Adult Literacy Resources                      Orientation to Program for Fall 2005 

Many resources are available through Oregon Literacy,                        Adult Literacy Online
and here is very basic On-line Tutor Training!  


ReadWriteThink: Web Resources
A collection of literacy resources including materials on read alouds and how to
... For teachers, there are mini-lessons centered around art, writing, ...                                    

Beaverton Literacy    Here is another resource!

  Literacy:  How to Function Effectively While Learning English  Choose an exercise

                            Please join the Discussions about Literacy! 

                     Here are some tutor guidelines and training used at Portland Community College

Code of Ethics and Application of that Code                                                Learning Strategies and Teaching styles

Global and Analytic Assessment, Teaching, & Learning                          Communication:  Culture and Styles 

Tutoring Techniques                                                                       Working with Students with Disabilities

This site, www.WritingResource.org/ ,  provides a focal point for teaching and learning resources for literacy.
PowerPoint Presentations can enhance the learning process, since they provide resources for
learning through a variety of learning styles.  Online Guides to Grammar and Writing can be
made available to our students.  Excellent  English as Second Language (ESL) &
English as Non-native Language resources are also easily located.  Adult Literacy Curriculum
is not a mystery and experiments with Harnessing Technology to Serve Adult Literacy
have been productive.

Other resources:       Adult Learners  Adult literacy   Adult education web sites

Adult Literacy Resources       Adult Literacy
 

C-PAL: English Literacy - How-To's: For Instructors

Supported by the Office of Vocational and Adult Education ... English Literacy

ESL Lesson Plans: 

Interactive Learning Resources for Literacy      Literacy - Links for Teachers

Lesson Planning

Media Literacy Resources   More on adult literacy   Teaching Adults      

  Tools of the Trade: Internet Resources for Adult Literacy 

  The Center for Adult English Language Acquisition (CAELA) Website      

  Teacher Tools of the Week    

return to www.WritingResource.org/

best regards, Tim Flanagan
tflanaga@pcc.edu
Box 22
Lake Oswego, Oregon
97034-0003
503.697.1670

Powell's Books 
Here are two great books which could supplement the above resources.
 

The Writer's Harbrace Handbook, Brief Edition (with InfoTrac), Second Edition Cheryl Glenn, The Pennsylvania State University Robert K. Miller, University of St. Thomas Suzanne Strobeck Webb, Texas Woman's University Loretta Gray, Central Washington University ISBN: 1-4130-0236-6 Writer's Harbrace Handbook (2ND 04 Edition) by Glenn / Miller / Strobeck-webb / Gray Publisher Comments Bringing fresh voices and insight to the compact yet comprehensive WRITER'S HARBRACE HANDBOOK, Second Edition, rhetorician Cheryl Glenn and linguist Loretta Gray provide this market-leading handbook with groundbreaking treatment of writing.... (read more) List Price $60.95 Your Price $45.50 (Used - Hardcover)

Adventures in Writing: An Introduction to the Writing Process with Readings

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Adam U. Kempler, College of the Canyons   ISBN: 0-13-094372-X Publisher: Prentice Hall Copyright: 2003 Format: Paper; 449 pp  Adventures in Writing: An Introduction to the Writing Process with Readings by Adam U Kempler Publisher Comments A simply organized, easy to understand book about writing in three steps prewriting, writing, and rewriting. With emphasis on the basics in grammar, punctuation, sentence building and combining, this book helps readers build the skills necessary for... (read more) List Price $49.95 Your Price $20.00 (Used - Trade Paper)