“Teaching Adults to Read: A Summary of Scientifically Based Research Principles,” is a publication of the National Institute for Literacy. - Study Guides and Strategies
The Study Guides and Strategies website provides tutoring best practices including active listening and constructive use of feedback and links to free online training classes. - The Educator's Reference Desk
The Educator's Reference Desk is a gateway to a wide variety of general education resources. They have a section devoted to adult literacy and one to GED preparation.
GED Preparation
- The American Council on Education
The American Council on Education’s official site for the GED test includes information on the test, scoring information, sample test questions, and test center locations. - GEDforFree
GEDforFree offers a free GED prep course online. - Vocabulary.com
Vocabulary.com provides a variety of vocabulary enhancement resources including puzzles, exercises, worksheets, and word lists. - Alabama HIgh School Graduation Exam
Free e-books
- Project Gutenberg
Project Gutenberg provides downloadable text files of hundreds of books and plays. - Bartleby.com
Bartleby.com, also known as “Great Books Online,” includes full text e-books of classic literature as well as many excellent reference books including Gray's Anatomy, Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, Columbia Encyclopedia, the American Heritage Dictionary, Roget’s Thesaurus, and Oxford's complete works of Shakespeare. - Bibliomania
Bibliomania provides access to e-books of over 2000 classic books, plays, poems, and short stories. This site also has reference books and study guides for some of the most commonly assigned books and authors.
Reading Practice Materials
- U.S. Department of Education
The U.S. Department of Education provides access to reading practice materials and resources. - Reading Workshop
The Reading Workshop includes interactive online tutorials for learners including learn-to-read and reading comprehension exercises. - School Express
School Express has dozens of worksheets and answer keys on pronouns, adjectives, adverbs, compound words, contractions, and punctuation. Select one of the red topic links on the bottom left side of the page to access the worksheets. - The School Bell
The School Bell’s Dolch Kit site includes practice materials to help students practice 220 high-frequency words. - Better-English.com
Better-English.com’s Business English Grammar site contains dozens of lessons and exercises oriented to adult learners. This site is especially useful for English language learners.
Math Practice Materials
- U.S. Department of Education
The U.S. Department of Education provides access to math practice materials and resources. - Schoolhouse Technologies
This site has math worksheets and answer keys for practice with fractions, time, measurement, money, problem solving, algebra, negative numbers, geometry, percentages, and many more topics. - School Express
School Express has online exercises and printable worksheets on addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.
Adult Literacy Research and Advocacy Groups
- Adult Literacy & Technology Network
The Adult Literacy & Technology Network supports the development and application of technology for adult literacy programs. - American Association for Adult and Continuing Education
The American Association for Adult and Continuing Education is an information and advocacy group dedicated to adult education and learning. - Center for Applied Linguistics
The Center for Applied Linguistics conducts literacy research and has a number of resources dedicated to English Language Learners. - Center for Literacy Studies at the University of Tennessee
The Center for Literacy Studies at University of Tennessee is dedicated to supporting adult literacy education and research. - Commission on Adult Basic Education
The Commission on Adult Basic Education is an advocacy organization for adult education and literacy programs and research. - Community Partnerships for Adult Learning
Community Partnerships for Adult Learning is an organization devoted to creating improving the quality adult learning. - Council for Advancement of Adult Literacy
The Council for Advancement of Adult Literacy is a research and advocacy organization dedicated to adult literacy. - Institute for the Study of Adult Literacy
Penn State’s Institute for the Study of Adult Literacy’s mission is to advance the literacy field through research and outreach. - International Reading Association
The International Reading Association is a membership organization for literacy professionals. - Literacy.org
Literacy.org at the University of Pennsylvania is dedicated to research in the field of adult literacy. - National Adult Literacy and Learning Disabilities Center
The National Adult Literacy and Learning Disabilities Center’s Special Collections site contains teaching strategies for students with learning disabilities. - National Assessment of Adult Literacy
The National Assessment of Adult Literacy publishes a comprehensive report on national adult literacy. - National Center for the Study of Adult Learning and Literacy
The National Center for the Study of Adult Learning and Literacy is a research organization devoted to the study of adult learning. - National Institute for Literacy
The National Institute for Literacy conducts research and provides resources for adult literacy tutors. - ProLiteracy Worldwide
ProLiteracy Worldwide is a nonprofit international literacy organization. - U.S. Office of Vocational and Adult Education
The U.S. Office of Vocational and Adult Education is the office within the U.S. Department of Education dedicated to adult education programs and initiatives - Voice for Adult Literacy United for Education (VALUE)
VALUE is an adult literacy advocacy organization.
