EL/Civics

Your online source to information on EL/Civics

Click on the links below for information on the EL/Civics grant program, and for help in preparing your grant.

• National LINCS: produced by the National Institute for Literacy as a gateway to the information about adult education and literacy resources on the Internet: http://www.nifl.gov/lincs
  
  
• The announcement from the U.S. Department of Education (May 2000) about the EL/Civics grants: http://www.ed.gov/PressReleases/05-2000/0510b.html
  
  
• The English Literacy/Civics Education Demonstration Projects website (including a Q&A about the grant process) from the Office of Vocational and Adult Education (U.S. Department of Education): http://www.ed.gov/programs/elcivics/index.html
  
  
• The website for the Center for Adult English Language Acquisition (CAELA) (from the Center for Applied Linguistics) has resources on ESL adult literacy and EL/Civics, and links to sites on Adult ESL literacy: http://www.cal.org/caela/
  
  
• What Should I Know About ED Grants? (from the U.S. Department of Education): http://www.ed.gov/fund/grants/about/knowabtgrants/index.html
  
  
• Need help in preparing the grant? Here are two websites that show you how to do it: 
  
  
  • Grant-Writing Tools for Non-Profit Organizations (from Non-Profit Guides): http://www.npguides.org/guide/index.html
    
    
  • Guide for Writing a Funding Proposal: http://learnerassociates.net/proposal/
    
    
• The Workforce Investment Act: our new page of valuable resources
  
  
• Voices of Freedom: Internet activities and online resources
  
  

Learn more about our books and videos that prepare students for civics education:

English Literacy Civics Package for Beginners

The EL/Civics Package for Beginners focuses on the basic skills needed to integrate learners successfully into our society. The package includes Voices of Freedom, 3rd edition; Foundations; Word by Word Basic Picture Dictionary; and a User's Guide.

The User's Guide offers step-by-step directions for integrating grammar, vocabulary, and life skills with the content of introductory civics education.
For a better idea of the wealth of information in this package, you can download the EL/Civics User's Guide.
(In PDF format, which requires Adobe Acrobat to read.)

Side by Side English Literacy Civics Package

The Side by Side EL/Civics Package effectively integrates language instruction, civics topics, and the basic skills learners need in order to become active participants in community life. The package includes Voices of Freedom, 3rd edition; Side by Side Student Book 1, 3rd edition; Side by Side Activity & Test Prep Workbook 1; and a User's Guide.

The User's Guide provides unit plans for coordinating package components to effectively integrate vocabulary, grammar, and civics instruction in a convenient checklist format. To preview what's in this package, you can download the Side by Side EL/Civics User's Guide.
(In PDF format, which requires Adobe Acrobat to read.)

Still more books and videos:

American Perspectives

American Roots

American Ways

Contact USA

• Contact USA 1
• Contact USA 2
• Contact USA 3

English Extra!

Foundations

Handbook for Citizenship

Longman Basic Dictionary of American English

Longman ESL Literacy

Longman Dictionary of American English

More Picture Stories

Picture Stories

Side by Side TV videos:

• Level 1 (see under "Student Resources")
• Level 2 (see under "Student Resources")