Have you ever visited (or recently visited) the Learning Resources  
Web site? If you are looking for some reading activities for your  
students to do online, this is a nice site.
I have combined their description from the site with a few of my own  
words. Read on and then go take a look.

The CNN San Francisco Bureau and Literacyworks (Western/Pacific  
LINCS) have partnered to develop an online adult literacy site that  
benefits all learners and instructors. This site offers web-delivered  
instruction using current and past CNN San Francisco Bureau and CBS 5  
news stories. Each story module includes the full text of each story  
and interactive activities to test comprehension. The learner can  
choose to read the text, listen to the text, or view the broadcast  
through streaming video.

A current news story is featured and includes a variety of  
comprehension activities--vocabulary, word selection, multiple  
choice, sequencing, and conclusions.  A Your Turn module allows  
learners to respond to a question concerning the story they have just  
read. Learners can use an email form that is included to submit their  
comments. All comments are collected and posted on the "Your Turn!"  
page. Learners are encouraged to respond to other learner's comments.

The Learning Resources site offers web-delivered instruction using  
CNN and CBS 5 - KPIX (CBS Broadcasting) news stories. Western/Pacific  
LINCS (part of the National Institute for Literacy's LINCS Project)  
and Literacyworks, uses these stories to develop an online literacy  
site that benefits all learners and instructors. This material is  
intended for adult literacy and educational purposes. Though the  
intended audience is adults, instructors and learners (of all ages)  
are encouraged to use this material to promote better literacy.

Here's the address. Enjoy!

http://literacynet.org/cnnsf/home.html







Gail J. Price
Multimedia Specialist
National Center for Family Literacy
325 West Main Street, Suite 300
Louisville, KY 40205

Phone: 502 584-1133, ext. 112
Fax: 502 584-0172


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