Online Courses

Thinkfinity Literacy Network's free online courses guide educators, program managers, students and volunteers in the best literacy instruction and lifelong learning habits. Search by audience, or use the Thinkfinity Literacy Network Course Catalog or Suggested Content Clusters to receive targeted, effective, easy-to-use online training.

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TitleAudience
A Way With Words: Strategies for Strengthening Adult Learners' VocabulariesExisting Volunteers | Program Directors
Before, During and After -- A Reading Comprehension TechniqueExisting Volunteers
Building Comprehension: Strategies for Adolescent and Adult ReadersExisting Volunteers
Building Readers: A Guide for Child Care ProvidersProgram Directors
Citizenship: Preparing Students for the Interview - Revised Course Coming in September 2008Existing Volunteers
Citizenship: Teaching U.S. Civics for the Exam - Revised Course Coming in September 2008Existing Volunteers
Citizenship: What Volunteers Need to Know - Revised Course Coming in September 2008Existing Volunteers
Component IntegrationProgram Directors
Connecting Families and Computers, Part IExisting Volunteers | Program Directors
Connecting Families and Computers, Part IIProgram Directors
Creating Community LinkagesProgram Directors
Culture and English Language LearnersPotential Volunteers | Existing Volunteers
Developing Reading FluencyExisting Volunteers | Program Directors
Engaging Hispanic Parents in their Children's EducationProgram Directors
Family Literacy: The Intergenerational Approach to LearningPotential Volunteers | Existing Volunteers | Program Directors
Graphic Organizers: Tools for Instructors and StudentsExisting Volunteers
How Can My Organization Get Involved In LiteracyProgram Directors
Increasing Learning Gains Through Intensity of InstructionProgram Directors
Let's Read MathPotential Volunteers | Existing Volunteers | Program Directors
Making Evaluation Work for Your ProgramProgram Directors
Making Math ManageableExisting Volunteers
Orientation to Volunteering in LiteracyPotential Volunteers
Parents and Children: Natural Learning PartnersPotential Volunteers | Existing Volunteers
Phonemic Awareness Instruction for Adult Literacy LearnersExisting Volunteers
Principles of Adult LearningPotential Volunteers | Existing Volunteers | Program Directors
Reaching Out to Homeless and Migrant Families, Part IProgram Directors
Reaching Out to Homeless and Migrant Families, Part IIProgram Directors
Reducing Student Waiting ListsProgram Directors
Selecting and Sharing Books with Young Children, Part IPotential Volunteers | Existing Volunteers
Selecting and Sharing Books with Young Children, Part IIProgram Directors | Learners
Succeeding as an Online LearnerPotential Volunteers | Existing Volunteers | Program Directors
Supporting Children's EducationPotential Volunteers | Existing Volunteers
Take Action for Family LiteracyPotential Volunteers | Existing Volunteers | Program Directors
Talking About Stories: A Technique to Build Young Children's Language and LiteracyPotential Volunteers | Existing Volunteers | Learners
Teach Me TechnologyLearners
Understanding the Reading ProcessExisting Volunteers
Unleashing Potential through Multi-Intelligent Literacy InstructionExisting Volunteers
Using a Problem Posing Approach for Authentic Language LearningExisting Volunteers
Using the Newspaper in Adult Literacy and ESL InstructionExisting Volunteers
Valuing Volunteers: Effective Methods of Retaining Today's VolunteersProgram Directors
Volunteering in English Language Learner Literacy ClassesPotential Volunteers | Existing Volunteers | Program Directors
Volunteers Are Vital: Incorporating Volunteers Into Your Program's FutureProgram Directors
Volunteers in Parent EducationPotential Volunteers | Existing Volunteers
Working With Adult Literacy LearnersPotential Volunteers | Existing Volunteers | Program Directors
Working with English Language LearnersPotential Volunteers | Existing Volunteers
Working with Refugee FamiliesPotential Volunteers | Existing Volunteers | Program Directors
Writing Without FearExisting Volunteers