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Books, DVDs, Videos . . . on Literacy
When you select this link, a list of records in ACORN that include "literacy" or "literacy programs" as subject headings will appear. The list is limited to items in the Peabody and Internet libraries.
Articles on Literacy
To find articles on literacy, use research databases such as
- Education Abstracts Full Text
- ERIC (FirstSearch Version)
- ERIC (Free Version)
- InfoTrac
- Linguistics and Language Behavior Abstracts
- ProQuest
- PsycINFO
A library staff member can help you select appropriate resources.
Unless otherwise indicated, use of these databases outside the libraries requires a VUNet ID and password.
Internet Resources on Literacy
Literacy Online. University of Pennsylvania, Graduate School of Education. http://www.literacyonline.org/
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Educational Research and Improvement (OERI) Center, established in1990 to provide national leadership in research and development in the field of adult literacy. An extensive collection of resources, including sites of The National Center on Adult Literacy and The International Literacy Institute.
National Clearinghouse for ESL Literacy Education (NCLE).
Center for Applied Linguistics http://www.cal.org/ncle/
The National Clearinghouse for ESL Literacy Education (NCLE), an adjunct ERIC Clearinghouse at the Center for Applied Linguistics (CAL), is the only national clearinghouse focusing on literacy education, including family literacy, workplace literacy, and native language literacy, for adults and out-of-school youth learning English as a second language. NCLE's mission is to provide timely information about adult ESL literacy education.
The National Institute for Literacy's Literacy Information and Communication System. http://novel.nifl.gov/
The National Institute for Literacy will execute the responsibilities enumerated in the National Literacy Act through the creation of system(s) which will enable every adult with literacy needs to receive services of the highest quality.
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