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- Identifying Local Resources for your Literacy Program This guide for locating local resources to support your literacy program is designed to help you identify partners and stakeholders in your community -- ones you may not have thought of as a resource.
- So That Every Child Can Read This report identifies effective and promising practices related to operating tutoring partnership programs, tutor training, and tutoring materials.
- Wyoming: A Case Study (PDF) A close look at running a national service program in a rural state where the resource pool is shallow, the environment is harsh, and distances are great. See how Wyoming has turned these challenges into assets.
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- Department of Education America Reads offers a wide variety of resources for kids, families, educators, and communities which support this national grassroots effort to ensure every child can read well and independently by the end of the 3rd grade.
- Bank Street College of Education hosts this site which is a great resource for tutors to learn about the role of a literacy tutor, literacy development stages, sample tutoring plans, reading strategies, and many other useful resources.
- Energize, Inc. Offers a broad range of resources for project coordinators. Check out the bookstore and library, both full of manuals and other publications on service learning projects for children, children as volunteers, nonprofit management, and much more. Recognition success stories give you ideas for celebrating volunteers' efforts, and you can share your own celebration ideas.
- International Reading Association promotes high levels of literacy for all by improving the quality of reading instruction through studying the reading processes and teaching techniques; serving as a clearinghouse for the dissemination of reading research through conferences, journals, and other publications; and actively encouraging the lifetime reading habit. Reviews of publications can be found on this site.
- KidsCampaigns serves as an information, knowledge, and action center for adults who want to make communities work for kids. Seeks to provide a cyber-community for adults (on behalf of kids) that helps jump-start real communities to act on behalf of children.
- National Library of Education site includes a wealth of resources and information on research, theory, and policy in the field of education. The site provides links to various searchable databases such as ERIC (Educational Resources Information Center), GEM (Gateway to Educational Materials) and NEN (National Education Network). In addition, you can access NLE’s publications on-line.
- Reading On-line The electronic journal of the International Reading Association. Articles on research, instruction, and communication for literacy educators. Interactive discussions with authors and other readers.
- Resources for Volunteer Program Managers includes ready-to-use resources for volunteer program managers on subjects such as procedures, volunteer training, recruitment, and screening.
- The National Support Centers of America have affiliates throughout the country that offer workshops and other supports for nonprofits within their region.
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