Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors

Additional Resources

Information on adult literacy and remedial education programs and teacher certification requirements is available from State departments of education, local school districts, and literacy resource centers. Information also may be obtained through local religious and charitable organizations.

For information on Adult Education and Family Literacy programs, contact:

The U.S. Department of Education
Office of Vocational and Adult Education
4090 MES
400 Maryland Ave. SW.
Washington, DC 20202
http://www.ed.gov/offices/OVAE

For information on teaching English as a Second Language, contact:

The National Center for ESL Literacy Education
4646 40th St. NW.
Washington, DC 20016
http://www.cal.org/ncle

National Assessment of Adult Literacy
1990 K Street NW
Washington DC 20006
Phone: 202-502-7300
http://nces.ed.gov/naal/

The 2003 National Assessment of Adult Literacy (NAAL) is a nationally representative assessment of literacy among adults (age 16 and older) residing in households and prisons in the United States.

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National Center on Adult Literacy
3910 Chestnut Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Phone: 215-898-2100
Fax: 215-898-9804
http://www.literacyonline.org

Literacy.org is a gateway to electronic resources and tools for the national and international youth and adult literacy communities. This site is jointly sponsored by the International Literacy Institute (ILI) and the National Center on Adult Literacy (NCAL) at the University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education.

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The data sources for the information displayed here include: Virginia Career VIEW Research. (Using onet291)