Helpful Links:
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 Association of Adult and Continuing Education
http://www.aaace.org/
- 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
- 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/