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Useful and Interesting
Links
Adult Education Programs
Area public schools offer adult programs
including Literacy, Adult Basic Education, GED Preparation, and English
as a Second Language.
Chesapeake residents, call 482-5680
Norfolk residents, call 628-3956
Portsmouth residents, call 393-8822
Virginia Beach residents can view offerings on-line at the Virginia
Beach Adult Learning Center or call 306-0991
Additional Resources
Literacy
Connections includes advice, tips, and stories for tutors.
The VAELC also provides general
literacy information and resources.
For information on learning disablities and LD issues, click
here.
For an online resource to help prepare for the GED test, go to GED
online or VirginiaGED Help.
The Endependence
Center is a community based resource and advocacy center that promotes
independent living and equal access for persons with disabilities.
The National Institute
for Literacy offers statistics and general information about literacy.
The Community Mediation Center
has programs dedicated to teaching adults communication and conflict resolution skills.
Other Literacy Programs
Peninsula
READS - Peninsula Literacy Council
Suffolk
Literacy Council
For information on other area programs go to, GTE
Literacy Links.
For information on educational service programs go to The
Planning Council information database.
For a directory of literacy providers in Virginia go to the Virginia
Adult Education Literacy Center.
America's
Literacy Directory : LINCS is a directory of literacy programs throughout
the United States. You may also locate Laubach affiliates through the
Laubach
Program Locator, or LVA Virginia affiliates, through the Literacy
Volunteers of America.
Tidewater Literacy Council is affiliated with ProLiteracy
America (formerly Laubach Literacy).
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