WEB RESOURCES FOR LITERACY TEACHERS
©2003, Denni Scates, Region 10 Education Service Center
U.S. Government Sites
U. S. Department of Education. Lots of links to agencies, documents, research, grants.
USDE’s National Center for Education Statistics. Lots of online research summaries, especially those involving demographics.
USDE’s Office of Educational Research and Instruction. Contains a variety of sources offering research findings in literacy and other areas.
http://www.ed.gov/offices/OERI/SAI/
Thomas. Allows you to locate and track legislation on literacy (and other matters) in the U.S. House and Senate. Search capability by bill number and by key word/s. Also contains links to Congressional Record, Committee activity, roll call votes. Full text of key historical documents available, including U.S. Constitution, Declaration of Independence, and Federalist Papers. (Named for Thomas Jefferson.)
Reading Report Card. Report of the most recent National Assessment of Educational Progress, with access to long-term trend results.
http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/