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Websites in this list may be of use to teachers, literacy providers, parents of public and home-school children, youth and adult students or anyone who is interested in statistics relating to literacy. This is not a comprehensive list as there are far too many sites available. If there are updates to this list please contact Newton County READS at 678-342-7943. 
 
Adult Literacy Sites:
  • American Council of Adult Education
    http://www.acenet.edu
  • Commission on Adult Basic Education, Inc.
    http://www.coabe.org
  • Georgia Department of Technical and Adult Education
    http://www.dtae.org/
  • LVA links
    http://www.literacyvolunteers.org/home/index.htm
  • Literacy Online
    http://www.literacyonline.org 
  • Public Broadcast Service Literacy Link
    http://www.pbs.org/literacy 
  • National Adult Literacy Database (English and French)
    http://www.nald.ca/
    http://www.nald.ca/flag.html-Family
  • Literacy Action Group National Center for the Study of Adult Learning and Literacy
    http://www.gse.harvard.edu/ncsall/ 
  • News-for-you-National Newspaper for new adult readers through Laubauch Literacy
    http://www.news-for-you.com/index
  • Pro-Literacy America
    http://www.proliteracy.org
  • Reading Genie 
    http://www.auburn.edu/~murraba/
 
General Literacy Sites:
 
  • American Library Association
    http://www.ala.org
  • Center for Literacy Studies
    http://www.coe.utk.edu/literacy
  • Corporation for National Service:America Reads
    http://www.nationalservice.org/areads/index.html
  • ERIC-Clearinghouse for Reading, English and Communication
    http://www.indiana.edu/~eric_rec/
  • Georgia Public Policy Foundation
    http://www.gppf.org/reportcards.htm
  • Laubauch Literacy
    http://www.laubach.org
  • Learning Disabilities of America 
    http://www.ldanatl.org
  • LEARNS: Linking Education and America READS through National Service
    http://www.nwrel.org/learns
  • Literacy Action, Inc.
    http://www.literacyaction.org/ 
  • Literacy Volunteers of America
    http://www.literacyvolunteers.org/home/index.htm
  • Literacy Tent-a forum to share literacy information
    http://literacytent.org/ 
  • The National Book Scholarship Fund and Outreach Program of Laubach Literacy
    http://www.NBSF.org
  • National Center for the Study of Writing and Literacy
    http://www-gse.berkeley.edu/research/NCSWL/csw.homepage.html
  • National Education Association
    http://www.nea.org/
  • National Institute for Literacy (NIFL)
    http://www.nifl.gov
  • National Reading Panel
    http://www.nationalreadingpanel.org/ 
  • The National Research Center for English Learning and Achievement
    http://cela.albany.edu/
  • National Service Resource Center
    http://www.etr.org/NSRC
  • Newton County, Georgia, Educational "Quickfacts"
    http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/13/13217.html
  • Youth Literacy Sites:
    America Reads Challenge
    http://www.ed.gov/inits/americareads/index.html
  • Book Adventure
    Web-based reading incentive program helps kids read and allows parents to track their children's progress and select appropriate literature
    http://www.bookadventure.org/
  • Department of Education: America Reads
    http://www.ed.gov/americareads/
  • Family Schools-Educational information and resources to parents, teachers and students
    http://www.familyschool.com/links.html
  • Georgia Department of Education
    http://www.doe.k12.ga.us
  • National Adult Literacy Database (English and French)
    http://www.nald.ca/
    http://www.nald.ca/flag.html-Family 
  • National Association of State Boards of Education
    http://www.nasbe.org
  • National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
    http://www.nichd.nih.gov
  • The Learning Center
    http://www.tlc-online.org
  • The National PTA
    http://www.pta.org
  • National School Boards Association
    http://www.nsba.org
  • Reading Excellence 
    http://www.ed.gov/offices/OESE/REA/research.html
  • Safe and Drug-free Schools under the Department of Education
    http://www.ed.gov.offices/OESE/SDFS
  • School Funding through Internet Purchases
    http://www.schoolpop.com
  • US Department of Education
    1-800-USALearn (call for publications and program information)
    http://www.ed.gov
  • US Department of Education-Regional Educational Laboratories
    http://www.nwrel.org/national/ 
  • Area Schools & School Systems:
    Bright Starz Academy, Rutledge
    706-557-2373
  • George Walton Academy 
    http://www.uga.edu/srel/georgewalton12-5-01.htm
  • Montessori School of Covington 
  • Newton County School System
    http://www.newton.k12.ga.us 
  • Philadelphia Christian School
    Conyers
    770-483-7789
  • Piedmont Christian Academy
    Covington/Conyers
    706-468-8818
  • Rockdale County Public Schools
    Conyers
    770-922-8636 
  • Social Circle City Schools
    Social Circle
    770-464-2731 
  • DeKalb Technical College 
  • Emory University at Oxford
 
Translations:
  • Altavista
    Word and phrase translations in Chinese, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Russian and Spanish
    http://www.world.altavista.com
  • Grant Information Sources Online
    Barbara Bush Foundation
    http://www.barbarabushfoundation.com 
  • Chronicle of Philanthropy
    http://philanthropy.com/ 
  • Council on Foundations
    http://www.cof.org 
  • Foundation Center
    http://www.fdncenter.org 
  • Georgia Center for Nonprofits
    http://www.nonprofitgeorgia.org 
  • National Institute for Literacy
    http://www.nifl.gov.grants 
  • The Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta
    http://www.atlcf.org
 
Governmental Resources:
  • Newton County Chamber of Commerce
    http://www.citybreeze.com/chamber/index.html
  • Georgia Department of Human Resources (DFCS)
    http://www2.state.ga.us/Departments/DHR/ 
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