[AAACE-NLA] AAACE-NLA Digest, Vol 65, Issue 8

Fri Oct 10 15:04:40 EDT 2008

Is there somewhere these books can be previewed?  I do not like to purchase
any materials until I can see examples of the text.  Thanks.

On Fri, Oct 10, 2008 at 10:00 AM,
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>   1. Re:  Sheltered Instruction and the GED (Tana Reiff)
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> Message: 1
> Date: Thu, 09 Oct 2008 17:22:49 -0400
> From: Tana Reiff <tana_reiff at comcast.net>
> Subject: Re: [AAACE-NLA] Sheltered Instruction and the GED
> To: National Literacy Advocacy List sponsored by AAACE
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> I?d like to add to the low-level reading list a number of additional titles
> written for and about adults. Back in the late 1970s, I began writing for
> my
> adult students, to address a need which, I still believe, only fiction can
> fulfill. Over the years, my books have provided material new readers can
> relate to and that builds their confidence as readers. I was touched when
> one time an adult learner wrote to me: ?Your books make me feel like a
> reader.? While some of the series have traveled from publisher to publisher
> and are not reaching today?s adult literacy market, they are still relevant
> and still on the market, just a little harder to find.
>
> The following series are now with Pearson <http://www.pearsonschool.com>
> (search site by series title):
> * LifeTimes: realistic and sometimes difficult situations that adults might
> encounter, including returning to school, dealing with alcoholism, and
> choosing between family and career (14 titles)
> * Hopes and Dreams: ?sensitive explorations of the immigrant experience in
> the United States? (20 titles)
> * WorkTales: reality-based stories about workplace issues such as safety,
> sexism, stress, getting along with co-workers, substance abuse, employee
> theft, and retraining (10 titles)
> * Working for Myself: stories about people building small businesses with
> little capital but much determination (10 titles)
> The first three use intentional line breaks, chunking text into ?meaningful
> segments,? and have reflective and predictive questions at the end of each
> chapter. All have extensive Curriculum Guides available if you choose to go
> beyond ?pleasure reading.? Pearson carries many other hi-lo titles
> appropriate for adults but I believe mine are the only ones written
> expressly for older new readers.
>
> New Readers Press <http://www.newreaderspress.com/Items.aspx?hierId=1400>
> continues to reach the market:
> * Timeless Tales: Adventures, Fables, Folktales, Legends, Love Stories,
> Myths, Tales of Wonder, Tall Tales (8 titles + audiotapes + Teacher?s Guide
> by Amy Wilson)
> I chose to retell classic stories that both parents and children would
> enjoy.
>
> My books have been recommended by The High/Low Handbook, the American
> Library Association, WE LEARN, literacy resource centers, and others, and
> are on a number of library lists including the Philadelphia Free Library?s
> Reader Development Program Collection. If I am out of line to mention my
> books, I apologize.
>
> Reader reactions are always welcome. They always make my day.
>
> Tana Reiff
> TIU Community Education Services
> President, PAACE
> Voice: (717) 299-8912
>
> Mark your calendar for the PAACE Midwinter Conference on Adult Education,
> February 11-13, 2008 in Chocolate Town Hershey, PA.
>
>
> From: "Elise Leonard" <elise.leonard at gmail.com>
> Reply-To: National Literacy Advocacy List sponsored by AAACE
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> Date: Fri, 3 Oct 2008 17:46:35 -0400
> To: "'National Literacy Advocacy List sponsored by
> AAACE'"<aaace-nla at lists.literacytent.org>
> Subject: Re: [AAACE-NLA] Sheltered Instruction and the GED
>
> Hi Sally,
>
> Might I recommend that you take a peek at the Junkyard Dan series from Nox
> Press?  I've attached some testimonials from ESL and ABE educators. These
> are cool crime dramas (novels) written for adults, about adults, with adult
> characters, yet the first four books are written on a Flesch-Kincaid
> reading
> level of 0.9 (below a Lexile 200), with the next four books weighing in at
> between a 1.3 and 1.4 Flesch-Kincaid reading level. These books are TRULY
> written for the emergent, struggling and/or ESL reader.
>
> As every good educator knows, all the instruction in the world is great,
> but
> if you don't get your learners READING, they will never increase their
> fluency or their reading skill. The only problem is that there's not much
> out there for this target readership that is on a level that they CAN read,
> yet is something that they WANT to read! The Junkyard Dan series has
> changed
> that!
>
> This series has made readers of non-readers!
>
> Elise Leonard
> CEA (Corrections Educators Association) ELL Chairman
> ************************************************************
> NOX PRESS
> books for that extra kick to give you more power
> 813.579.5605
> Website: www.NoxPress.com <http://www.noxpress.com/>
> Email: NoxPress at gmail.com
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>
> >
> >
> >
> >  From: aaace-nla-bounces at lists.literacytent.org
> > [mailto:aaace-nla-bounces at lists.literacytent.org] On Behalf Of Sally
>  Bishop
> > Sent: Thursday, October 02, 2008 1:09 PM
> > To:  aaace-nla at lists.literacytent.org
> > Subject: [AAACE-NLA] Sheltered  Instruction and the GED
> >
> >
> >
> > It has been about 2 years since I began teaching nonliterate ESL  adults.
>  I
> > asked for help then, and I received terrific help from list
>  contributors.
> > Now, I have another question for you.
> >
> > Has  anyone used sheltered instruction to teach pre-pre GED?  I can adapt
> most
> > any content area, so I am hoping that with your help I can make this
> happen
> > for my students.  Thanks
> >
> > Sally
>
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