161. Federal Reserve Bank Of Philadelphia - Consumer Information - Financial Literacy List of Curricula Subject index Chart. Supplements. Saving and Investing Budgeting Credit Debt Management Money Management Predatory Lending http://www.phil.frb.org/consumers/curricula.html

Home Consumer Information Personal Financial Education Curricula The purpose of this information is: to identify several personal financial education curricula available to the public; to identify selected supporting materials, such as pamphlets or videos, that may be used in conjunction with one of the curricula; to identify other resources, such as additional web sites, that contain useful information about personal financial education The compendium includes contact information for all sources. TABLE OF CONTENTS Curricula List of Curricula Subject Index Chart Supplements Saving and Investing Budgeting Credit Debt Management ... Employment Opportunities

162. Bibliography Of Print Resources On Library Instruction Extensive list of print resources relating to information literacy and library instruction divided into ten categories. http://www.msu.edu/user/lorenze1/

Bibliography of Print Resources on Library Instruction by Michael Lorenzen (Please note that I have left Michigan State University as of March 14th, 2003 to become the Head of Reference Services at Central Michigan University. That means I will soon lose access to this page hosted at MSU. I am not sure how long this will remain up. I believe it may remain here for several years as I am using space given to students and faculty for personal use that is rarely deleted. In the meantime, I am leaving this up as it ranks highly in Google for the term library instruction. Obviously, this page is no longer being updated. I will continue updating this page at http://www.libraryinstruction.com in the future.) This is my collection of print resources for library instruction (AKA bibliographic instruction) that I have collected over the years of my library career. Many have requested copies of this list as it has grown so I have placed it online for easy access. This list makes no attempts at being comprehensive despite the fact it has over 300 items included. I have left off many resources which I haven't had the chance to look at or I didn't think were that great. I have only included resources I have read and I feel make a contribution to understanding library instruction. I have divided this list into ten categories: History - This grouping is for resources that either are of great significance to the development of library instruction or articles about this history. Many of these articles, written a century ago, would be in a different category had they been written recently.

163. 21st Century Schools Professional staff development and curriculum design for educators including media literacy and critical pedagogy. http://www.21stCenturySchools.com

New Adopt-a-School Program - sign up here to become a partner with a school in the disaster area. Special Topic . . . Hurricane Katrina and its Aftermath How educators can respond: I. Curriculum Unit based on Hurricane Katrina II. Service-Learning Projects for Hurricane Katrina and its Aftermath III. Where to send items your students collect for hurricane relief. IV. General supplies needed immediately by hurricane victims and relief workers. V . Donations from 21st Century Schools, LLC Not only is this the heartfelt response of all people who have witnessed the horrific suffering caused by Hurricane Katrina, it is the response of those who know and love New Orleans. It has a special meaning to me as I was born there! 21st Century Schools, LLC will donate to the American Red Cross: $25 per paid individual registration and $100 per on-site consulting contract received by October 15, 2005. Please help us to help the victims of Katrina. Thank you very much for your support.

164. The Environmental Literacy Council - Food Articles critical of agribusiness, pesticides, and genetically engineered plants. http://www.enviroliteracy.org/category.php/6.html

Home About ELC Site Map Contact Us ... Food Food The unprecedented growth in global population that occurred in the twentieth century was made possible by remarkable advances in agriculture and technology. The Green Revolution brought high-yield crops and advanced growing techniques to developing countries and improved nutrition and health for most parts of the world. Continuing population growth will require more acres of land to plant and more water for irrigation, increasing pressure on habitats and natural resources. Advanced agricultural methods have made it possible to grow more food on fewer acres of land, which permits much land to be returned to forest and other uses. However, there are costs associated with high-yield methods, including their heavy reliance on pesticides and fertilizers . Runoff of fertilizers from agricultural lands has affected the water quality of some lakes, rivers, and bays. Erosion is, and has been since crops were first planted, a serious environmental problem in the absence of preventative measures. Irrigation, required in many parts of the world, can be a significant drain on water supplies in arid areas and, if improperly managed, can lead to buildup of salt deposits, which may severely degrade

165. ABC CANADA Literacy Foundation Canadians with the lowest literacy skills have higher rates of Canadians withlow literacy skills are more likely to have lower incomes than those with http://www.abc-canada.org/literacy_facts/

Literacy Facts Literacy Links Literacy Facts Since its inception in 1990, ABC CANADA has worked to improve the literacy skills of Canadians. As an organization supported and directed by the private sector, we are particularly concerned about the economic future of Canada. Important Note: This page is being revised and does not yet reflect the first results from the Adult Literacy and Life Skills (ALL) Survey released on May 11, 2005 by Statistics Canada and the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). To view the most recent results, consult ABC CANADA's Summary of the ALL Survey . To find out about our new brochure highlighting the latest statistics, look on our publications page for the Through the Literacy Lens brochure . For a list of additional resources related to the newly released data, consult our May 11th media release . The data below has not yet been updated to reflect the newly released statistics. Adult Literacy in Canada Twenty-two per cent of adult Canadians have serious problems dealing with any printed materials. An additional 24 per cent of Canadians can deal only with simple reading tasks.

166. New Literacy Is technology developing a whole new kind of literacy? Onceliterate people may find themselves classified as illiterate according to this new system. http://lrs.ed.uiuc.edu/students/tfranklin/literate.htm

Literacies When I hear the word Literacy I think of the ability to read and write in a way that allows one to function as a contributing member of society. This thought is immediately followed by my concern for the illiterate and how they are suppressed by their illiteracy. A few years ago I would have considered myself a very literate person, but as technology evolves, new forms of literacy unfold. I am beginning to feel illiterate and wonder if this type of disability will suppress me or my less computer literate students. The trouble with technology is that it is always changing, usually at a rate that is faster than most of us can keep up. Consider the first grader who is just learning to read. Should the student struggle to learn phonics or take a short cut and do sight reading. Sight reading will get him to read his first book more quickly, but phonics will allow him to become more literate in the long run. Technology is causing us to revisit a similar issue, is it better to learn computer programming, or just to know the right buttons to push to get the job done. Mike Sharples wrote in Electronic Publications: Writing for the Screen, about how the "Dynabook was supposed to be a devise for learners," but it turned into a device to make office work more efficient. This of course led to a less creative instrument, but one which the less literate could use. In The Disappearance of Technology Toward an Ecological Model of Literacy

167. The Knowledge Loom Adolescent literacy Collaboratory Online learning opportunity, click here tolearn more Ask an Expert The Loom Unplugged Guidebook http://knowledgeloom.org/

Adolescent Literacy in the Content Areas Choice-based Art Education Culturally Responsive Teaching Elementary Literacy ... Awards This resource is developed and maintained by The Education Alliance at Brown University . Seed funding during 1998-2000 was provided by the U.S. Department of Education . Send comments to: loom@lab.brown.edu.

168. Information Literacy At FIU Links to various academic and practical resources on literacy research, opinion and training. http://www.fiu.edu/~library/ili/

Information Literacy at FIU An information literate person is able to " recognize when information is needed and have the ability to locate, evaluate, and use effectively the needed information." -American Library Association Presidential Committee on Information Literacy. Final Report. (Chicago: American Library Association, 1989.) A March 1998 Progress Report from the National Forum on Information Literacy (NFIL). Information Literacy Workshops FIU Information Literacy Program Information Literacy Resources Information Literacy Workshops Students - see types of instruction sessions available Faculty - see descriptions of instruction sessions available for you to schedule as well as self-help options to suggest to your students To schedule sessions for your classes, contact: University Park: Please contact Stephanie Brenenson 348-1843 or use an electronic form Biscayne Bay: Please contact George Pearson 919-5721 or Lauren Christos 919-5396 or use an electronic form Workshops for faculty and/or departments, may be requested at any time and will be designed to fit your needs.

169. Literacy Information And Communication System (LINCS) National Home Page LINCS is the literacy community s gateway to the world of adult education andliteracy resources on the Internet. The goal of LINCS is to bring adult http://www.nifl.gov/lincs/

Site Map Help Literacy in the News Calendar of Events ... Questions/Comments National Institute for Literacy 1775 I Street, NW Suite 730 Washington, DC 20006 Phone 202/233-2025 FAX 202/233-2050 http://www.nifl.gov NIFL's Literacy Hotline: This site complies with Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act (29 U.S.C. 794d) Share your thoughts about the Partnership for Reading! Please complete a user survey. Search For: LINCS Materials Database Literacy Websites Calendar of Events Jobs in Literacy Literacy News Discussion Lists What's New as of September 23, 2005 [archive] Special Collections Funding Opportunities LINCS ... Multimedia Center Bringing Health Literacy Research to Practice ... More Maryland Family Literacy Initiative 2006 Grant Competition ... More ARCHIVED Webcast: 2003 National Assessment of Adult Literacy General Overview of the NAAL ... More Discussion of the Week Teaching and Learning Literacy in the News NIFL Learning Disabilities Discussion List Guest Speaker: Dr. Christopher Lee, Sept. 19th - 23rd ...

170. National Institute For Literacy (NIFL) An independent federal organization leading the national effort toward a fully literate United States in the 21st century. http://www.nifl.gov/

About Us Frequently Asked Questions Publications Mailing List The National Institute for Literacy's activities to strengthen literacy across the lifespan are authorized by the U.S. Congress under two laws, the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act (AEFLA) in the Workforce Investment Act and the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB). The AEFLA directs the Institute to provide national leadership regarding literacy, coordinate literacy services and policy, and serve as a national resource for adult education and literacy programs. The NCLB law directs the Institute to disseminate information on scientifically based reading research pertaining to children, youth, and adults as well as information about development and implementation of classroom reading programs based on the research. More... Please give us your thoughts about the Partnership for Reading A survey is being conducted to find out about the ways in which you use the Partnership for Reading website. The Partnership website offers information about the effective teaching of reading for children, adolescents, and adults, based on the evidence from quality research. Dr. Sandra Baxter named Institute Director

171. Jan's Illustrated Computer Literacy 101 An online illustrated Computer literacy course covering the material in a collegecourse, but easy to understand for all ages. http://www.jegsworks.com/Lessons/

Do you wish you had the time, and dollars, to take a real, live course on computers? Then these lessons are for you! E veryone picks up bits and pieces of information while using and working around computers. This can leave some pretty big gaps in your information landscape. These lessons are an attempt to fill in the missing pieces and to tie it all together. The "Illustrated" part means there will be lots of pictures. Other sets of lecture notes I have seen online are pretty much bare text. While the writing is often great, such text-only notes do not take advantage of the possibilities of web pages. So you will see some animations and graphics that enhance the text and, hopefully, make it clearer. This site is free for personal use. For other uses, please see the box below and the Permissions page. Most topics are available in both English and Spanish (español) Where you are: JegsWorks Lessons Computer Basics Working with Windows ... Want to help? I do a lot of revising and updating, but with computers, today's best is tomorrow's dinosaur. So, please accept my apologies in advance for out-dated or incomplete information.

172. CMLI -- Christian Media Literacy Institute Home Page Equipping parents and teachers to teach media evaluation from the point of view of Christian values. http://www.cmli.org/

Proclaiming the Gospel through Media Literacy A Recognized Service Organization of the Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod Home WELCOME to the home page of the Christian Media Literacy Institute. We are glad you stopped by for a visit. If you are a parent or teacher and you are looking for Christian materials to help your children understand the media, then this site and the Christian Media Literacy Institute are for you. There are many secular groups involved in media literacy. However, there is precious little media literacy material being developed from the Christian perspective. Our children could benefit greatly by learning how to use their faith to analyze the media. Through applying Law and Gospel to a constructed message our children can judge the moral quality of the message for themselves and compare that to the new life they have in Jesus Christ. In this way, children begin to learn how to use their faith to critique the world in which they live. Dr. John Tape, President, Christian Media Literacy Institute Our Purpose Our purpose is to proclaim the Gospel of Christ as we sensitize children, teachers and parents to the issues of media literacy.

173. Oxfam's Cool Planet For Teachers - Literacy And English Oxfam GB s website for teachers literacy and English. http://www.oxfam.org.uk/coolplanet/teachers/literacy/

Search other Oxfam sites Oxfam GB Oxfam International Make Trade Fair Oxfam Publishing Generation Why Global Citizenship What and why Curriculum In the whole schoo Literacy and English ... Geography, people and place Literacy and English Find out how Global Citizenship themes can be explored in Literacy and English lessons. Lesson plans - a series of teacher-friendly, printable lesson plans About the lesson plans Bullying for use with 6 - 8 year olds Children's Rights for use with 8 - 10 year olds Nelson Mandela : biography and autobiography for use with 10 - 11 year olds Booklist - a selection of fiction and non-fiction books useful for exploring Global Citizenship themes and issues Many of these pages have been adapted from Oxfam's print publication, Global Citizenship; The Handbook for Primary Teaching

174. Literacy & Spelling Through Phonics: Teach Your Child To Read, Write, & Spell. Early literacy program incorporating phonics and spelling. http://www.spellingpolice.com/

Our mission is to protect and to defend the highest standard of literacy on the World Wide Web. Three Ways To Improve Literacy On the Web EARLY EDUCATION Help a child learn to read, write, and spell using phonics. HIGHER EDUCATION Improve your own language skills by understanding parts of speech and English language anomalies. ENFORCEMENT and REINFORCEMENT Do your civic duty by reporting websites containing spelling errors. Last revised January 8, 2005 This site is maintained and updated by If you are looking for the Wait Watcher's corner, click here

175. Improving Literacy Through School Libraries This program is designed to improve the literacy skills and academic achievementof students by providing them with access to upto-date school library http://www.ed.gov/programs/lsl/

resultsagenda_off = new Image; resultsagenda_off.src = '/images/ed_gl_tnav_resultsag1.gif'; resultsagenda_over = new Image; resultsagenda_over.src = '/images/ed_gl_tnav_resultsag1_r.gif'; No Related Topics Found Get More! Receive ED newsletters View teaching resources Get answers to questions Take our online survey Find Programs Office Title ... Archive Select a Topic Accountability Accreditation Arts Choice Charter Schools Early Childhood FAFSA Faith-Based Find a School High Schools History International Ed Math Reading Safe Schools Science Suppl Services Teacher Quality Technology Advanced Search About ED Offices Publications ... File Viewers Improving Literacy Through School Libraries Purpose Funding Status Eligibility Applicant Info Resources ... Office of Elementary and Secondary Education Home Purpose What's New Highlights of the 2004 LSL grantees are now on the awards page Grants.gov is coming! See the applicant info page for registration details. Program Office: Academic Improvement and Teacher Quality Programs CFDA Number: Program Type: Discretionary/Competitive Grants Program Background The Improving Literacy through School Libraries (LSL) program promotes comprehensive local strategies to improve student reading achievement by improving school library services and resources. The LSL program is one component of the Department's commitment to dramatically improve student achievement by focusing available resources, including those of school library media centers, on reading achievement.

176. National Council On Economic Education (NCEE) A nationwide network that promotes economic literacy with students and their teachers. http://www.ncee.net/

The National Council on Economic Education (NCEE) is a nationwide network that leads in promoting economic literacy with students and their teachers. NCEE's mission is to help students develop the real-life skills they need to succeed: to be able to think and choose responsibly as consumers, savers, investors, citizens, members of the workforce, and effective participants in a global economy. Virtual Economics® The new version is here! More than 1,200 lessons available at your fingertips. Check it out today! Thinking Economics Looking for a new way to teach economics? Discover why this technology-based Economics program is the primary source for a new breed of high school teachers. EconEdLink More than lessons to choose from - and they're all FREE! Learning, Earning and Investing Check out the cool interactives on the Learning, Earning and Investing web site. Economics Challenge NCEE/Goldman Sachs Foundation Announce the 2005 Winners of the National Economics Challenge held May 23rd, 2005. AP Economics The best way to prepare your students for the AP exam.

177. Archived: Family Literacy: Directions In Research And Implications For Practice This is the archived table of contents to Family literacy Directions in Researchand Implications for Practice January 1996; Summary and Papers of a http://www.ed.gov/pubs/FamLit/

A r c h i v e d I n f o r m a t i o n Family Literacy: Directions in Research and Implications for Practice January 1996 Table of Contents Title Page Foreword Acknowledgments Introduction ... Summary of the Research Design Symposium on Family Literacy Commissioned Papers Integrated Services, Cross-Agency Collaboration, and Family Literacy Judith Alamprese English Immigrant Language Learners: Cultural Accommodation and Family Literacy Designing and Conducting Family Literacy Programs That Account for Racial, Ethnic, Religious, and Other Cultural Differences Vivian L. Gadsden Family Literacy Programs: Creating a Fit with Families of Children with Disabilities Beth Harry Longitudinal Study of Family Literacy Program Outcomes Andrew Hayes Family Literacy: Parent and Child Interactions Larry Mikulecky Teaching Parenting and Basic Skills to Parents: What We Know Douglas Powell Intergenerational Transfer of Literacy, Catherine Snow and Patton Tabors Informing Approaches to Serving Families in Family Literacy Programs: Lessons From Other Family Intervention Programs Robert St. Pierre and Jean Layzer Meeting the Needs of Families in Family Literacy Programs Dorothy Strickland Appendices A List of Symposium Participants B Biographical Sketches of Commissioned Authors For the user's convenience we have also created an ASCII version (130K) of this document and compressed it for ease of downloading.

178. Archived: Early Childhood & Literacy Explores how early childhood experiences provide a foundation for literacy. Includes suggestions for caregivers. From the U.S. Department of Education. http://www.ed.gov/americareads/educators_early.html

Text Only Search Site Map A r c h i v e d I n f o r m a t i o n We must ensure that ALL children enter school ready to read. Learning to read and write is critical for success in school and throughout life. By starting early, we recognize learning to read begins long before a child enters school. Family members and early caregivers must build a foundation for literacy by talking and reading daily to babies and toddlers. Long before a baby babbles or says a first word she is beginning to develop skills necessary to learn how to talk and read. In addition, caregivers and preschool teachers must be given the education and training needed to help young children develop language and literacy skills. Reading to a young child, even before a baby can hold a book, creates an appreciation for what books offer. Parents and caregivers will find that talking, singing, and reading will help their young children be ready for school. Check out these excellent resources! The report "A Good Beginning: Sending America's Children to School with the Social and Emotional Competence They Need to Succeed" is available online at http://www.nimh.nih.gov/childhp/fdnconsb.htm

179. The LEARNS Literacy Assessment Profile LLAP Bullet LEARNS literacy Assessment Profile. Drawing from a variety of nationalliteracy assessments, LLAP was created by the LEARNS partners at Bank http://www.nwrel.org/learns/resources/llap/

Produced by LEARNS Bank Street College of Education Drawing from a variety of national literacy assessments, LLAP was created by the LEARNS partners at Bank Street College of Education in collaboration with the Corporation for National and Community Service. LLAP provides an assessment option for reading efforts that use volunteers, including America Reads projects. LLAP also gives project directors data that can be aggregated for program evaluation and reporting purposes. Effective assessment reveals children’s strengths as well as areas that need support. Using LLAP enables tutors to observe what children can do, and makes connections between tutoring activities and assessment of progress. As a result, LLAP can also help tutors design sessions that will meet the learning needs of individual children. LLAP is not a reading test . Instead, it is an observation tool. LLAP addresses three stages of literacy development: emergent, beginning, and early independent. These stages are not age or grade specific, but instead describe behaviors children exhibit as they learn to read. The following PDF files of LLAP comes complete with step-by-step instructions for how to use the instrument and how to aggregate the data. LEARNS staff are also available to answer questions or guide you through the tool. Simply click on the Continue button to download the files or contact a LEARNS partner via our toll-free numbers if you have a question, a concern, or any feedback. You can also learn more about how to use LLAP at LEARNS training events. Call for updated information on trainings near you, (800) 361-7890 or (800) 930-5664

180. TILT - Texas Information Literacy Tutorial Instruction and testing modules to help students develop information literacy skills. Includes details about the Open Text License that allows other institutions to copy and adapt the tutorial for their own use. http://tilt.lib.utsystem.edu/

TILT Lite (no plug-ins required) Full TILT (total interactivity) Resources for Librarians and Educators (The latest version is available at http://tilt.lib.utsystem.edu/yourtilt/agreement.html

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