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New Hampshire State Literacy Resource Center
The New Hampshire SLRC is located at Second Start, Concord, NH and led by Patricia Nelson. The SLRC sponsors New Hampshire adult education staff development activities in cooperation with the New Hampshire Bureau of Adult Education. Pat Nelson brings a wealth of experience for the benefit of the state’s adult educators. She maintains sample materials at her office. She can also provide support for some practitioner-initiated staff development activities. Contact Pat at pnelson@second-start.org or (603) 228-1341. 

www.nhhc.org
New Hampshire Humanities Council
The Council offers a variety of programs that connect humanists to schools. It also sponsors the Connections program for adult new readers. (See the Connections tab on the website.)

www.nelrc.org
New England Literacy Resource Center 
NELRC is a consortium of New England adult educators and state resource centers. The website includes information about publications and best practices.   

www.ncsall.net
National Center for the Study of Adult Learning and Literacy
NCSALL connects “research and practice to strengthen programs.” This site offers a variety of materials for downloading, including publications such as Program Administrators’ Sourcebook: A Resource on NCSALL’s Research for Adult Education Program Administrators and Applying Research in Reading Instruction for Adults: First Steps for Teachers.

www.tesol.org
Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages
TESOL is a global education association. The site includes information about publications and professional development.

hwww.coabe.org
Commission on Adult Basic Education
COABE, organized to “advance national and international adult education and literacy opportunities for all persons,” sponsors conferences and publishes the ABE Journal. You can also find news about adult education issues on the COABE website.

nces.ed.gov/naal
National Assessment of Adult Literacy
NAAL, completed in 2003, is a nationally representative assessment of literacy among adults (age 16 and older) residing in households and prisons in the United States. Visit the NAAL section of the National Center for Education Statistics website for more information.

lincs.ed.gov
LINCS (The Literacy Information and Communication Systems)
Research, resources, and professional development information for the adult education field. The LINCS site includes a wealth of information including Learning to Achieve learning disabilities information, the Just Write! Guide, and Assessment Strategies and Learning Profiles.