The following are links to other literacy programs and related web sites. Also see Resources for Parents & Teachers, Resources for Children and Our Council for more links.

• Rutherford County Statistics
  2000-2002 statistical data on population, education, economic in Rutherford County
    

Rutherford County High Schools Summer Reading List
Murfreesboro City Schools Summer Reading List

Adult Literacy Sites   

• LiteracyLink
  For adult students and their teachers, LiteracyLink offers online GED modules, and information about the PBS Workplace Essential Skills series.
• National Institute for Literacy
  Descriptions of and pointers to the programs, services, activities, publications, and legislative efforts of this independent federal agency that links the literacy field to state and federal lawmakers.
• Literacy Online
  Literacy Online is dedicated to providing useful information concerning literacy for researchers, policymakers, and practitioners worldwide.
• National Center for the Study of Adult Learning and Literacy
  Disseminates research and best practices in the adult basic education field to practitioners, scholars, and policy makers.
• America's Literacy Directory
  Refers students and volunteers to literacy, GED, and English programs in their neighborhood.
• National Assessments of Adult Literacy
  Provides statistics and figures on adult literacy rates, and current as well as projected trends in literacy education.
• Northwest Regional Literacy Resource Center
  Resource for practitioners in the field of adult literacy, basic skills and English as a Second Language.
• International Literacy Explorer
  An overview of literacy issues in an international context. Useful for teachers, policy makers, researchers.
• Eureka!
  Resource for adult basic education instructors.
• Exploring Adult Literacy
  Evolving electronic peer-reviewed journal intended for adult literacy practitioners in adult basic education, family literacy and workplace literacy.
• Adult Literacy and Technology Network -
  A national effort dedicated to finding solutions for using technology to enhance adult literacy.

Tweens and Teens

• Book Review Blog for Tweens
• Guys Read
  A web-based literacy program developed to help boys and men find books they would enjoy reading.

Early, School-Age and Other Literacy Sites 

• Washington Learning Systems
  Evidence based programs promote early literacy, language, cognitive, and social development.
• Boys Read
  Developing a new generation of literate men.
• Ask ERIC Lesson Plans
  The Ask Eric Lesson Plan Collection contains more than 1,000 unique lesson plans written and submitted to Ask Eric by teachers from all over the U.S.
• Blue Web'n
  Blue Web'n is a searchable database of about 1,000 outstanding Internet learning sites categorized by subject area, audience, and type (lessons, activities, projects, resources, references, and tools). Blue Web'n does not attempt to catalog all education sites—only the most useful sites—with online activities targeted toward learners.
• Center for the Improvement of Early Reading Achievement
  This site offers information about early literacy acquisition and effective strategies for teaching reading.
• The Children's Book Council
  This guide is intended for teachers, librarians, publishers, booksellers, parents, authors, and illustrators.
• Connections +
  Connections + consists of Internet resources: lesson plans, activities, and curriculum resources linked with corresponding subject-area content standards.
• The Early Literacy Advisor
  This website assists classroom teachers in assessing and promoting early literacy development in children ages 4–6.
• Education Place
  Education Place provides free K–8 resources for teachers, students, and parents. The Reading Center provides reading, spelling, and language arts resources for K–8 teachers, including special features such as textbook support, author spotlight, staff development, and bilingual resources.
• The Gateway
  The Gateway is the key to one-step, any-stop access to high-quality lesson plans, curriculum units, and other education resources on the Internet.
• International Reading Association
  This is the site for the International Reading Association. Its purpose is to disseminate reading research through conferences, journals, and other publications.
• Learning First Alliance
  This website offers reading tips for teachers.
• Middle Web
  This website is designed to meet the needs of teachers and parents of middle school students. It offers a topical index that links to useful documents and sites on the Internet.
• National Center for Family Literacy
  Created to help parents and children achieve their greatest potential together through quality literacy programs.
• National Center for Learning Disabilities, Inc.
  This site provides information regarding readers with special needs. It provides teachers with resources about learning disabilities.
• No Child Left Behind
  This section of the U.S. Department of Education's website provides information on the No Child Left Behind Act. The site provides numerous resources, including explanations of the legislation, guidance on teacher quality and report cards, a toolkit for teachers, and a parents guide. Visitors to the website can subscribe to The Achiever.
• PBS Teacher Source
  This site offers a vast array of resources, including educational resources by curricular subject, topic, and grade level; tips on how to teach effectively with technology; convenient tools for teaching, such as recommended books, websites, interdisciplinary teaching suggestions, and more.
• The Reading Corner
  This site offers book reviews for readers in grades 2–8.
• Read To Feed
  Comprehensive site offering educational information and how to make a difference in the lives of others.
• Scholastic
  This site provides teachers with lesson plans, online activities, research tools, reading programs, software, and book clubs. It also provides teachers with professional resources, which include teaching with technology, classroom management, meeting special needs, and grants and funding. Reading programs include Literacy Place, Read 180, Solares, Reading Counts, and Wiggleworks.
• Teachervision.com
  TeacherVision provides lesson plan links by curriculum areas and grade-level suitability. The site also provides educators with resources to help teachers create their own classroom website and What Works Powered by Teachers.
• U.S. Department of Education
  This site provides information on national educational policies, programs, and trends of interest to students, teachers, parents, and policymakers. Topics include grants and contracts, financial aid, research and statistics, policy, and programs. Visitors can sign up for the ED newsletter.

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