Literacywork International is a small literacy-focused research and development company. From youth literacy to English as a Second Language, and workforce preparation, we focus on practical solutions to complex problems, including:

1. •Conducting research in what works in youth and adult literacy, ESL instruction, and workforce preparation.
   

2. •Preparing analyses and policy recommendations for legislators, foundations, and program operators.
   

3. •Developing instructional designs and related instructional materials.
   

4. •Providing professional development for teachers and technical assistance for administrators seeking to develop new program designs.
   

Teacher Resources

This site is intended to be of use to policy makers, administrators, and, most of all, teachers. Our policy is to make all of our materials available to be used freely by teachers for non-commercial purposes.

ESL teachers will likely find the section on ESL by Design particularly helpful. This is a comprehensive and integrated approach to teaching ESL, which includes a recommended lesson flow and concise descriptions of key strategies. These strategies are linked to instructional materials and teacher videos found on other parts of this site. (Note: This section is still under development.) The section on Resources offers a wide variety of materials from research papers to student readers that teachers may use freely.The Videos section shows examples of teachers in classrooms using effective strategies. Finally, the Favorites section includes things we have found interesting or entertaining and think you might enjoy.