Cesar,

Thanks for the clarification. Here are some recommendations for the adult 
learner. Most of the links should still be active. These were reviewed in 2004.

The Learning Edge
http://thewclc.ca/edge/

Content: The Learning Edge is a newspaper for adult learners. This site has 
stories and activities with sound and video. It also has tests on subjects 
like math and reading. Subjects include health, safety, work, newspaper ads, 
household bills, and more.  Learners can hear articles read to them and read 
along with the text. Adult new readers can use this site on their own. Some 
may need tutor support. 

The Northern Edge
http://www.nwt.literacy.ca/northernedge/

Content: The Northern Edge is an online newspaper for adult learners. This 
site has activities with sound and video. It also has tests on subjects like 
math and language.  Learners can hear the articles read to them and they can 
read along following the text. There are four newsletters online by date. 
Topics include math, learning styles, reading, animals, nature, culture, 
student writing, maps, paying a telephone bill, and many more. 

Vocabulary
http://www.vocabulary.co.il/

You can play a match game, hangman, do a word search, or a quiz to learn new 
words. Subjects include animals, food, kitchen, transportation, vegetables, 
and musical instruments. There are easy, medium and hard levels.

Literacy Activities
http://www.mcedservices.com/litex.htm

Content: In these lessons, you will learn how to write a check, use a 
timesheet, fill out a form, and read a map. The lessons have sound and 
movies.  The learning activities have sound and are multiple choice questions. 
There is an answer key.

Handwriting Lessons
http://www.studioarts.net/calligraphy/italic/hwlesson.html

You can print out letters of the alphabet to practice writing. The menu is on 
the left side of the page. You can also print practice pages and letter family 
practice.

Writing Den
http://www2.actden.com/writ_den/index.htm

Content: This site offers help for writing skills for many skill levels and 
topic areas. Topics include tips (sentences, paragraphs, and essays), a word 
of the day e-mail you can sign up to receive, and more. Learners will find the 
Tip-o-matic section the most helpful.

Recommendation: Advanced and intermediate learners can use this site on their 
own. Beginning learners may need tutor support. 

How to Make Complete Sentences
http://www.geocities.com/fifth_grade_tpes/complete.html

This site shows how to write a complete sentence. It has practice worksheets. 
The site uses a large font that is easy to read. The directions are easy to 
understand.

How to Write a Sentence and a Paragraph
http://www.tustin.k12.ca.us/cyberseminar/paragraph.htm

This site will show you how to write a good sentence and a paragraph. You many 
need tutor support. 

Easy Math


AAA Math
http://www.aaamath.com/

Content: This site has math activities by grade level and by math topic. These 
are mostly drill and kill math problems. Some problems have explanations and 
help.  You can practice basic math, money, measurement, fractions, and more. 

A+ Math
http://www.aplusmath.com/

This site is good for drill and practice in basic math. You can also use the 
website to make your own flashcards and worksheets or you can play some 
interesting math games. Try playing math bingo, concentration or hidden 
picture to work on your adding, subtracting, multiplying or division skills. 
Worksheets can be printed out for basic math, algebra, fractions, money, and 
decimals.

GCF Global Learning
http://www.gcflearnfree.org/en/main/students.asp

Content: This site has free online classes in many subjects including money 
basics, math, e-mail, and software programs like Office, Word, Excel, and 
PowerPoint. 

TV 411
http://www.tv411.org/index.shtml

Content: Reading, writing, jobs, vocabulary, math, rulers, credit cards, 
learning, health, and much more.

Easy Spelling

Internet Picture Dictionary
http://www.pdictionary.com/

This is a basic picture dictionary with spelling activities and word games. 
Browse by category (Animals, tools, clothing, colors, etc.) or search by key 
word. Browse by letter or category. Activities include: Flashcards, Fill-in-
the-blanks, Word scrambles, Stinky spelling, and straight recall. French, 
Italian, Spanish and German versions are also available. 


Word Families
http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/Games/mag/spelling.html

Use this site to practice word families. Click on the magnets and drag them to 
make words. Say the words after you make them. Some learners may need tutor 
support. 

Literacy Tools
http://www.literacytools.ie/welcome.cfm

This site has learning activities you can do online or print. It also has 
games and tutor helps. To work on spelling, click on print Exercises, then on 
Skills, and then on Spelling Sounds. Print out the pages to work on your 
spelling. 


Jackie Hamlett
Adult/Family Literacy Consultant



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