Literacy Resources-Collection Development

Books for Adult New Readers @ Your Library

Marguerite Crowley Weibel provides a readers' advisory resource for teachers, librarians, and new readers.

Collection Development

The purpose of this Web site is to assist librarians, library literacy program managers, and community-based literacy program staff in identifying resources for inclusion in their instructional programs and literacy resource libraries.

Evaluating and Choosing Software for Your Adult Literacy or ESOL program

This guide for evaluating literacy-related software offers criteria for the review and suggests reviewing software with teachers and students in the setting in which it will be used before purchasing it.

Grass Roots Press

Grass Roots Press offers a range of adult literacy resources and materials for practitioners and students.

New Readers Press

New Readers Press publishes materials for professional and volunteer instructors as well as resources for ESL students, adults at basic literacy through GED levels, and adults and older teens with learning difficulties.

Peppercorn Books & Press

Peppercorn Press Books, Inc., is a publisher and distributor of books and materials for new adult learners.

Public Library Association Top Titles for Adult Readers

Books chosen for this list demonstrate high appeal in terms of content, format, and illustration. Titles are eighth grade reading level or below on the Fry Readability Scale.

Harcourt Achieve

The Harcourt Achieve GED Resource Center web site offers access to online resources including activities, articles, tips, and research documents.