National Institute for Literacy Home Page
www.nifl.gov

Literacy Volunteers of Maine
www.lvmaine.org

Health Literacy
http://www.cal.org

National Center for Learning Disabilities
www.ncld.org

Yahoo! Education
dir.yahoo.com/Education/Adult_and_Continuing_Education/Literacy/

Interactive Word Plays
http://www.wordplays.com/p/index
Play word games online, get ideas for games you can make. Cannot enter your own word list.

Word Central
http://www.wordcentral.com/
Provided by Merriam Webster dictionary. Designed for kids. Look at odd words entered by others and add to the list. Look and hear the "daily buzzword." Also look up words and play some word games.

Fun Brain
http://www.funbrain.com/words.html
All sorts of online language games help kids master everything from spelling to grammar and have fun in the process. There is a list of 15 word games on the front page, not totally kid oriented. Some math games included.

Vocabulary University
http://www.vocabulary.com/
Vocabulary games and puzzles, high level activities.

Funster Multiplay Wordgames
http://www.funster.com/
A large selection of multiplayer word games that let you put your vocabulary know-how to the test. These are multiplayer games, so you need to pick a player name and password. No more information is required to register. Fairly advance vocabulary, no definitions. Most games are fast paced but there is an “easy” option where you get 20 seconds to match a definition with the target word presented. Also has a chat room.

Vocabulary
http://syndicate.com/
Our mission is to "make words come alive" with our dynamic, graphical approach to learning vocabulary. While vocabulary learning comes from studying "roots, cells or stems", we know our word puzzles activities both entertain and teach! Pretty advanced. Some of the puzzles clues are hard to read because of white text on a light background. Answers to the puzzles are offered.

Word Games
http://www.eastoftheweb.com/games/
A collection of free word games to play by yourself or against others. Includes fast-paced vocabulary, anagrams, and mastermind. Puzzlemaker is a puzzle generation tool for teachers, students and parents. Create and print customized word search, crossword and math puzzles using your word lists.

DiscoverySchool's Puzzlemaker
http://puzzlemaker.school.discovery.com/
Puzzlemaker is a puzzle generation tool for teachers, students and parents. Create and print customized word search, crossword and math puzzles using your word lists. Ten types of puzzles.

Clue Word
http://www.clueword.com/cwhome.htm
Multilingual puzzles, hangman, word search and more.

Crossword Puzzle Games
http://www.crosswordpuzzlegames.com
This web site offers 32,400 free crossword puzzles and fun tools for people who enjoy word games. Get some help with a puzzle or create your own, free. Crosswords are divided into four categories. Each category has a different grid size. This makes some easier and faster to solve than others. Crossword puzzles for every occasion. Create you own puzzles with up to 20 words. More traditional looking crossword puzzle generated.

Yahoo.com
http://dir.yahoo.com/science/mathematics/problems__puzzles__and_games/
This will get you to a list of math puzzles and games.

Merriam-Webster Online
http://www.m-w.com/game/
Dictionary and Thesaurus. The Thesaurus lets you see idiomatic uses of words. Some word games based on the student dictionary. Has a 14-day trial for the collegiate version ($15/year). Also unabridged ( 470,000 words) for $29.95 /year or $4.95/month. Also access to Encyclopedia Britannica abridged for free (synopses of 422 articles.) Full encyclopedia free trial and $69.95 a year for subscription.

Verizon Literacy Campus
www.literacycampus.org
Verizon Literacy Campus provides high quality, free information and training for volunteers and staff working to support literacy in their communities.