21. The Literacy Group Of Waterloo Region Improving basic reading, writing and math skills of adults (16 and over) by providing trained volunteers and staff to help students meet their goals. Provides information for employers, those needing help, and those offering to tutor. http://literacywaterlooregion.com/

Upcoming Events Literacy Group Draw To take place at noon on Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2005 BUY YOUR TICKETS NOW! ONLY $2.00 EACH Grand Prize (value $500) see picture below Other draw items: -Tae-Kwon-Do gift certificate (value $95) -Fred Astaire gift certificate (value $250) -Mad Math Game (value $23.99) -Book from Wordsworth (value $26.95) -Good Life bag (value $20) -Two children's books (value $15) Total value of prizes $930.94 Past Events The Mayor's Walk for Volunteerism April 23, 2005 Last weekend was fun walking. We walked a lot that day. From Dickson Park around the town. They should call it a swim not a walk. The weather was so bad and it was so cold, But we had fun.

22. Teen Pregnancy Prevention: Useful Tips - Nine Tips To Help Faith Leaders And The Enlist adults in your faith community to help young people. Take a look at the magazines they are reading. With such information in hand, you can better http://www.teenpregnancy.org/resources/reading/tips/faithtips.asp

pageOn="research"; Order printed copies of Nine Tips For Faith Communities Spanish Translation Resources for Faith Communities Ten Tips for Parents To Help Their Children Avoid Teen Pregnancy ... Useful Tips Nine Tips To Help Faith Leaders And Their Communities Address Teen Pregnancy Introduction To support faith communities in this regard, the National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy's Task Force on Religion and Public Values has compiled Nine Tips to Help Faith Leaders and Their Communities Address Teen Pregnancy, context of their religious beliefs. On this website, you will also find a list of helpful books, lesson plans, and other educational resources available from a number of religious and secular organizations.

23. A Little Reading Goes A Long Way - ParentsCentre It will help if they can see others enjoying reading themselves. Seeing adults reading from books, newspapers, recipes or menus will make children want http://www.parentscentre.gov.uk/foragegroup/0to3years/alittlereadinggoesalongway

Skip to navigation links For age group... - to 3 years: A little reading goes a long way Reading: 0-3 years You taught your children the first things they ever knew. Young children watch what adults do and learn by copying them. Reading is no different, but they must want to learn to read. It will help if they can see others enjoying reading themselves. Boys, in particular, need to know that reading is important, and fathers and grandfathers reading to them can help. Seeing adults reading from books, newspapers, recipes or menus will make children want to read for themselves. Your child will gain a lot from spending time with you talking and listening, reading and writing. Most children will try hard to please you and will want to do well. Best of all, sharing the fun of reading is a great experience for children and adults. First Steps Babies love words and language. They love it when you sing and read to them and tell them stories, poems and rhymes and even small babies can enjoy books.  From the start, the time you spend reading with your children will make books and stories come alive. Board books and bath books are often the first books children will come across. They can be treated as toys, but they will help them learn how to handle books, how to turn pages and how to enjoy the shapes, colours and pictures.ÂÂ

24. What Does Research Say About Reading? Churches could sponsor reading groups to help motivate adults to read. Local fraternal organizations could help tutor students and provide a place for them http://www.ncrel.org/sdrs/areas/stw_esys/str_read.htm

What Does Research Say About Reading? R.A. Knuth and B.F. Jones NCREL, Oak Brook, 1991 In 1985, David Pearson referred to "the comprehension revolution." In essence, he was talking about the movement from traditional views of reading based on behaviorism to visions of reading and readers based on cognitive psychology. What follows in this section are major findings from cognitive psychology regarding: New and old definitions of the reading process. Important findings about reading and learning from cognitive science. Characteristics of poor and successful readers. Milestones in reading research. Characteristics of successful teaching/learning environments. Roles of schools and communities. These findings were developed by NCREL in collaboration with our Content Partner, the Center for the Study of Reading, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, and the participants in Program 1, "Children as Strategic Readers." The traditional view of the learner as an "empty" vessel to be filled with knowledge from external sources is exemplified by this statue at the University of Leuven (Belgium). Old and New Definitions of Reading Traditional Views New Definition of Reading Research Base Behaviorism Cognitive sciences Goals of Reading Mastery of isolated facts and skills Constructing meaning and self-regulated learning Reading as Process Mechanically decoding words;

25. The Kids On The Web: Things For Adults The Kids on the Web Things for adults Math and reading help for Kids is a comprehensive directory of original articles, tips, and resources to help http://www.zen.org/~brendan/kids-adults.html

The Kids on the Web: Things for Adults Click to join the public CACI mailing list . It was created to discuss the issues regarding children accessing controversial information. If you're doing the fun game of potty-versus-diaper, check out the conversations at the Potty Training Message Board . Questions, stories, and advice about potty training will let you talk to parents in similar situations. Discussions about bet wetting, picking products, and even general parenting discussions can help you out. Math and Reading Help for Kids is a comprehensive directory of original articles, tips, and resources to help parents and children make informed decisions about school related topics and issues. This directory contains hundreds of articles about a variety of children's education topics including: homeschooling, online tutoring, learning disabilities, test anxiety, and more. Although the articles in this site are primarily written for a parent audience, there is also a Just for Kids section created specifically for children. Using Music in Therapy The Power of Music as a Coping Skill works to help children and adolescents by examining the power of using popular music, something people already listen to, in therapy. Includes examples of therapeutic messages in popular music as well as original music by Freudian Slip, a therapeutic rock band.

26. Volunteer Reading Help Volunteer reading help (VRH) is a national charity that helps disadvantaged children Many may find it difficult to interact socially with adults. http://www.vrh.org.uk/

Welcome About Us What's New Our Local Network Volunteering Schools Corporate Involvement Donating to VRH Events Publications Job Opportunities VRH Internal Website Links Contact Us Online greetings cards shop Search Now: Welcome to VRH Our Vision: a nation of confident children, literate for life You can now support VRH by recycling your inkjet cartridges. ( Find out how Creating new opportunities for disadvantaged children who find reading a struggle Volunteer Reading Help (VRH) is a national charity that helps disadvantaged children develop a love of reading and learning. We recruit and train volunteers to work with children aged 6-11 who find reading a challenge and may need extra support and mentoring. Without individual support children can fall behind their peers and lack confidence and self esteem. Many may find it difficult to interact socially with adults. In later years they may drift into offending behaviour. Our trained network of reading helpers support the same children week in, week out, giving each an hour of quality, one to one time. They read, they play, they talk. With the support of VRH a new chapter in their life is opened, one which will provide them with opportunities that may otherwise be denied. Our work takes place in schools but outside the classroom. We also work in libraries and with looked after children. We are constantly exploring a range of new settings in which to deliver our services and reach more needy children. Our work benefits our volunteers too. Some have been out of work for long periods of time and may lack the confidence to seek paid employment. Many find their experience of volunteering helps them to develop their skills and confidence. Many go on to find employment, for example, as classroom assistants. Our volunteers are all ages and come from a variety of backgrounds and developing a diverse volunteer workforce is one of our key aims.

27. LSNJ LAW - Reading Help Home Page School and Learning adults. reading help. Rebecca s EZ Pages Randall s ESL Cyber Listening Lab. Top of page, Terms of Use Privacy Policy http://www.lsnjlaw.org/english/schoolandlearning/adults/literacyhelp.cfm

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28. The Reading Clinic: We Help Students And Adults Resolve Reading And Spelling Dif Are reading difficulties or spelling problems holding you back? With the reading Clinic s proven, multisensory treatment methods, children and adults can http://www.azreadingclinic.com/

If reading difficulties are needlessly holding you back, we can help you unlock the door to a brighter future. 1860 E. Warner Rd., Suite 101 • Tempe, Arizona 85284 • (480) 456-0500 Interested in attending? Fill out our online form We're easy to find!

29. International Reading Association : Choices Booklists libraries, and homes to help young readers find books they will enjoy. arrow Young adults’ Choices provides descriptions of approximately 30 books http://www.reading.org/resources/tools/choices.html

Contact Us Help Site Map The Association ... Teaching Tools Choices Booklists Choices Booklists Now available: is cosponsored by the . The list includes brief reviews of approximately 100 titles, each of which has been recommended by children themselves. identifies approximately 30 books rated by teams of teachers, librarians, and reading specialists as outstanding for curriculum use. provides descriptions of approximately 30 books selected by teenage reviewers. Obtaining Choices booklists Annotated Choices lists for 1998 to 2004 are available for download on the pages linked at right and above. You may also request a copy of any current list by sending a 9" x 12" self-addressed envelope plus US$1.00 for postage and handling to International Reading Association, 800 Barksdale Road, PO Box 8139, Newark, DE 19714-8139, USA. Bulk copies are also available, at discount prices. Contact customer service for details. Executive Division Advanced Search Teaching Tools Lesson Plans Choices Booklists Parent Resources Issues in Literacy Literacy Community

30. Reading Resources - Help My Child Read - Parents - ED.gov Editor s Pick Starting Out Right A Guide to Promoting Children s reading Success. How children learn to read and how adults can help them. GO http://www.ed.gov/parents/read/resources/edpicks.jhtml?src=qc

31. Archived: Start Early, Finish Strong: How To Help Every Child Become A Reader - Only 4 to 5 percent of adults are unable to read a children’s book, The center aims to help more children develop an early love of reading and to become http://www.ed.gov/pubs/startearly/ch_1.html

A r c h i v e d I n f o r m a t i o n Start Early, Finish Strong: How to Help Every Child Become a Reader - July 1999 Raising Readers The Tremendous Potential of Families Parents as Teachers Contact: Parents As Teachers National Center 10176 Corporate Square Drive Suite 230 St. Louis, MO 63132 Fax: (314) 432-8963 www.patnc.org Brain Development and Reading not determine the ease with which the child will learn to read. Rather, as children grow and experience the world, new neural connections are made. This orderly and individualized process, varying from child to child, makes reading possible. Given the course of brain development, it is not surprising that young children who are exposed to certain experiences usually prove to be good readers later. Just as a child develops language skills long before being able to speak, the child also develops literacy skills long before being able to read (National Research Council, 1998). How Parents Help Sesame Street Reach Out and Read At each check-up, the child is sent home with age-appropriate books, and parents are encouraged to develop the habit of reading with their children. This trailblazing program, with over 350 sites in 45 states, relies on funding from businesses and private foundations, in addition to book donations from publishing companies.

32. Read Music Notes, How To Read Music Notes For Adults, For Adult Beginners reading Music Notes With Ease for the Adult Beginner. learning music notes fun and easy, and is designed to help you WHIZ through learning music notes. http://www.music-with-ease.com/read-music-notes-adults.html

Learn to read music notes quickly and easily! If you are an adult or a teenager learning the piano, then this could be the most important invitation you will ever receive. Here's why: Most people are really keen when they begin learning to play the piano or keyboard, but many soon give up because they find reading music notes too difficult They feel disappointed and frustrated. Why?: They cannot find the notes on the piano keyboard. They struggle to remember which note is which on the staff. They confuse the bass staff notes and the treble staff notes. You might be a first timer taking up a new interest in music... or maybe this is your second go at learning to play the piano. Like most music students, you dream that you'll soon be playing your own favorite songs on the piano. Perhaps you look forward to the fun of playing the piano for your family and friends. And maybe you'd even love to create your very own beautiful piano music. But then you will soon discover a problem nobody warned you about : that music notes are difficult to learn.

33. JS Online: New Skills Help Young Adults Steer Clear Of Dead-end Jobs New skills help young adults steer clear of deadend jobs a high school diploma and whose reading and math levels range from fourth to eighth grade. http://www.jsonline.com/bym/biz2biz/dec03/193213.asp

More Classifieds... Merchandise Rummage Sales Tickets Contests Personals Place ads online More... Subscriber Services... Get the Journal Sentinel Manage your account - Vacation holds - Make Payments Get Packer Plus Place classified ads Photo reprints PressCard discounts Celebrations Front pages online News Business Sports Entertainment ... Careers Also see: Business 411 E-newsletter News Business Sports ... Stuff Also see: Personals AdFinder Tickets Coupons ... PRINT THIS STORY New skills help young adults steer clear of dead-end jobs Posted: Dec. 16, 2003 Opportunities Tannette Johnson-Elie E-MAIL ARCHIVE After high school, Jason Wells Jr. landed in one dead-end job after another - from busboy to carnival worker - which paid little money and provided even less job satisfaction. These days, Wells, 21, is proud to be performing landscape work in the Park Lawn Housing Project, where he grew up, and to be part of a crew of young people that is removing wells in the Menomonee Valley to prevent surface contamination of groundwater. Wells is a member of the Milwaukee Community Service Corps, a program that takes low-income, at-risk young adults, ages 18 to 23, and helps them develop job skills while improving the community through public infrastructure and redevelopment initiatives. Wells and other Service Corps members have worked on projects in and around Milwaukee that provide real work experience, as well as a sense of accomplishment and pride in the community.

34. Suggested Reading For Grandparents & Grandchildren Children need adults to confirm that it s all right to cry and be sad, A read aloud book to help caregivers respond to children’s questions about a http://www.erie.gov/depts/seniorservices/rac/suggested_reading.phtml

When someone you love dies or is gone for a long period of time the natural reaction is grief. Anyone old enough to love is old enough to grieve. Even before children are able to talk, they grieve when someone they love dies or is absent. Grandparents who are raising their grandchildren and who are willing to talk openly about the death or prolonged absence of the child's parent will help the children understand that grief is a natural feeling. Children need adults to confirm that it's all right to cry and be sad, and that the hurt they feel now won't last forever. A child's questions need to be answered in language they can understand. Adults shouldn't worry about having all the answers. The most important thing is to answer as best you can and in a caring way. The following is a list of books for children and books for adult caregivers that may help: Books for Children Author: Martha Whitmore Hickman Title: Robert Lives With His Grandparents: A Concept Book Ages: Date: Robert’s parents are divorced, and he lives with his grandparents. When his grandmother decides to attend Parent’s Day at his school, he is afraid of what the other kids will think of him. Author: Jeanne Warren Lindsay Title: Do I Have a Daddy?

35. Three Projects To Help Adults Develop Reading And Maths Skills Three Projects To help adults Develop reading And Maths Skills Announced By Arts Minister Tessa Blackstone. Three projects – in the North East, http://www.culture.gov.uk/global/press_notices/archive_2003/dcms30_2003.htm?mont

36. NICHCY: Reading And Learning Disabilities: A Resource Guide, 4 adults who have trouble reading or learning usually have had these problems help is available. It s important, however, to know what is causing the http://www.kidsource.com/NICHCY/ld.guide.dis.k12.p.4.4.html

Reading and Learning Disabilities: A Resource Guide Adults with Reading or Learning Problems advertisement Credits Source National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities Contents Introduction A look at learning disabilities in children and youth Helping Your Child Learn Adults with Reading or Learning Problems Information Resources from NICHCY's Database Organizational Resources Forums Learning and Other Disabilities Related Articles General Information about Learning Disabilities Learning Disabilities Adults who have trouble reading or learning usually have had these problems since they were children. Their problems may stem from having a learning disability that went undetected or untreated as a child. If an adult has a learning disability, he or she will experience many of the difficulties described in Dr. Larry Silver's article about learning disabilities in children. The difference for adults who have learning problems is that they no longer spend their day in school and cannot turn to the public school system for evaluation and special instruction. They may not know why they have trouble learning, and don't know where to go to find out. Help is available. It's important, however, to know what is causing the adult's problem with reading or learning. Knowing the reason makes it possible for the individual to get the kind of help he or she needs. The problem may arise because the person has a learning disability. If so, then the person needs to work with instructors who know about learning disabilities. He or she needs to receive instruction designed for individuals with learning disabilities. But not all reading or learning problems are caused by learning disabilities. Perhaps as a child the person did not get enough basic instruction to build the foundation that leads to skilled reading and learning. Becoming involved in a literacy program might meet this person's needs.

37. America's Literacy Directory - Find Literacy Programs In Your Area Programs for adults Programs for Children Programs for Employers help with reading and writing Study for GED or other high school program http://www.literacydirectory.org/

Over 5000 Literacy Programs For literacy resources, Go to Call for Help Skip Links Preguntas? Llame al 1. Enter your location: ZIP Code: OR City: State: Alabama Alaska American Samoa Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware Florida Georgia Guam Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Marshall Islands Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Micronesia Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York No. Marianas Islands North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Puerto Rico Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington Washington, DC West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming 2. Find programs within: 5 miles 10 miles 25 miles 50 miles 100 miles 250 miles 3. What are you looking for? Help with reading and writing Study for GED or other high school program Official GED test center Learning English (as a second language) Help with math 4. Click: Update Program Info State Hotlines and Contacts Add New Programs to Directory Home ... Robots, crawlers, and spiders: follow this link.

38. Read Write Plus, DfES, National News on offer for adults wanting to brush up on their reading and maths skills. The Strategy aims to help create a society where adults have the basic http://www.dfes.gov.uk/readwriteplus/national_news

Read Write Plus Home National News Last updated: 14/09/05 ‘Get On’ campaign finds holiday sums confusion (posted 1 Aug 2005) What’s the real cost of taking your gremlins with you on holiday? On the day the Gremlins characters return to our TV screens in a new wave of adverts from the Government’s Get On campaign, research has revealed that basic skills gremlins will be bothering adults as much as ever over the summer break. Two thirds of Britons head overseas for their holidays each year. Yet for some sun seekers, it seems that problems with their maths skills could mean that they are returning with financial headaches which last until well after their tans have faded. The research in support of the Get On campaign found that: • One in five of us thinks that converting foreign currency into sterling is confusing • Women find currency conversions more frustrating than men do, with 29% admitting that they found them tricky, in comparison to 12% of men. But perhaps the most worrying, are the 40% of people who overspend on holiday as a result of problems with currency calculations. Although holiday temptations are still the primary reason for most Brits to overspend when abroad, there are a significant number of people who are still grappling with their maths skills and cite this as the reason for spending too much on their trip. The survey also found that men are more likely to overspend on holiday than women (49% of men, in comparison to 42% of women). One in three people don’t outline a budget before going away, and 45% end up spending more than they’d expected to on their trip.

39. Reading And Language For Teenagers And Young Adults Keywords Down Syndrome, reading, Language, adults, Adolescents Can reading help their language in the way that it helps the younger children? http://www.down-syndrome.net/library/periodicals/pdst-news/02/3/005/pdst-news-02

our work needs your support donate today ... ... e-Visitors' centre Reading and language for teenagers and young adults Gillian Bird Abstract - There is little information about language and reading for teenagers and adults with Down syndrome. We know that many of the adult population today have speech problems, both with structure and intelligibility, but we are not sure how best to help them. Some approaches will be described briefly, including the use of reading. These can involve specialised help from a speech therapist working individually or advising groups about how to develop their pragmatic skills (social use of language). We advocate that learning to read can help with aspects of language, speech, communication, memory and independence, as well as being a very pleasurable activity and valuable skill. Keywords - Down Syndrome, Reading, Language, Adults, Adolescents Introduction There is little information about language and reading for teenagers and adults with Down syndrome. We know that many of the adult population today have speech problems, both with structure and intelligibility, but we are not sure how best to help them. Some approaches will be described briefly, including the use of reading. These can involve specialised help from a speech therapist working individually or advising groups about how to develop their pragmatic skills (social use of language). We advocate that learning to read can help with aspects of language, speech, communication, memory and independence, as well as being a very pleasurable activity and valuable skill.

40. Reading And Language For Teenagers And Young Adults We advocate that learning to read can help with aspects of language, speech, reading and language for teenagers and young adults Portsmouth Down http://www.down-syndrome.net/library/periodicals/pdst-news/02/3/005/

our work needs your support donate today ... ... e-Visitors' centre Reading and language for teenagers and young adults Bird G. Abstract - There is little information about language and reading for teenagers and adults with Down syndrome. We know that many of the adult population today have speech problems, both with structure and intelligibility, but we are not sure how best to help them. Some approaches will be described briefly, including the use of reading. These can involve specialised help from a speech therapist working individually or advising groups about how to develop their pragmatic skills (social use of language). We advocate that learning to read can help with aspects of language, speech, communication, memory and independence, as well as being a very pleasurable activity and valuable skill Source - Bird G. Reading and language for teenagers and young adults Portsmouth Down Syndrome Trust Newsletter Available versions: Language Format File(s) Availability en-gb XML Document Article AVAILABILITY TO DO Page reference: http://www.down-syndrome.net/library/periodicals/pdst-news/02/3/005/

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