Special Populations

Web Sites for Educators

Using the Internet in Adult Literacy Instruction. The Northeast Literacy and Technology Consortium Website serves primarily as a virtual "home base" for educators to find and evaluate information on the Web to effectively incorporate Internet information and resources into their lesson planning. http://hub1.worlded.org/

Family and Connections Network. Focuses on the family of offenders, providing information on children of prisoners, parenting programs for prisoners, prison visiting, incarcerated fathers, hospitality programs and other topics. The "Incarcerated Fathers Library" includes resources for dads behind bars and those who work with them. http://www.fcnetwork.org/

The National Clearinghouse for ESL Literacy Education (NCLE) National clearinghouse focusing on literacy education, including family literacy, workplace literacy, and native language literacy, for adults and out-of-school youth learning English as a Second Language. http://www.cal.org/ncle/

Finding Friends & Persuading People: Teaching the Skills of Social Interaction. Written primarily for parents teaching their children, this article is also useful for teachers and coaches of adults with the need for better social skills. http://ldonline.org/ld_indepth/social_skills/findingfriends.html

Easy to Read Health Information. Eastern Links Health & Literacy Special Collections provides numerous resources and links to health-related issues. This particular webpage takes you to a variety of health topics that can be used in a classroom setting. http://www.worlded.org/us/health/lincs/teacher.htm#easy

GED 2002 Online Professional Development. KET (Kentucky Educational Television) offers four free GED 2002 professional development modules on their website. You can access the Orientation and four training modules: GED Tests Overview; Math Training; Writing Training; and Critical Thinking Training. http://www.ket.org/GED2002

Adult ESOL Instructional Improvement: An Inservice Project.
Although developed for Florida ESOL teachers by Florida Department of Education, Division of Workforce Development, this web-based training program includes information of general interest on the Florida Curriculum Frameworks for Adult ESOL and Citizenship, adult ESOL instructional strategies, and much more. http://www.ircc.cc.fl.us/ESOL/index.html

The Grammar Key. This is a commercially published grammar instruction software program distributed by Video Resources Software, which can be used with GED/ABE/ESL adults. Of the 30 Grammar Key lessons, you can download and use the first six lessons for free at: http://www.tutorace.com/html/grammarkey_home.html.

Early Childhood Poverty: A Statistical Profile. According to a new report from the National Center for Children in Poverty, the number and percent of children under age three living in poverty decreased 33 percent between 1993 and 2000, however, millions of infants and toddlers are still living in poverty-stricken families. The long economic expansionary period in the 1990s and the welfare reform legislation of 1996 provided more employment opportunities to parents, but the data show work alone does not guarantee escape from poverty for young families. http://www.nccp.org/pub_ecp02.html.