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 h61KRJC08253; Tue, 1 Jul 2003 16:27:19 -0400 (EDT) Date: Tue, 1 Jul 2003 16:27:19 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <FLEIJPFJGNEBFCGDMABPOEAMCHAA.john_kamplain@albanyparkcommunitycenter.org> 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: "John Kamplain" <john_kamplain@albanyparkcommunitycenter.org> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-technology@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-TECHNOLOGY:2902] RE: Reading materials X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook IMO, Build 9.0.2416 (9.0.2910.0) Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; Status: O Content-Length: 1084 Lines: 28 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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