Return-Path: <nifl-technology@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id h634pLC18227; Thu, 3 Jul 2003 00:51:21 -0400 (EDT) Date: Thu, 3 Jul 2003 00:51:21 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <002201c3411f$215de8a0$9445fea9@ameritech.net> Errors-To: listowner@literacy.nifl.gov Reply-To: nifl-technology@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-technology@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-technology@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: "bjteach" <bjteach@ameritech.net> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-technology@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-TECHNOLOGY:2905] RE: Reading materials X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4133.2400 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; Status: O Content-Length: 1790 Lines: 48 I find that the Internet is difficult for new readers as they are more worried about using the computer properly than reading. High-interest, low reading level materials are the best. Carol is correct in saying student generated materials are the best. Don't forget the LEA. It may be an ancient strategy, but it helps. Barb Sabaj District 214 Community Education bjteach@ameritech.net ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Kamplain" <john_kamplain@albanyparkcommunitycenter.org> To: "Multiple recipients of list" <nifl-technology@literacy.nifl.gov> Sent: Tuesday, July 01, 2003 3:27 PM Subject: [NIFL-TECHNOLOGY:2902] RE: Reading materials > I've had the best results from asking students what it is they're interested > in reading. Sometimes the answers are interesting: from manuals and > magazines for their jobs to applications, utility bills...you get the idea. > I try to avoid the "classics" and shoot for the "practicals". > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: nifl-technology@nifl.gov [mailto:nifl-technology@nifl.gov]On > > Behalf Of Carol Morris > > Sent: Tuesday, July 01, 2003 3:00 PM > > To: Multiple recipients of list > > Subject: [NIFL-TECHNOLOGY:2901] Reading materials > > > > > > In my opinion the best instructional materials for begining readers are > > books, > > anthologies, stories, etc. written by the learners themselves. They > > usually > > have a simplistic sentence structure and are on topics adult new readers > > could > > be interested in. Many programs across the country have long published > > student-written materials. We just held an Authors Night where students > > read > > from our newly published Collections 2003. Students love to read what > > they and others have written! > > > > Carol Morris > > Waukegan Public Library
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