Literacy Council of Union County
with assistance from
South Piedmont Community College
 4209 Old Charlotte Hwy., Monroe, NC 28110   
Ph: 704-226-1425

Literacy-Related Links

CASAS

Beacon Literacy

Better English
Tutors can find helpful lesson plans and sign up for10 free lessons via email!

Demystifying Adult Literacy for Volunteer Tutors: A Reference Handbook & Resource Guide

edhelper
There has to be something here for every tutor and student!

ESL help with writing, grammar, and vocabulary.

English Literacy/Civics/Citizenship
Links for tutors.

Idea Book 2000
A 207-page teacher-to- teacher on-line collection of communication, decision-making, interpersonal and lifelong learning skills lesson plans by Tennessee adult educators.

Improve Pronunciation
Here is a neat link for students from different language backgrounds to improve their English pronunciation.

Language Exchange Community
Learn English, French, Spanish or many other languages. Pair up with another person on the internet to help each other!

Literacy Connections
From word lists and word families to the great phonics debate, there are links to many useful sites for adult literacy tutors and their students. Be prepared to spend some time here!

Literacy Information and Communications System

Literacy Online

Teaching & Learning with Internet based resources

The North Carolina Literacy Resource Center

Tower of English
This is a link to a great resource for ESL tutors and students.

Translate
This a great link for someone who wants to translate from one language to another.

Tutor Tools
Here are some Tutor Tools provided by the Literacy Council of Union County. They include forms, handouts and workshops.

Union County Public Library

U.S. Dept of Education: Adult Education & Literacy Programs & Funding

Wilson Reading System

webster.commnet.edu/grammar
Rusty on grammar? Try this.

Fun ESL/Basic Skills resources for students and tutors. In the "Tutors" section, we recommend the Puzzlemaker and the "What should the landlord do?" segments.

Hispanic-Related Links

Bookfund (Spanish)

Federal Government Web sites in Spanish
Every Web site run by the federal government can be found -- in Spanish -- at this link.

Mexico Connection
The Most Comprehensive Resource About Mexico, on the Internet, in English

Six Financial Activities to Avoid (Spanish)

U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service

Univision&mdashSpanish Media

Activities for ESL Students

An extensive collection of self-study quizzes on grammar and vocabulary.

Dave's ESL Cafe

Meeting place for ESL students and instructors from around the world. Includes activities on phrasal verbs, idioms, and pronunciation.

ESL Cafe

Great site for ESL students who want to learn English expressions like act up, rip off, zonk out, and lots more!

ESL Lounge

Free ESL lesson materials and ESL lesson plans. You'll find printable worksheets for ESL classroom teaching as well as help with English grammar and pronunciation There are other helps like board games, flashcards, song lyrics and more.

Global English

A comprehensive array of English language instruction. The multimedia coursework includes text, audio, graphics and animation, record/playback, and speech recognition to simulate real-life English language communication experiences.

Longman English Success

Designed for independent and classroom learning. Longman offers a wealth of free activities including grammar, vocabulary., reading, writing, and listening activities.

 

The Literacy Council of Union County is a non-profit organization that teaches adults to read and/or speak English. Please contact our office for further information.