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What's New On LINCS -- http://www.nifl.gov/lincs/whats_new/whats_new.html
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December 20,1999
NIFL's Reading Excellence Act (REA) (pdf file)
<http://www.ed.gov/offices/OESE/REA/reading_act.pdf> Technical
Assistance for Research-based Practices in Adult Literacy
Announcement is now available online. For more
information,
click on the documents below:
Technical Assistance for Research-based
Practices in
Adult Literacy, National Reading Excellence
Initiative,
Cover Letter
<http://www.nifl.gov/lincs/collections/policy/letter.html>
Technical Assistance for Research-based
Practices in
Adult Literacy, National Reading Excellence
Initiative,
Statement of Work
<http://www.nifl.gov/lincs/collections/policy/sow.html>
Technical Assistance for Research-based
Practices in
Adult Literacy, National Reading Excellence
Initiative,
Program Plan
<http://www.nifl.gov/lincs/collections/policy/plan.html>
What's New at the Regional LINCS Web sites:
Eastern LINCS <http://easternlincs.worlded.org/lincs/>
Connections: Taking Risks
<http://easternlincs.worlded.org/teachers/Connections/index.htm> :
Published by the Adult Literacy
Resource Institute/SABES Greater Boston Regional
Support
Center, a series of articles (in PDF format) detailing
teachers'
classroom experiences with changing content, method of
instruction, or environment.
Virtual Visit to Lowell Mills:
<http://easternlincs.worlded.org/teachers/webpub/lowell/home.htm> A
minigrant project developed by
Wendy Quiñones of the Adult Learning Center, North
Shore
Community College. Her GED class photographed and wrote
about their visit to a mill museum. Included are
related lessons
and activities.
Workplace Interviews/ESOL: ESOL
<http://easternlincs.worlded.org/teachers/webpub/hackensack/careersrequiri/c
areers.htm> learners interviewed
people in various careers. Includes additional notes to
students and teachers. Created by Kerren Vallone Bergen
County Technical Schools of Hackensack, NJ.
Southern LINCS <http://hub2.coe.utk.edu/>
Visit the new Workforce Education Learning Activities
Bank <http://www.sagrelto.com/hcat2/hmundx.htm>
(LAB). As a collaborative effort between the Virginia
Adult
Education & Literacy Centers, the Southern LINCS
Consortium and GTE, this new site is an excellent
web-based
resource for workforce education.
Browse NC LRC's Online Resource Catalog.
<http://www.sagrelto.com/hcat2/hmundx.htm> This growing
collection of over 800 professional resources
emphasizes staff
development, resource development, and program
management. Resources are available on loan to literacy
programs and personnel.
Midwest LINCS <http://archon.educ.kent.edu/Midwest/index.html>
The Family Literacy Special Collection
<http://archon.educ.kent.edu/Midwest/FamilyLit/links.html> : Links &
Directories
page has been updated with new and updated links to
many
resources.
The What's Cool page has been updated with a new link
to
Minnesota's The "Hire Me"
<http://www.abeonline.net/hireme/index.htm> Guide This is a wonderful new
resource so please check it out!
The Facts & Statistics
<http://archon.educ.kent.edu/Midwest/facts_stats.html> page has been added.
This page has
links to various sites for facts and statistics and
also links to a
page that lists facts and statistics by Midwest LINCS
state
partners.
Western/Pacific LINCS <http://literacynet.org/lincs/>
"Oregon Weather"
<http://literacynet.org/orweather/home.html> Lessons up! Developed for
adult learners
in basic skills development programs, the site also
includes
instructor notes, weather links, and hints on adapting
the
lessons regionally.
The new issue of "Literally Literacy"
<http://literacynet.org/ll/home.html> is now up with articles on
literacy trends, correctional education and excerpts
from a
collection of writings by adult learners.
Two new publications from the Northwest Regional
Literacy
Resource Center (NWRLRC) are available online (pdf
formats): the latest Regional Resource Roundup Fall 19
<http://literacynet.org/nwrlrc/roundup/winter99/home2.html> 99 and
the Resource Library 1999/2000 Catalog Supplement.
<http://literacynet.org/nwrlrc/supplement.pdf>
Jaleh Behroozi Soroui
LINCS Director
National Institute for Literacy
1775 I Street, Suite 730
Washington, DC. 20006
Phone 202/233-2039
FAX 202/233-2050
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