CITIZENSHIP PREPARATION RESOURCES

For Students & Tutors:

http://www.uscis.gov/citizenship

This is the official U.S. government website. Please be sure to use this exact address; similar addresses lead to other sites, which charge fees. The government site has tools, sample tests, videos of interviews, study materials and links to other resources, including a Multilingual Resource Center link.

Podcasts:
http://www.uscitizenpod.com/

ITunes:  
http://uscitizenpod.wikispaces.com/

Check out CNA'S Citizenship blog for ways to practice for your interview.  Learn US history and civics and practice your English skills.
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http://cnacitizenship.blogspot.com/

For Tutors:

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www.uscis.gov/citizenship/teachers

http://americanhistory.si.edu/citizenship/

https://www.icivics.org/

The website of the New England Literacy Resource Center  links to publications that may help adult learning. There is also a link to webinars, as well as a Civics Participation & Citizenship Collection page, which leads to other materials and resources. www.nelrc.org/index.html

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts’ website for information for Mass. Citizens has a history section. http://www.sec.state.ma.us/cis/cisidx.htm

The State of Minnesota’s website for citizenship training has good, basic materials (e.g. checklists for students) as well as teaching resources. http://mnliteracy.org/educators/citizenship-instructions/resources

City University of New York’s website on citizenship has a section just for teachers. www.cuny.edu/about/resources/citizenship/us-citizenship/TestPrep/TeacherResource.html

The Office of North Carolina Basic Skills website has a valuable resources section and a Citizenship Preparation Curriculum. The Curriculum includes: Citizenship Course Outline, Lesson Plans, Flash Cards, Pre-Test & Post-Test.  http://ncbsonline.net/EL%20Civics.htm#Citizenship

For English Literacy and Civics Education:
http://www.cal.org/adultesl/resources/briefs/english-literacy-and-civics-education.php

For Civics Education for Adult English Language Learners (Lynda Terrill, 2000):
http://www.cal.org/adultesl/resources/digests/civics-education-for-adult-english-language-learners.php