Hello Phyllis and the rest of the list:
   
  Some resources we have found useful at Turning Point:
   
  www.nefe.org (American Express Foundation's Financial Education Site. It's a little hard to navigate, but some good things are buried there.)
  www.firstfind.info (Internet Library of sites selected by educators and librarians. There is a section on "money matters")
  www.tv411.org (the frustrating but sometimes useful educational television series has some interactive exercises on personal finances. The print and video materials are sometimes good; sometimes way too complicated and middle class.)
   
  Also, talk to your local banks and see if they have community outreach/financial education. In New York City, Citibank will come out and do workshops on how to open a bank account, the importance of saving, identity fraud, etc. They are pretty good and they don't push students to open a Citibank account.  I was concerned that they would make it a commercial for Citibank, and they didn't. Not sure about other banks.
   
  Just a suggestion: I would use "financial education" and not "financial literacy."  When I was looking for resources, I found that more than a few people who didn't like the term "financial literacy."  But that's another story:) 
   
  From Bruce Carmel
  

Phyllis Utley <utleyp at yahoo.com> wrote:
    Does anyone have resourcs that they have used that have been highly effective in helping teach Financial Literacy.
   
  Thanks !
   
  Phyllis

Mary McAlpine <msmcalpine at gmail.com> wrote:
  We have struggled in locating "accessible" electronic educational materials, games, ebooks for speech impaired persons with developmental disabilities or significant disabilities interested in learning to read.

Can you help?

Thanks,
Mary S. McAlpine
9927 Broadmoor Road
Omaha, NE 68114
402-991-2034
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