Iowa Public Television

Education

• Adult Learning Activities
  Build your reading and life skills by reading stories and watch online videos about real-life situations.
• Annenberg Media
  Create a free account to access videos for many subject areas.
• Iowa Community College Online Consortium
  Learn about earning an Associates Degree online through Iowa Community Colleges.
• Iowa Learns
  Find distance learning courses through Iowa colleges and universities.
• Merriam-Webster
  Look up words and definitions with this free online dictionary.
• PBS Literacy Link
  Create a free account to access literacy resources..
• The Learning Edge
  Improve your reading skills with this interactive online newspaper.
• TV 411
  Watch slideshows to read and follow real-life stories.

For Educators

• Iowa Adult Literacy Council
  Connect with members from the Iowa Adult Literacy Council.

For ESL Students

• Activities for ESL Students
  Quizzes, tests, exercises and puzzles to help you learn English as a Second Language
• BBC Learning English
  Read news articles, learn new vocabulary, and practice your skills with the BBC Learning English site.
• Connect with English
  Connect with English as you watch the story of Rebecca, an aspiring singer on a journey across America
• English for All
  Select an episode to watch an online video, listen to new words and test your skills.
• English Grammar Online
  Build practical English skills with new monthly topics, business English activities, and online books.
• ENGLISH LANGUAGE SYVUMBOOK
  Improve your English skills with these short lessons and exercises.
• Englishpage.com
  Improve your English skills with free in-depth English tutorials featuring dozens of interactive exercises.
• ESL Activities Online
  Practice your new reading skills with fun quizzes and exercises on this English as a Second Language site.
• ESL Cyber Listening Lab
  Listen to everyday conversations with adult and children's voices.
• ESL Gold
  Practice your English skills by listening to new words, reading word lists, and reading grammar rule descriptions.
• EZ slang
  Improve your conversational English with lists of common English slang.
• Learn English Today
  Access these free lessons, vocabulary, idioms and proverbs, with exercises and word games, for English learners of all levels.
• Learning Vocabulary Fun
  Build your vocabulary with fun games and exercises.
• Many Things
  Visit this fun study site for learners of English as a Second Language, which includes word games, puzzles, quizzes, exercises, slang, proverbs and much more.
• Online Writing Lab
  Find handouts and exercises on grammar, spelling, and punctuation.
• Picture Dictionary
  Type an English word and see a picture, the meaning, and a translation of that word in several languages.
• Resources for English as a Second Language
  Use tools and resources and link to other sites for English as Second Language.
• VisualESL
  Learn English visually though cartoons, animations and games.

Health Literacy

• Ask 3
  Learn the 3 questions your should ask your doctor to help improve your health care.
• Health and Literacy Special Collection
  Improve your health by improving your health literacy skills through lessons, activities, and worksheets.
• Medline Plus
  Watch animations to better understand health conditions and medical procedures.

Miscellaneous

• City Family
  Improve reading and life skills with these short current event articles.
• Read Iowa
  Access local and national literacy print, audio and video resources.
• The Key
  Improve your reading skills and stay current with the news by reading monthly current event stories written just for new readers.

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