Polar scientists make observations and collect data to answer questions about the Arctic (the north polar region) and the Antarctic (the south polar region). These regions are unique and isolated. However, the Earth is a global system, so all regions are related.
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Read More »This project focused on a tiered dissemination strategy to provide consumers and retailers with materials for preventing lead contamination from foods and candy.
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Literacy: Adult Learners’ Perspectives premiered in 2004 before an audience of nearly 500 celebrating the 20th anniversary of California Library Literacy Services.
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Project Money was developed by Common Knowledge and Project Read San Francisco to make financial literacy accessible for adult learners.
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This study looked at experiences of people whose literacy use and literacy skills had undergone transition as adults when they decided to learn to read or to improve their reading in library-based adult and family literacy programs.
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Easy Voter Guide is a nonpartisan voter education resource that makes information about how to vote accessible for people at all reading levels. Literacyworks designs and maintains this valuable resource for new voters and busy voters, which has been recognized by Contentbank and other others for its clear and concise content which bridges the digital divide.
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Click here for a copy of this workbook by students for students on how people can get involved in their communities and make a difference. This booklet is in Adobe Acrobat format
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Literacyworks produced WordUp Fair, A Community Learning Fair in 2011 at the Sonoma County Fairgrounds and at the Marin Center Exhibition Hall in 2012 and both fairs were a hit with lifelong learners all over Sonoma County and the North Bay Area.
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This is web site for ESL students. If you have recently come to the United States from another country, a visit to the doctor can be a strange experience. Not only is there new language, but customs may seem be different as well.
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The National Institute for Literacy Science and Numeracy Special Collection provides annotated links to Internet sites that are useful for teaching and learning about science and numeracy.
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Members of Hispanic families relate to each other differently than those in Anglo families, for whom most parenting materials are written. Children in Hispanic families often become confused about their values, their traditions and the expectations of those around them. Hispanic parents face enormous challenges as they watch the confusion in their children.
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TOOLS for Work is a pilot project of the Marin Literacy Program funded by an LSTA Title I grant from the California State Library.
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Welcome to a site that takes you on a journey through New Mexico's history!
Along the way you will learn about the history of common family names in New Mexico and perhaps your own family's name. You will also learn how to make a "family tree" and how to use the Internet to find out information about your own family history.
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One of the most pressing needs in literacy is that of workplace literacy. The ICANS curriculum was designed to help people improve their skills in the workplace.
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The goal of the California Health Literacy Initiative is to inform and partner with individuals and organizations to craft collective, lasting solutions which will positively impact the health and well-being of individuals with low-literacy skills, their families, and their communities.
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Literacyworks created a very popular site that helps adult literacy teachers and tutors radically change their approach to teaching. Multiple Intelligences, a theory of education developed by Howard Gardner, posits that students process information in a variety of ways that have not been adequately addressed by established teaching methods. His theory is that if teachers tailor their methods to take advantage of students' strengths in different areas, student performance will improve drastically.
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Learning Resources, a partnership between Literacyworks and CBS 5-KPIX San Francisco, is a hugely popular interactive site. It uses streaming audio and video to help students worldwide (140 countries and counting!) build their reading and writing skills.
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Ocean Science Station, like its sister site Polar Science Station, was created to support a series of scientific research journeys with learning activities that could be used by literacy programs. Students can follow along as teachers and graduate students accompany these voyages and post daily journals and reports.
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Literacyworks and the National Institute for Literacy (NIFL), Region III Resource Center produced the Health Literacy Summit (HLS) in February 2008.
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