Literacy Volunteers of Maricopa County is committed to the integration of technology and literacy in all of our programs as we move forward into the 21st century. Below you will find a list of links that will help you find lesson plans, learning strategies, useful books and fun games and activities for your student that can be used on or off the Internet.  Happy surfing!

ABE Lesson Plans and Activities

Math Literacy Newsletter - This publication of the Ohio Literacy Resource Center includes instructional ideas on mathematics, activities with blocks, resource features on algebra, and a book review of Math Curse.

The Study Place - Tutors can create new learning activities that their learners can do online, find ready-to-use activities, view learner progress, and find resources related to adult learning.

Literacy Assistance Center - This non-profit organization, based in New York has a good resource on lesson plans for basic as well as ESL students.

RHL School - Features original grammar worksheets that can be used at any age level.

Global English - A great resource to help students improve their English as well as listening skills, vocabulary and grammar.

Workplace ESL Online Class - This site provides lesson plans and corresponding activities for learning syllabication, language functions, writing, grammar, vocabulary and reading.

Eureka! - A new web site that offers lesson plans for ESL and ABE, recommended trade books, software ideas and teaching strategies.

Dave's ESL Cafe - Everyone's favorite ESOL site. This is the place to find everything including lesson plans, online exercises, and opportunities for students to communicate with other students.

The Idiom Page - Hundreds of idioms are available at the click of a mouse, brought to you by Dennis Oliver of the American Language and Culture Program at Arizona State University.

Randall's ESL Cyber Listening Lab - This famous site provides audio dialogues for all levels on a variety of topics.

About ESL - Here you will find a treasure trove of ready to use lesson plans. Most are for the intermediate to advanced ESL student.

One World, One People - A place to find a variety of lesson plans and activites for ESL.

Better English - On this site, students can learn English by doing interactive exercises and games in grammar, vocabulary, spelling, and sentence construction. The site also lists useful links as well as book recommendations.

ESL Quiz Center - Interactive quizzes on Current News, Geography, Grammar, History, Idioms, People, Reading Comprehension, Science, Slang, Vocabulary, Words, World Culture, and Writing. A site not to be missed!

The Internet TESL Journal - A monthly web journal that provides activities, lesson plans and teaching articles for ESL teachers and students.

The Phrase Finder - A list of the meanings and origins of over a thousand phrases, sayings, quotes and cliches in English.

English Grammar on the Web - This site includes grammatical information, course syllabi and lesson plans, and links to other sites.

Real English Online - Real English offers free online English videos to help your student.  These interactive videos guide beginners, intermediates and more advanced students in a functional and grammatical learning experience through dozens of different English speaking cities throughout the world.

Paradigm - An online writing assistant for advanced ABE or pre-GED students.

ABE and ESL Directories of website links

ESL Links - Offers links to ESL Student guides to the Internet, self-study quizzes and grammar lessons.

Links of Interest to Students and Teachers of ESOL -Yep you guessed it! Tons of links to all kinds of resources for ESOL teachers.

Linguistic Funland - Find resources for language teaching and learning, linguistics study and other misc. resources.

Multiple Intelligences for Adult Literacy and Adult Education - This site explores innovative ways to apply the theory of multiple intelligences to basic skills, learning styles and adult literacy education.

LINCS - Your one-stop source for literacy information. Read in-depth information on major issues in the literacy field, keep current on statistical data for adult literacy, search for literacy links from across the country and much more!

National Institute for Literacy - Learn about current news and events, legislation, forums, and important information regarding literacy in the United States.

INS - Here's where to go to find all the latest about US Immigration.

TESOL Online! - This is the official site for teachers of English.

Arizona Adult Education - The official web site for the Arizona Department of Education, Division of Adult Education.