Background Information

           
                  Basic Skills Sites for Teachers  UK based                                        
  DIUS Sites:  
     
Read Write Plus   Document BankRaising Standards  
      Teaching Qualifications Framework pdf    National Occupational Standards Mappings     
   NRDC  NRDC   Literacy and Numeracy Research:  inc Database of Adult Numeracy Research  Updated link April 09  
        Reflect  Issue 1  Issue 2  Issue 3  Issue 4  Issue 5  Issue 6  Issue 7  Issue 8  Issue 9   Issue 10  Issue 11 Issue 12  
Updated link Mar 09    
    NCETM  National Centre for Excellence in the Teaching of Mathematics, all age site, + Numeracy Challenge and Maths4Life resources
         FE Magazines with useful numeracy content
New linkApril 09   
  LSIS:   Skills for Life    Core Curricula Tool   New link Mar 09     A Framework for Understanding Dyslexia  
  LSC:  Learning and Skills Council   Documents:   Basic Skills   Additional Learning Support 
  QIA:   Home  with  Skills for Life inc  Skills for Life Quality Initiative with Online Materials for Professional Development
           Skills For Life Improvement Programme  
   Training Resources  also WOA - Whole Organisation Approaches  Skills for Families        
   Skills for Life Network   Community based website for Skills for Life Professionals   
   Move On Download information and resources for the project
   BBC - RaW   The BBC's Reading and Writing Campaign    
   LSN (ex LSDA) : Home  and  Skills for Life Site 
   NIACE  Sector-specific sections here  Updated links Mar 09  
                      hosts: Offenderlearning.net (with overview and some resources)
and Maths Takes You There
  
  Other Sites:
    National Literacy Trust   Very useful database of links and articles
       includes  The Vital Link with Quick Reads learning resources and First Choice Books   
    Avanti Books   Specialist book-seller   
    Talent   Varied site with good resources and links - needs registration  
    Red Kite Learning  Interesting examples of resources + background information and newsletters    
    Read and Count   Family Literacy
    RAPAL     Lancaster University based practioner research group  
    Lancaster Literacy Research Centre  Updated link June 09 : also Dialogue North West  New link June 09   
    Changing Faces of Adult Literacy, Numeracy and ESOL Ongoing research project  
    The Network for workplace language, literacy and numeracy  Specialist resource for work-based basic skills  
    Basic Skills Bulletin    Subscribe to specialist monthly bulletin + Numeracy Briefing 
    Welcome to ALM   Adults Learning Maths - includes ALM Journal    Updated links April 09  
    NANAMIC   Maths and Numeracy in Colleges - useful links
    LLLU+  Consultancy and PD Centre for all Skills for Life Areas Updated link April 09  
    Adult Literacies in Scotland  Scottish Basic Skills Updated link April 09
    Basic Skills On Line   Online Basic Skills community tutor course
    ARKS Home Page   Downloadable materials for CALABAT (EU Certificate)   Updated links April 09 
    Raising Achievement in Schools  Simon Midgeley's site with lots of research links
  
 
            Basic Skills Sites for Teachers  Worldwide
    National Adult Literacy Agency   Ireland see also  http://www.literacy.ie/  for associated sites   
    Vox    Norway (in English)   also Mathsaid Resources site    
    National Adult Literacy Database   Canada  Updated link April 09  
    ABC CANADA Literacy Foundation   Canada Updated link April 09  
    AlphaPlus Centre   Canada - there is also a very good Index to Web Resources 
    Literacies   Canadian Basic Skills Magazine   
    Australian Council for Adult LiteracyACAL Australia, includes newsletter   
    New Zealand Literacy Portal - NZ  
    Literacy and Numeracy for Adults - NZ, includes Research and Teaching Ideas New link July 09   
    LITERACY.org   USA - Research based
    The National LINCS Home Page  USA -  Links from National Institute for Literacy (NIFL)
    Adult Literacy Education Wiki - USA research based inc Numeracy Research and Practice
    The Ohio Literacy Resource Center   USA
    The Reading Matrix   USA  
    Focus on Basics   USA  Adult Literacy Journalpart of NCSALL which features Research
    Adult Numeracy Network   USA - has research    
    United Nations Literacy Decade   UNESCO site for the decade of literacy     
            Basic Skills Exam Bodies
    QCA - Home Page  direct link to Skills for Life Qualifications
    City & Guilds Qualifications   direct link to Basic Skills qualifications + Downloads  Updated link Dec 09   
    OCR   Oxford Cambridge and RSA Examinations:  link to online Nat Certs:  e-testing   
    Edexcel   also:   Adult Literacy & Numeracy     
    NationalOCN Home National Open College Network    
            Inclusive Learning
    British Institute of Learning Disabilities  Wide range of information  
    Focus on Disabilty - Advice, information etc for disabled people and their carers New link Oct 09 
    Inclusion   Catalogue of on-line resources for inclusive learning
    BATOD  Portal for teachers of the deaf 

This page was last updated on Wednesday December 2, 2009

 
 
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