[Publib] New Readers / Low-literacy Adult Books COMPILED

[Kim Braun]

I wanted to share the resources that PUBLIBbers have shared with me
for low-literacy/adult new readers. Thanks to all who took the time to
share these great resources!

Ohio Literacy Resource Center - Recommended Trade Books For Adult
Literacy Programs
http://literacy.kent.edu/Oasis/Resc/Trade/
Annotated list of trade books useful for adult literacy programs.
Includes searchable database of titles, authors, and selection
criteria by student type. Offers teaching ideas.

http://www.kyhumanities.org/newbooksnewreaders.html
Here is a link to the Kentucky Humanities Council books. They are
supposed to be adult topics but written at a lower reading level.


Publishers:

Black Cat Publishing
www.blackcat-cideb.com for intermediate level.

Delta Publishing Company (the MacMillan Readers are similar to the
Penguin Readers):
http://www.macmillanenglish.com/readers/portal/portal.html
http://www.deltapublishing.com/catalogs/ESLAdultResources.pdf

Grass Roots Press (they publish many very low level readers, around a
1st - 2nd grade level on the Gunning Fog Index):
http://www.grassrootsbooks.net/us/

Capstone Press (especially for the Graphic Library series):
http://www.capstonepress.com/

Jamestown Education (the math books seem to be adult):
http://www.glencoe.com/gln/jamestown/

New Readers Press www.newreaderspress.com In their reading and writing
section are a series of novels and tales, etc. Also if you can get a
copy of Children's Nonfiction for Adult Information Needs by Rosemarie
Riechel. They are older books. (“Challenger” series recommended.)

Nox Press www.noxpress.com

Pearson Longman (the Penguin Readers are excellent):
http://www.penguinreaders.com/
http://longmanusahome.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=16&Itemid=125

Steck Vaughn Adult Education:
http://steckvaughnadult.hmhco.com/en/steckvaughnadult.htm
The Short Classics are especially recommended.

Wieser Educational:
http://sec.evso.com/wc.dll?wieser

Thanks again!
--Kim Braun


> I am looking for recommendations of low-literacy adult books for
> new/learning readers. I have catalogs with workbooks and textbook-type
> items, but I am looking for actual books that do not require a teachers'
> guide. I am looking for both fiction and nonfiction, and especially
> publisher recommendations.
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>
>
> Thanks for any advice!
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> --Kim Braun