What’s New:

State and National Links to Literacy Resources
For a complete listing of state and national programs, trainers and other resources, contact Elsie Swafford at pplcs_els@earthlink.net.

New and Improved LINCS

The Florida Literacy Coalition (FLC), your State Adult and Family Literacy Resource Center, recently launched a new and improved website, www.floridaliteracy.org. It offers an easy to navigate library of resources for practitioners, administrators, adult learners and others interested in literacy. Sections include:

Facts and Statistics
Policy and Legislation
Tutor Training
Grants and Funding
Calendar of Events
Research Articles and Curriculum materials
Free Materials
Access to the Literacy Information aNd Communications System (LINCS).

The Literacy Information aNd Communications System (LINCS) is a cooperative electronic network of National LINCS at the National Institute for Literacy (NIFL), four regional partners and representative national organizations. It offers valuable, easily accessible literacy resources and encourages an information exchange nationwide. LINCS is the nations largest repository of practitioner developed adult literacy resource materials. It can be accessed by going to: www.floridaliteracy.org and scrolling to the bottom of the homepage.

State

Adult and Community Educators (ACE) of Florida, Inc.
Valorie Boyd, Executive Director
www.aceofflorida.org

Florida Literacy Coalition, Inc.
Greg Smith, Executive Director
www.floridaliteracy.org

Literacy Florida! Inc.
Jim Wilder, President
www.literacyflorida.org

State Library of Florida
Sandra Newell
snewell@mail.dos.state.fl.us

Literacy Florida! Members

Columbia Literacy Council Inc.
www.columbia.lib.fl.us

Learn to Read St. Lucie County
www.st-lucie.lib.fl.us/learn2read.htm

Literacy Council of Bonita Springs
www.geocities.com/literacycouncil

Literacy Services of Indian River County, Inc.
www.indian-river.fl.us/living/services/als

Palm Beach County Literacy Coalition
www.seflin.org/pbcis/literacy.html

United Methodist Cooperative Ministries
St. Petersburg, FL
http://umcm.info

State Library and Archives of Florida
http://dlis.dos.state.fl.us/bld/Literacy/

Panhandle Adult Literacy Center
Glenda Norvell, Director
http://www.ace-leon.org/palc/

National

National Center for Family Literacy
Sharon Darling, President and Founder
www.famlit.org

NCFL Directory Update read more…

National Center on Adult Literacy
Dr. Daniel Wagner, Director
www.literacyonline.org

National Institute for Literacy (NIFL)
National Directory/Database of Programs – Bridges to Practice – Equipped for the Future - Partnership for Reading – Policy and Legislation
www.nifl.gov

ProLiteracy Worldwide
www.proliteracy.org

Advocacy

Florida Legislature & Statutes – Online Sunshine
www.leg.state.fl.us

National Center on Adult Literacy
www.literacyonline.org

State of Florida
www.myflorida.com

United States House of Representatives
www.house.gov

United States Senate
www.senate.gov

The White House
www.whitehouse.gov

Other web-sites of interest

Barbara Bush Foundation
www.barbarabushfoundation.com

ERIC Clearinghouse on Reading, English & Communication
www.indiana.edu/~eric_rec

Florida TechNet
Bridges to Practice – Florida Adult ESOL Website
www.floridatechnet.org

United States Census Bureau
www.census.gov

Do you have other useful links and resources to share? Please let us know! Contact Elsie Swafford at pplcs_els@earthlink.net