Thinkfinity Literacy Network: Free Online Courses

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Achieving Literacy Across the Lifespan

Select an online course below to start learning more about all aspects of literacy and how you can help. Thinkfinity Literacy Network offers courses for:

Potential Volunteers
Courses marked "Po" in the table below

Existing Volunteers
Courses marked "Ex" in the table below

Program Directors, Staff and Instructors
Courses marked "Pr" in the table below

Learners (Parents, Adult Learners, and Others Interested in LIteracy)
Courses marked "Le" in the table below

Download the Thinkfinity Literacy Network Course Catalog
This Adobe Acrobat PDF document contains descriptions and learning objectives for all TLN courses.

Review clusters of related course content - This PDF document suggests some possible sequences of courses that relate to various subject areas in adult and family literacy. Start here to see how you might begin to fit Thinkfinity courses into your literacy program!

Enrollment Instructions
Are you taking a Thinkfinity Literacy Network course for the first time? Click below for instructions.
How to enroll in a course

Are you continuing with a course you already started or reviewing a course you already enrolled in? Click below for instructions.
How to return to a course

Important Points

All Thinkfinity Literacy Network courses are free of charge.
You will create your own unique username and password as part of the enrollment process.
Please print out the enrollment instructions and your course registration statement for your records.

Course Title	PO	EX	PR	LE
A Way With Words: Strategies for Strengthening Adult Learners' Vocabularies Enroll Now Return to Course		X	X
Before, During and After -- A Reading Comprehension Technique Enroll Now Return to Course		X
Building Readers: A Guide for Child Care Providers Enroll Now Return to Course			X
Citizenship: Preparing Students for the Interview Enroll Now Return to Course		X
Citizenship: Teaching U.S. Civics for the Exam Enroll Now Return to Course		X
Citizenship: What Volunteers Need to Know Enroll Now Return to Course		X
Component Integration Enroll Now Return to Course			X
Connecting Families and Computers, Part I Enroll Now Return to Course		X	X
Connecting Families and Computers, Part II Enroll Now Return to Course		X	X
Creating Community Linkages Enroll Now Return to Course			X
Culture and English Language Learners Enroll Now Return to Course	X	X
Developing Reading Fluency Enroll Now Return to Course		X	X
Engaging Hispanic Parents in their Children’s Education Enroll Now Return to Course			X
Family Literacy: The Intergenerational Approach to Learning Enroll Now Return to Course	X	X	X
Graphic Organizers: Tools for Instructors and Students Enroll Now Return to Course		X
How Can My Organization Get Involved In Literacy Enroll Now Return to Course			X
Increasing Learning Gains Throught Intensity of Instruction Enroll Now Return to Course			X
Let's Read Math Enroll Now Return to Course	X	X	X
Making Evaluation Work for Your Program Enroll Now Return to Course			X
Making Math Manageable Enroll Now Return to Course		X
Orientation to Volunteering in Literacy Enroll Now Return to Course	X
Parents and Children: Natural Learning Partners Enroll Now Return to Course	X	X
Phonemic Awareness Instruction for Adult Literacy Learners Enroll Now Return to Course		X
Principles of Adult Learning Enroll Now Return to Course	X	X	X
Reaching Out to Homeless and Migrant Families, Part I Enroll Now Return to Course			X
Reaching Out to Homeless and Migrant Families, Part II Enroll Now Return to Course			X
Reducing Student Waiting Lists Enroll Now Return to Course			X
Selecting and Sharing Books with Young Children, Part I Enroll Now Return to Course	X	X
Selecting and Sharing Books with Young Children, Part II Enroll Now Return to Course	X	X
Succeeding as an Online Learner Enroll Now Return to Course	X	X	X
Supporting Children's Education Enroll Now Return to Course	X	X
Take Action for Family Literacy Enroll Now Return to Course	X	X	X
Talking About Stories: A Technique to Build Young Children's Language and Literacy Enroll Now Return to Course	X	X		X
Teach Me Technology Enroll Now Return to Course				X
Understanding the Reading Process Enroll Now Return to Course		X
Unleashing Potential through Multi-Intelligent Literacy Instruction Enroll Now Return to Course		X
Using a Problem Posing Approach for Authentic Language Learning Enroll Now Return to Course		X
Using the Newspaper in Adult Literacy and ESL Instruction Enroll Now Return to Course		X
Valuing Volunteers: Effective Methods of Retaining Today's Volunteers Enroll Now Return to Course			X
Volunteering in English Language Learner Literacy Classes Enroll Now Return to Course	X	X	X
Volunteers Are Vital: Incorporating Volunteers Into Your Program''s Future Enroll Now Return to Course			X
Volunteers in Parent Education Enroll Now Return to Course	X	X
Working With Adult Literacy Learners Enroll Now Return to Course	X	X	X
Working with English Language Learners Enroll Now Return to Course	X	X
Working with Refugee Families Enroll Now Return to Course	X	X	X
Writing Without Fear Enroll Now Return to Course		X

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