Literacy Resources

Did you know that one in five adults in the United States functions at the lowest level of literacy? These adults often are not able to total an entry on a deposit slip, locate the time and place of a meeting on a form or identify specific information in a brief news article. Did you know that the greatest determining factor of the educational success of a child is the education level of the parents? Or that one in five children lives in poverty?

How can you help? Contact local literacy groups, libraries or community colleges in your area. Volunteer for a local family literacy program. Read up on childhood and adult learning disabilities.

The following resources tell you how to become an advocate for literacy, help another adult become a better reader or guide you and your child in learning together.

National Center for Family Literacy 325 W. Main Street Louisville, KY 40202 (877) 326-5481 or (502) 584-1133 www.famlit.org	ESL (English as a Second Language) Café 22287 Mulholland Highway, Room 381 Calabasas, CA 91302 www.eslcafe.com	National Coalition for Literacy PO Box 11592 Washington, D.C. 20008 Fax: (866) 738-3757 www.national-coalition-literacy.org
Newspaper Association of America Foundation 4401 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 900 Arlington, VA 22203 (571) 366-1008 fax: (571) 366-1204 www.naafoundation.org/	The International Dyslexia Association 40 York Rd., 4th Floor Baltimore, MD 21204 Voice: (410) 296-0232 Fax: (410) 321-5069 www.interdys.org/	National Institute for Literacy 1775 I Street, NW Suite 730 Washington, DC 20006-2401 (202) 233-2025 www.nifl.gov
American Library Association Office for Literacy and Outreach Services 50 East Huron Street Chicago, IL 60611 (800) 545-2433 ext. 4294 www.ala.org/olos/	High/Scope Foundation 600 North River Street Ypsilanti, MI 48198 (734) 485-2000 www.highscope.org	Academy for Educational Development 1825 Connecticut Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20009-1202 (202) 884-8000 http://aed.org
Adult Literacy Media Alliance 96 Morton Street - 7th Floor New York, NY 10014 (212) 807-4237 www.tv411.org/	International Reading Association 800 Barksdale Road, PO Box 8139 Newark, DE 19714 800-336-7323 www.reading.org	Reach Out and Read National Center 56 Roland Street Suite. 100D Boston, MA 02129 (617) 455-0600 www.reachoutandread.org/
American Council on Education GED Testing Service One Dupont Circle, NW Washington, DC 20036 (202) 939-9300 www.acenet.edu/	National Center for Learning Disabilities 381 Park Avenue South Suite 1401 New York, NY 10016 (212) 545-7510 www.ncld.org	Verizon Foundation/Thinkfinity www.thinkfinity.org/

Additional Websites

AVKO Dyslexia Research Foundation www.avko.org	ProLiteracy Worldwide, Inc.
Parents as Teachers www.patnc.org	Public Broadcasting Service Literacy Link www.pbs.org/literacy/

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