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Adult literacy education and community development in the United States share many underlying values and goals. The articles below examine some of the unique challenges of adult literacy programs and ways that adult literacy education and community development can be integrated.
Adult Literacy and Community Development Hal Beder (1997) compares an educational philosophy which focuses on individual successes to an educational philosophy that looks for collective performance in society. He explores the benefits of teaching literacy through a collective orientation for the development of the community and discusses possible applications for Literacy Volunteers of America.
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Adult Illiteracy is Especially Hard to Overcome for Residents of Rural New York AP, Albany, NY (1994). This article, which appeared in the Democrat and Chronicle, Rochester, New York on December 11, 1994, discusses the scope of rural illiteracy in New York State. It describes how the problems of rural illiteracy differ from urban illiteracy and how a changing society magnifies the problem.
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Literacy Volunteers of America, Inc.
LVA is a national, not-for-profit organization, which delivers local literacy services through a network of more than 50,000 volunteers and 400 programs nationwide. LVA-New York State serves the 50 affiliates of LVA across the State of New York.
Literacy on-line- The National Center for Adult Literacy
NCAL, at the University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education, seeks to expand access to information and build capacity for adult literacy service provision in North America.
LINCS, The National Institute for Literacy
LINCS is NIFL's electronic information system which offers adult literacy resources for users throughout the world.
Laubach Literacy
Laubach Literacy, Inc. is a non-profit educational organization dedicated to helping adults improve their lives and their communities. Laubach sponsors more than 1,000 literacy programs throughout the United States and 71 partner programs in 36 countries.
The Ohio Literacy Resource Center
The Ohio Literacy Resource Center provides a list of regional, state, and national literacy/adult education agencies and projects .
Links to Community Development Resources
Rural Clearinghouse for Lifelong Education and Development, Kansas State University
The RCLED is a national effort to improve rural access to continuing education.
Empowerment Zone and Enterprise Community Program
The EZ/EC homepage provides information to help communities develop and implement effective strategic plans for community and economic development.
Pratt Institute Center for Community and Environmental Development
The PICCED (Brooklyn, NY) is the oldest university-based advocacy planning organization in the country. Its mission is to enhance the capacity of low and moderate-income communities to develop innovative solutions to the challenges facing them.
Adult Literacy & Community Development
The Rural Literacy & Community Development Initiative
The Literacy & Community Development Bookstore
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