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Filling Out Important Forms - Multilingual Videos
Citizenship and Immigration Canada has created a series of videos called, "Settlement Series #1". These videos explain how to fill out common forms and discuss important information about each topic. They are available in over 10 languages. An excellent resource for our tutors!

Pro Literacy
http://207.10.202.152/home
FREE online professional development courses for supporters of adult and family literacy.

BBC Skillswise
http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/
This adult literacy and numeracy website contains factsheets, worksheets, quizzes and games to help both learners and tutors improve their skills.

The Classroom
http://www.voanews.com/learningenglish/theclassroom/home/
Voice of America's new English language learning program, The Classroom, offers customized, interactive lessons for beginning, intermediate and advanced learners.

Literacy
http://www.wiley.com/bw/journal.asp?ref=1741-4350
A refereed journal offering educators a forum for debate through scrutinizing research evidence, reflecting on analyzed accounts of innovative practice and examining recent policy developments.

The National Adult Literacy Database
http://www.nald.ca
A very useful site and a place to search for free resources. There are free downloads for workbooks and readers for adult learners that could be read direct from the computer.

The Perdue Online Writing Lab (OWL)
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/

Offers over 200 resources, including in ESL.  

Voice of America News
http://www.voanews.com/specialenglish/
Voice of America News and special interest articles using a base vocabulary of 1500 words. Intended for ESL learners but relevant for Literacy learners too. Articles are read very slowly using high frequency vocabulary. Click link “ English teaching” for reading exercises.

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