Theory to Practice: Literacy for Today and Tomorrow Traditionally, literacy has been associated with the ability to read words on paper including books, newspapers, and job applications. In the 1991 National Literacy Act, Congress defined literacy as "an individual's ability to read, write, and speak in English, and compute and solve problems at levels of proficiency necessary to function on the job and in society, to achieve one's goals, and develop one's knowledge and potential."   Today's literacy goes beyond paper to reading from computer screens and personal devices. New literacies include media, technology, information, and other critical literacies. Learn more about the new literacies in an article by Ladislaus Semali titled Defining New Literacies in Curricular Practice.   This page provides off-site links to general literacy and reading resources, literature websites, and technology resources.   General Literacy Resources All America Reads Critical Reading - A Guide by J. Lye, Brock University Elementary Reading from North Attleborough Public Schools Just Read Now Kids Who Read! - Links site Learning to Read Literacy Resource Links by K. L. Schlick Noe, Seattle University Literacy Strategies from Literacy & Learning: Reading in the Content Areas Online Books about Reading Strategies from Stenhouse Publishers Reading Online from International Reading Association Reading Programs that Work a review of programs from Pre-K to 4th Grade by J. Schacter from Milken Family Foundation Reading Strategies from Howard County Language Arts, MD Literature Websites Children's Literature Resources by C. Leitich Smith Children's Literature Web Guide by D.K. Brown, Doucette Library of Teaching Resources, University of Calgary Overbooked - A web site for ravenous readers New Literacies and Technology New Literacies from Reading Online, International Reading Association Research on Using Technology Effectively in Teaching and Learning from Literacy, Information and Technology in Education (LITE) Teacher Tap at eduScapes - Explore issues related to technology integration Copyright Citing Sources Plagiarism Teaching, Learning, and Technology Professional Development Resources Project, Problem, and Inquiry-Based Learnin Technology and Multiple Intelligences Critical and Creative Thinking - Bloom's Taxonomy Brain-Based (Compatible) Learning Graphical Organizers Student Project Assessment   | Ladders Menu | Themes/Lit Circles Menu | Eduscapes Menu| Updated by Annette Lamb, Nancy R. Smith, and Larry Johnson 6/99. Updated 05/05.