On the Useful Websites, you will find references to Internet resources on literacy. Choose amongst the following categories of resources:
Adult Literacy Teacher Tips
Children’s and Family Literacy Resources
| Adventures with nature stories: | http://www.magicsuitcase.ca/index.cfm |
| Ask a Teacher | www.ilc.org |
| Collection of children’s writing: | www.kidpub.org |
| Concerned Children’s Advertisers: | www.cca-kids.ca |
| Disney: | www.disney.com |
| Educational games and tips for parents: | www.funbrain.com |
| Education Place: | www.eduplace.com |
| Family Literacy: | Family Literacy Materials |
| Illustrated newspaper subscription: | www.news-4-you.com |
| Knowledge and adventure: | www.education.com |
| Official Robert Munsch Web site: | www.robertmunsch.com |
| Owl Magazine – a fun site for kids: | www.owlkids.com/owl/ |
| Reading activities for kids: | http://www.eduscapes.com/ladders/ |
| Reading a-z: | www.readinga-z.com |
| Reading is Fundamental – for parents & teachers: | www.rif.org |
| Storybooks: | www.magickeys.com/books/index.html |
| Word Central (interactive activities): | www.wordcentral.com |
Educational/Information Resources
| American National Institute for Literacy: | www.nifl.gov |
| Atlas: | www.worldtime.com/ |
| Booklist reviews: | http://www.ala.org/booklist/ |
| Grammar: | www.grammarlady.com |
| Homework help: | Independent Learning Centre |
| Information: | http://infospace.com |
| Information and communication technology: | www.schoolnet.com |
| Internet libraries: | www.ipl.org/ and www.libraryspot.com/ |
| Learning disabilities resources: | www.ldresources.com |
| Worksheets: | www.freeworksheets.com |
English/ESL
| Centre for Canadian Language Benchmarks: | www.language.ca |
| English Second Language: | http://esl.about.com |
| English Second language Activities | |
| English Second Language Resources | |
| British Council Learning English | |
| More about learning English: | www.englishlearner.com |
| Reference and Research Tools | |
| Teacher’s Forum Discussion | |
| Teaching Conversation | |
| TESL Canada: | http://www.tesl.ca |
General Interest
| ABC television: | www.abcnews.go.com |
| A & E Biography: | www.biography.com/ |
| Consumer products: | Consumer Report |
| Free e-mail address: | www.hotmail.com |
| gmail | |
| Prescription drugs: | www.rxlist.com/ |
| Radio-Canada archives: | Archives |
| The Better Business Bureau: | www.bbb.org |
Hobbies and Interests
| Cooking: Meal planning ideas: | www.mymeals.com |
| www.switcheroo.com | |
| Music: | Music videos |
| Learn about Music | |
| Youtube | |
| Sports news: | www.espn.go.com/main |
| www.foxsports.lycos.com | |
| Theatre and Events online tickets: | Online Tickets |
| Theatre and Drama | |
| Travel: | www.aircanada.ca |
| www.viarail.ca | |
| Guide for Independent Travelers | |
| To learn about Internet: | Global Schoolhouse |
| Learn the Net | |
| The Internet |
Newspapers
| News Sources: | http://afirstnewssource.com/ |
| www.canada.com/montreal/montrealgazette/ | |
| http://library.uncg.edu/news/ | |
| www.onlinenewspapers.com |
Non-profit resources
| Fundraising: | www.fundraiser.com/ |
| www.inkindcanada.ca/ | |
| Global Clearinghouse of Resources: | www.idealist.org/ |
| Non-profit organizations: | www.nonprofitbasics.org |
| National Center for Learning Disabilities | |
| Volunteers: | www.volunteertoday.com |
| www.volunteer.ca | |
| www.cabam.ca |
Numeracy Sites
| A+Math: | http://www.aplusmath.com/ |
| Adult Education Teacher’s Place: | Math Forum Adult Education Teacher’s Place |
| From The Centre for Literacy: | Literacy and Numeracy Trunks |
| From Lincs | Adult Numeracy Special Collections |
| Numbers in daily situations: | Count On |
| (in French) | Easy math |
| Math for the family | Family Math Fun! |
Provincial/National Sites
| ABC Canada: | www.abc-canada.org |
| AlphaPlus Centre from Ontario: | AlphaPlus Centre |
| Canadian Council of Teachers of English Language Arts: | www.cctela.ca |
| Canadian information: | www.canada.com/national |
| CDEACF: | www.alpha.cdeacf.ca |
| DEAAC (formerly DFGA): | www.meq.gouv.qc.ca/dfga |
| Fondation pour l’alphabétisation: | www.fqa.qc.ca |
| Frontier College: | www.frontiercollege.ca |
| Literacy Volunteers of Quebec (LVQ): | http://literacyvolunteersqc.ca/ |
| LEARN | LEARN |
| Movement for Canadian Literacy: | www.literacy.ca |
| National Adult Literacy Database (NALD): | www.nald.ca |
| Office of Literacy and Essential Skills: | http://www.hrsdc.gc.ca/en/workplaceskills/oles/olesindex_en.shtml |
| National Institute for Literacy | NIFL LINCS |
| PROCEDE | PROCEDE |
| RÉCIT: | www.récit.qc.ca |
| Quebec Association for Adult Learning: | QAAL |
| Quebec Ministry of Education, Leisure and Sport: | MELS |
| Statistics Canada: | Learning resources |
| The Centre for Literacy: | The Centre for Literacy |
| World Literacy of Canada: | http://www.worldlit.ca/ |
Search Engines
| Altavista: | www.altavista.com |
| AskJeeves: | http://www.ask.com/ |
| Galaxy: | http://galaxy.einet.net |
| Google: | www.google.ca |
| Hotbot: | www.hotbot.com |
| La toile du Québec: | www.toile.qc.ca |
| Lycos: | www.lycos.ca |
| Mama: | www.mama.com |
| Msn: | http://www.msn.com/ |
| Yahoo!: | www.yahoo.com |
Teaching/Learning Resources
| Create puzzles, mazes and word games: | www.puzzlemaker.com |
| From Récit: | Edumatic Web site |
| Grass Roots Press: | www.literacyservices.com |
| Microsoft K-12: | http://www.microsoft.com/education |
| Teaching resources: | www.teachervision.com |
Word Help Reference
| Acronym Locater: | http://www.acronymfinder.com |
| Encyclopedia: | www.britannica.com/ |
| http://www.encarta.msn.com/ | |
| English-French Dictionary: | http://www.granddictionnaire.com |
| Language Dictionaries: | http://www.yourdictionary.com/ |
| Thesaurus: | http://www.thesaurus.com/ |
