Online Learning for Adults
As we work to offer our students new ways of learning, we have to look at resources they can access from home.

How To Move Instruction Online
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Want to learn how to turn your PowerPoint slides into interactive YouTube videos for your students?
Learn how to add voice recordings to your PowerPoints, save them as a video, upload them to YouTube, and share them with your students.
These videos are great for ELL students who do well with listening activities but struggle with reading skills. Interactive tools also help students practice their pronunciation skills.
This webinar is designed for teachers of all technological skill levels.
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Want to learn how to use Google Sites, Quizzes, and Slides for Virtual Learning?
Learn the basics of free Google apps like Google Sites, Google Forms, and Google Slides.
Create a digital literacy website for your lower-level ELL students, using free Google products to create accessible online resources. All Google Sites are accessible by smartphones and allow for simple access for low-level ELL students who struggle with technology.
This webinar is designed for teachers of all technological skill levels.
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Want to learn how to use Zoom with lower-level learners?
Develop best practices in order to transition your lower-level ELL students onto Zoom and learn how to help your students become confident virtual learners.
This webinar is designed for teachers of all technological skill levels.
Online Adult Basic Education
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Pre-GED/GED Online
Wisconsin Literacy has a subscription to GED Online, as well as Pre-GED online. If you haven’t logged in previously, please contact Marsha@Wisconsinliteracy.org.
Once enrolled, your students can access these lessons from anywhere. We’ll offer a webinar soon to learn how to use it.
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Contact your Regional Literacy Consultant (Beth, Marsha, Anna) to join the free pilot.
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Math for people 5 to 105.
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Math video lessons at all levels.
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Math lessons on many levels.
Online English Language Learning
Lessons on COVID-19 for High Intermediate ELL:
All Skills
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English news with reading, listening, and writing activities
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Trending music videos, viral videos, and movie trailers in the U.S.
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A site to practice English skills.
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Interactive lessons on many subjects (click on “All Topics”
For Reading and English practice: https://edu.gcfglobal.org/en/topics/reading/ -
Reading, grammar, writing, spelling, and vocabulary lessons
Click on “Student Lessons” on the right, or “Reading Skills for Today’s Adults” on the left -
English and U.S. citizenship lessons
-- Requires simple registration using an email address and password
-- You can save your progress
Listening/Speaking
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Listening practice
Audio recordings of stories about love, loss, family, and friendship -
Video speeches from experts on education, business, science, tech, and creativity
Subtitles available in 100+ languages
Reading
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Reading lessons and practice
Requires simple registration using an email address and password -
Reading lessons and quizzes
Requires simple registration using an email address and password -
Reading practice
Inspiring true stories -
Reading practice
Free online short stories -
Reading practice
Online stories about United States history -
Reading practice
Short stories by English learners from San Jose, California
Pronunciation
- Sounds of Speech
Animated articulation diagram to show how English sounds are produced- Find “The Website Version” at the bottom of the page
- May need to update Adobe Flash Player
Grammar/Writing
- Purdue Online Writing Lab
English grammar lessons- For writing exercises, click on “English as a Second Language” on the left and then on “ESL Students”
- Find more activities at “Suggested Resources” at bottom of page – click on “OWL Exercises” and choose from list on the left
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