Learning on the Go! With The Literacy Project

Links for Learning

Language Arts Reading

The Key Newspaper for New Readers (and others)

Teen Voices Online Magazine

Vocabulary University is a fun way to increase your vocabulary

Literature shows what makes great short stories.

Online Library of Literature lets you read books on the Internet.

Power Reading shows what it's like to read 200-500 words per minute!

Favorite Poem Project lets you listen to some favorite poems

The Moonlit Road has ghost stories of the American South that you can listen to and read!

Language Arts Writing

Charles Darling's guide to grammar and writing is a great place to practice

Grammar Bytes has fun and interactive grammar games

Paradigm Online Writing Assistant is an excellent site

Professional Writing for jobs

Get published! If you’re under 18, you can submit your writing, your art, your Web site, or a description of your monthly activism project for publication in Teen Voices.

Magnetic Poetry (almost as fun as putting it on your refrigerator)

Social Studies

One World
Just see what is happening in the rest of the world!

Culture Profiles provide short introductions to the cultural background of refugee populations.

World Press Review

Project Vote Smart

America's History
from America's library.

American Memory Timeline

History Central

What happened on your birthday? Check it out!

Editorial Cartoons might be interesting after all!

Civics Online

EconEdLink interactive economics

National Geographic maps and geography online

Science

How Stuff Works
You'll never believe how some of this stuff works!

Exploratorium Science

Periodic Table of the Elements

Sci-Quest has current news about biological, environmental, and physical science

Views of the Solar System

Science Learning Network

School Science

Math

Did the word "math" make you anxious? Professor Freedman can help!

Dr. Math

Math in Daily Life

The Math Forum has all kinds of math and online help too!

Quia top 20 math games

Lots of fun math!

GED Math Formula Quick Guide

Casio fx-260 Solar Scientific Calculator - the official calculator for the GED test

A+ Math

Interactive Algebra

Computers

Microsoft Tutorials

One way to make a web page with Word

Copyright on the Web (beginners)

On-Line Practice Modules has many tutorials to help you learn more computer skills!

Whatis? will help you understand lots of computer vocabulary

Employment

Massachusetts Career Information System

www.detma.org helps with job searches, career information, and education and training resources. 

Official web site of the MA Division of Employment and Training

Futureworks in Springfield, MA

MassLive Employment Springfield Union-News classifieds

America's Job Bank
Looking for a job? This is THE place!

Occupational Outlook Handbook is a source of career information that can help you learn about lots of kinds of jobs!

College

Massachusetts Community Colleges
Are you thinking about it? Check them out!

FAFSA Free Application for Federal Student Aid

College is Possible

MA Mentor tours and applications for MA colleges

National College Transition Network

 

GED Practice

Official Site of the GED Testing Service

GED Practice Tests Online are free after you register

GED Connection (from PBS) has some free online practice

Free-ed.net has a free two-year online GED course.

GED Practice

Health

Fast Food Facts

MA Dept of Public Health

Medical Encyclopedia

Recipes!
This site is loaded with recipes!

Want to quit smoking?

SportsMedia

WebMD

My Pyramid: Steps to a healthier you!

News

Masslive
Feel like catching up on the latest local news?

CNN News and LiteracyNetwork has news with comprehension questions.

Many tables, charts, and graphs will look like these in USA TODAY

The Learning Edge is an interactive newspaper for adult literacy students. It has articles and quizzes at various levels.

Reference

Internet Public Library

Awesome Library

OneLook Dictionary Search

Rhyming Dictionary

Thesaurus

Current Value of Old Money

Parenting

Child and Family Webguide has great links for almost any topic!

Parents Guide to the Information Superhighway

One Young Parent for teen moms and dads

Arts and Culture

Massachusetts Cultural Council

Artcyclopedia

Smithsonian Institute

Center for Arts and Culture

Cultures.com

Shutterbutton.com

Internet Movie Database

National Gay and Lesbian Task Force

Teen's Favorites

Court TV

Channel One Network

The Open Diary

www.bored.com

emode.com for self-discovery

Spank: Youth Culture Defined By Youth

TeenSpace

Young Peoples Press

 

Hobbies and Leisure Time

Card Games

Do it Yourself Home Improvement

Genealogy - research your family history

Home Improvement

Plant Care

Practical Pet Care

Veterinary Encyclopedia

 

Learning on the Go! With The Literacy Project