Literacy Links and Resources
National Assessments of Adult Literacy (NAAL 2003)
The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) conducted a nationally representative assessment of the English language literacy skills of American adults age 16 and older. The NAAL 2003 provided the first assessment of the nation’s progress in adult literacy since 1992. To see results of the survey: nces.ed.gov/naal
International Adult Literacy Statistics
United Nations Literacy Decade 2003-2012
More than 861 million adults do not currently have access to literacy. The Literacy Decade focuses on the needs of adults with the goal that people everywhere should be able to use literacy to communicate within their own communities, in the wider society, and beyond. To learn about adult and youth illiteracy rates by country and region, click on “Statistics” on this page: UNESCO
Adult Literacy and Lifeskills Survey (ALLS)
The ALLS is a large-scale, comparative survey that goes beyond previous international studies. In addition to the literacy skills measured in the International Adult Literacy Survey (IALS), ALLS is designed to identify and measure a broader range of skills in the adult population (age 16-65) in each participating country.Adult Literacy and Lifeskills Survey
Links to other Adult Literacy and Education Resources
Adult Literacy & Technology Network
www.altn.org
American Association for Adult and Continuing Education
www.aaace.org
American Council on Education & GED Testing Service
www.acenet.edu
American Library Association
www.ala.org
BoardSource
www.boardsource.org
Center for Applied Linguistics
www.cal.org
The Center for Literacy Studies, University of Tennessee
cls.coe.utk.edu
Clearinghouse on Reading, English, and Communication
reading.indiana.edu
Commission on Adult Basic Education, Inc. (COABE)
www.coabe.org
Community Partnerships for Adult Learning (C-PAL)
www.c-pal.net
Council for Advancement of Adult Literacy
www.caalusa.org
The Educator’s Reference Desk
www.eduref.org
Institute for the Study of Adult Literacy & Goodling Institute
www.ed.psu.edu/isal
International Reading Association
www.reading.org
Learning Disabilities of America, Inc.
www.ldanatl.org
NALS Synthetic Estimates of Adult Literacy
https://www.casas.org/home/index.cfm?fuseaction=home.showContent&MapID=124
National Adult Literacy and Learning Disabilities Center
ldlink.coe.utk.edu
NationalCenter for Family Literacy
www.famlit.org
NationalCenter for the Study of Adult Learning and Literacy
www.ncsall.net
National Center on Adult Literacy
www.literacy.org/HTMs/ncal.htm
National Council of State Directors of Adult Education
www.naepdc.org
National Institute for Literacy
www.nifl.gov
National Institute for Literacy’s LINCS
www.nifl.gov/lincs/search/search.html
Pfizer’s Partnership for Clear Health Communication
www.askme3.org
SCALE Student Coalition for Action in Literacy Education
www.readwriteact.org
TESOL Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages
www.tesol.org
Thinkfinity
www.thinkfinity.org/
United Way of America
national.unitedway.org
U.S. Department of Education
www.ed.gov
U.S. Office of Vocational and Adult Education
www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ovae/index.html
Voice for Adult Literacy United for Education (VALUE)
www.valueusa.org
WE LEARN (Women Expanding Literacy Education Action Resource Network)
www.litwomen.org/welearn
World Education
www.worlded.org
