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		A Learning Website for Middle School Students ^Votes:0 A Language Arts Website A Learning Site for Middle School Students Some Great Language Arts Websites To Visit! Art: Mona Lisa by Leonardo Da Vinci Art: Snap The Whip by Winslow Homer Art: A House By A Road by Edward Hopper Study these three paintings. Choose the one you like best. Then make up a story to go along with this painting. Some Possible Story Starters . . . Does Mona Lisa have a secret? Was she an international spy? Why are those boys playing snap the whip? Are they trying to win a competition? Is it true that that house by the side of road is haunted? Grammar: The Eight Parts of Speech This site was written by Heather MacFadyen at the University of Ottawa. Check out this site to learn more about verbs , nouns , pronouns , adjectives , adverbs , prepositions , conjunctions and in Read More Go to Site


		Adult Literacy and Technology at World Education ^Votes:0 This Web site serves as a virtual home base for many of World Education's technology-based projects for adult education teachers in the United States. New Book for Teachers on Web Publishing World Education has published a short guidebook, Under Construction: Building Web Sites as a Project-based Learning Activity for ABE/ESOL Classes , written by Jeff Carter together with Steve Quann of World Ed. The book is designed to provide adult literacy and ESOL staff developers and teachers with some simple, user-friendly advice on building Web sites as a classroom activity. Contact Leah Peterson at 617.482.9485 or lpeterson@worlded.org for information about ordering copies. New Report Released on Technology & Adult basic Education This report, Technology in Today's ABE Classroom: A Look at the Tec Read More Go to Site

		BrainConnection: The Brain and Learning ^Votes:0 Thu, 11/22/2007 BrainConnection.com is a Web resource from Scientific Learning . Subscribe to the bi-weekly "Brain Buzz," the latest news about the brain. Enter your email address: Choose Topic: . . . . . . Bilingual Ed. Child Dev. Disorders Early Reading Education Language Learning Motivation Reading Stress Thinking More Topics... for "Your Weekly Brain Buzz," the latest news about the brain. Enter your email address below: --> The Neurological Scratchpad: Looking Into Working Memory Working memory, a short term buffer that allows us to remember things like phone numbers, is a distinct type of memory in the brain. Learn about current research into the role of working memory in cognition and learning. Find out more... Children, Vegetables, and the Plight of Plants by Bob Sylwester - While Read More Go to Site

		GPLC :: Greater Pittsburgh Literacy Council :: www.gplc.org ^Votes:0 Students Tutors GPLC Information Make a Donation SWPDC AmeriCorps Contact GPLC espa?ol GPLC's Sixth Annual Run for Literacy 5K, 2 mile walk Click here for details on GPLC's fall Leaders for Literacy Luncheon with guest speaker, Dr. Benjamin Carson of Johns Hopkins. a national leader in adult education and family literacy Mission: Our mission is to ensure that adults and families acquire reading, writing, math, English language, workforce skills and computer skills so they may reach their fullest potential in life and participate productively in their community. GPLC provides the following types of instructional programs: Basic skills (reading, writing, math) GED Preparation (for the high school equivalency diploma) English as a second language (serving foreign-born adults) Workplace Skills Read More Go to Site

		Literacy Services - Oklahoma Department of Libraries ^Votes:0 The Oklahoma Literacy Resource Office Oklahoma Dept. of Libraries 200 NE 18th St Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73105-3298 (405) 522-3205 (405) 525-7804FAX Welcome to the Oklahoma Literacy Resource Office website. This site is dedicated to Oklahoma's outstanding local literacy programs, dedicated literacy volunteers, and exceptional adult learners. We hope you find the information helpful. Member of Annual Literacy Conference Marks Many Accomplishments Those involved in Oklahoma's campaign for literacy gathered in late September for a statewide look at a number of accomplishments during 2007 and to plan for the future. Find out more ... 50,000 free books distributed to Oklahoma children! After winning a national contest, Oklahoma received a shipment from First Book that filled a warehouse! Read More Go to Site

		www.lift-missouri.org ^Votes:0 LIFT Partners Projects Resources Directory Workshops Contact Us Calendar of Events Other Projects The Missouri PIRC The Literacy Roundtable LINCS Kentucky Even Start LIFT serves as Missouri's Literacy Resource Center, with offices in St. Louis and Kansas City. We provide training, technical assistance, and materials for educators and family literacy programs. LIFT also helps improve literacy services by integrating research-proven practices into the field. We provide these services in collaboration with nationally-recognized literacy organizations, experts from academia, and consultants with specific expertise. LIFT's Mission To develop and promote resources to increase the literacy skills of Missourians so all individuals can reach their personal and economic potential. LIFT's Literacy Li Read More Go to Site

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