Adult Literacy
Subject Guide
This subject guide offers assistance in the area of Adult Literacy. It lists books, research databases, websites, and local organizations. It also includes subject headings that are helpful for searching our catalog for more information.
Adult Literacy Books
Links to Research Databases
Need a scholarly journal article for your research paper? Search articles from over 3,000 academic and professional journals covering the social sciences, humanities, general science, multicultural studies, education, and more. Great for college students or anyone conducting in-depth research.
Research educational issues in areas such as teaching, teacher education, assessment, counseling, disabilities, gifted education, higher education, information and technology, early childhood education, and more.
LearningExpress Library provides interactive online practice tests and a tutorial course series designed to help users succeed on academic and licensing tests. It offers immediate scoring, complete answer explanations, and an individualized analysis of results. Registration by the user is required to allow the software to record the progress of the user and to allow the user to stop a particular test or lesson and continue at a later time.
A one-stop homework resource with historical documents, biographies, essays, critical analyses, articles from over 1,000 magazines, newspapers, over 20,000 photographs and illustrations, and more than 8 hours of audio and video clips. Includes a Health Module.
Teacher Reference Center (TRC) provides indexing and abstracts for articles on topics such as assessment, best practices, continuing education, curriculum development, elementary education, higher education, instructional media, language arts, literacy standards, school administration, science and mathematics, and teacher education.
Links to Recommended Websites
The Council for Advancement of Adult Literacy (CAAL) is a national nonprofit public charity. Its mission is to help advance adult education and literacy in the United States – to move adult literacy out of the shadows into the mainstream of American education, as required by the nation’s 21st century needs.
Promotes adult literacy as a vehicle for personal, economic, and community empowerment.
NCFL was established in 1989 and has pioneered educational initiatives that open pathways for continuous life improvement for the nation's most at-risk children and families.
The mission of the National Coalition for Literacy (NCL) is to advance adult education, family literacy, and English language acquisition in the U.S. by increasing public awareness for the need to increase funding and programs; promoting effective public policy; and serving as an authoritative resource for the field on national adult education issues.
"NIFL was created as a part of the 1991 Literacy Act by a bipartisan Congressional coalition to be the hub of national literacy efforts. By serving as a resource for the literacy community, the Institute assists in addressing urgent national priorities -- upgrading the workforce, reducing welfare dependency, raising the standard of living, and creating safer communities."
Browsing Our Collection
Search MCPL's online catalog to find books for adults who are trying to build their literacy skills. The subject terms below can be helpful in these searches:
Readers for New Literates
Literacy Programs
High Interest-Low Vocabulary Books
Readers (Adult Education)
Local Organizations
Literacy Kansas City
211 W. Armour Blvd.
Kansas City, MO 64111
816-333-9332
Adult Basic Education of K.C.
2121 Charlotte St.
Kansas City, MO 64108
816-418-8202
Della Lamb Community Services
500 Woodland Ave.
Kansas City, MO 64106
816-842-8040
Blue Springs Adult Education
5000 NW Valley View Road
Blue Springs, MO 64015
816-224-1363
North Kansas City School District
3100 NE 83rd Street Ste. #2450
Kansas City, MO 64119
816-413-5480
Project Finish
Various Locations in Johnson County, KS
(small fee involved)
913-829-5089
Kansas City, Kansas Community Adult Education
7250 State Ave.
Kansas City, KS 66112
913-288-7124
