Los Angeles Public Library Adult Literacy Services (CLLS)

FOR LEARNERS
Use these links to help you learn. Click on the subject you want to study.

BASIC SKILLS
Improve your basic skills, find a job, or study for the GED.

Literacy Link
Public Broadcasting system {PBS}, Kentucky Educational Television {KET}, National Center on Adult Literacy {NCAL}, and the Kentucky Department of Education {KET})

BUYING A CAR
Learn how to buy a car.

UBUYACAR
(Maricopa Center for Learning and Instruction)

COMICS
Have fun with comics.

Create your own comic strips. Learn more about writing.
Make Beliefs Comix

COMPUTER SKILLS
Work on mouse skills and other computer basics.

New User Tutorial
(TLN Technology Committee)

Mouse Tutorial
(Scranton Public Library)

DICTIONARIES
Look up words you don’t know. Play word games and learn the word of the day.

Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary and Thesaurus

YourDictionary.com

Voycabulary

DRIVER’S TEST
Get ready for the California driver’s test

Samples of California Driver Written Test
(California Department of Motor Vehicles)

GED
Get ready for the GED.

GED Testing Service
(American Council on Education)

GED Test
(California Department of Education)

GED Practice
(TV411)

GENERAL INFORMATION
Find a program near you. Talk to other students about their experiences. Read about other students.

Student site
(ProLiteracy Worldwide)

Story of the week
(National Adult Literacy Database)

Student Success Stories
(Proliteracy Worldwide)

GRAMMAR AND WRITING
Learn how to write.

This is a good site with quizzes and games you can do alone. It comes from England, and the spelling is British English.
Skillswise
(BBC)

Guide to Grammar and Writing
(Capital Community College Foundation)

Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling
(Purdue University Online Writing Lab)

This site shows you how to write a paragraph.
Paragraph Punch
(Merit Software)

The Parts of Speech
(Education Quebec)

HEALTH AND NUTRITION
Learn how to be healthy.

Eating Right for a Healthier Life
(Webquest)

Health Literacy for Adult Learners: You Have the Right to Understand
(California Health Literacy Initiative)

You can read, listen to, or watch the health information here. You can also do all three at the same time.
Healthy Roads
(Healthy Roads Media)

Listen to a person reading about a health problem.
Health Tutorials
(Medline Plus)

HISTORY
Listen to famous speeches.

History and Politics Out Loud
(National Endowment for the Humanities and Michigan State University)

JOBS
Plan your career.

Preparing to Get a Job
(TV411)

Career Planning Guide for Adult Learners
(By Calvin Coish/College of the North Atlantic)

Jobs and Careers
(Beehive)

LIFE SKILLS
Improve your life skills. Learn how to use credit cards wisely, write a business E-mail, or read a pay stub.

Adult Learning Activities
(California Distance Learning Project)

TV411 Online
(TV411)

MATH
Practice your math.

Math.com
(math.com)

Skillswise
(BBC)

Math
(TV411)

MONEY
Learn how to make a budget.

Managing Your Money
(Adult Literacy & Technology Network)

Learn how to save money, make investments, and buy a house.
Money Center
(Computers for Youth)

Project Money
(San Francisco Library Adult Literacy Program)

READING AND VOCABULARY
Increase your reading power.

Learn to Read
(Time Warner)

Skillswise
(BBC)

Reading Skills Tutorials
(Cerritos College)

SCIENCE
Keep up with the latest in science.

This is a good site for reading about astronomy, etc. There are lesson plans for tutors.
NASA Explores
(NASA Education)

SPELLING
Practice your spelling.

Basic Cozy Spelling Course
(By the author of the Basic Cozy Series)

Spelling
(Ohio Literacy Resource Center)

TYPING
Learn to type.

Free Online Typing Course

Learn2Type

Touch Typing

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