Maryland Adult Literacy Resource Center at UMB
Maryland Association for Adult Community and Continuing Education (MAACCE)
Maryland State Department of Education
Maryland TESOL (Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages)
Montgomery Coalition for Adult English Literacy (MCAEL)
Montgomery County Public Libraries
Calvert County Literacy Council
Charles County Literacy Council
Literacy Council of Frederick County, Inc.
Literacy Council of Prince George's County
Saint Mary's County Literacy Council
South Baltimore Learning Center
Virginia Adult Learning Resource Center
Virginia Association for Adult and Continuing Education (VAACE)
The Literacy Council of Northern Virginia
REEP (The Arlington Education and Employment Program)
ProLiteracy - A national literacy organization that certifies trainers and provides instructional materials and support. http://www.proliteracy.org/
US Department of Education - Provides information and resources for teachers, researchers, and program managers. Information on grants, government and legislative initiatives, contracts, and other funding opportunities. http://www.ed.gov/index.jhtml
National Coalition for Literacy - Advocacy organization that works to promote public policy that supports adult education, family literacy, and English language acquisition.
http://www.national-coalition-literacy.org/
National Center for Family Literacy - A non-profit organization that supports family literacy services through programming, training, research, advocacy and dissemination. http://www.famlit.org
Literacy.org –A resource for research and development on literacy in the U.S. and worldwide. 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. http://literacy.org/
Center for Adult English Language Acquisition (CAELA) - Helps states build their capacity to promote English language learning and academic achievement of adults learning English. Funded by the HYPERLINK "http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ovae/index.html?src=mr" Office of Vocational and Adult Education (OVAE), U.S. Department of Education. http://www.cal.org/caela
National Assessments of Adult Literacy (NAAL), of the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) - A nationally representative assessment of English literacy among American adults age 16 and older. Sponsored by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), NAAL is the nation's most comprehensive measure of adult literacy since the HYPERLINK "http://nces.ed.gov/naal/nals_products.asp" 1992 National Adult Literacy Survey (NALS). http://nces.ed.gov/naal
The National Center for the Study of Adult Learning and Literacy (NCSALL) – A federally funded research and development center focused solely on adult learning. http://www.ncsall.net/
Literacy Online –A resource for research and development on literacy in the U.S. and worldwide. http://www.literacyonline.org
National Clearinghouse for English Language Acquisition & Language Instruction Educational Programs (NCELA) - Funded by the US Department of Education and located at the Center for Applied Linguistics (CAL), a non-profit organization in Washington, DC. Collects, analyzes, synthesizes and disseminates information about language instruction and educational programs for English language learners and related programs. http://www.ncela.gwu.edu/
Literacy Powerline - Works to increase literacy levels through effective and sustainable community collaboration and engagement. http://www.literacypowerline.com