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Literacy Library: Your resource for books for new readers
Our selection of 15 short stories or books provide excellent
reading for adult basic education and literacy students.
These short stories and books were written especially for adults
who are ready to apply new reading skills
to interesting reading material.
The stories address everyday issues, from holidays and children's
names to romance.
Many are coordinated to the Laubach
Way to Reading series. The Laubach reading level
is provided for each book.
Most of these stories were written by Frances
Jones, a literacy volunteer for 30 years. To read
her sample story click on its title: The
Pick 5 - No-Winner
Teachers and tutors are served as well, with three titles to assist
them in working with new readers.
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Three ways to order:
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Minimum shipping cost is $4.00, by U.S. Priority Mail. For online customers using our Buy Now shopping cart, costs are computed as items are selected. |
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Student books |
Reading Level | Price |
| Ann
Is ... Seven stories about Ann and her family. 33 pages |
LWR
2-4, Gunning 2. |
$4.25 Buy Now |
| Listening
Lesson for Fathers Parenting skill for fathers. |
LWR
2-13, Gunning 2.4 |
$.95 Buy Now |
| Do
Not Cry A romance. Jill Smith missed the bus to Dallas, but she met John Miller, a good man. |
LWR
3-1, Gunning 2. |
$5.25 Buy Now |
| Ashma's
Rock Chinese story of the origin of the echo. |
LWR
3-4, Gunning 4.2. |
$1.50 Buy Now |
| Mr.
Lopez and The Mud Madonna A stranger came to Christmas when Dad's leg was hurt. 30 pages. |
LWR
3-7, Gunning 3. |
$4.50 Buy Now |
| Christmas
Story It's Christmas and the three York children's father is in Germany; their mother is in the hospital. Ellen and Sam Fisher agree to take Bucky, Carla his sister, Lily, three years old, and their dog. |
LWR
Skill Book 3, Lesson 1, Gunning 2.6. |
$5.25 Buy Now |
| The
People In The Paint Shop Eight stories with work pages. |
LWR
4, Gunning 4.2. |
$2.75 Buy Now |
| One
Night in Bethlehem You are there the night Jesus was born. What did you see? What did people say? |
Uncontrolled vocabulary, about LWR 3, Gunning 2.6. | $3.25 Buy Now |
| Flower
Children by Joan Ritter, LEARN Writers' Group Helen and Tony's girls all had flower names, but then they had a boy! |
LWR 4-1, Gunning 3.3. | $2.00 Buy Now |
| The
Lucy Bones Don Johansson's 1974 discovery of the fossil "Lucy". |
LWR 4, Gunning 4.3. | $1.25 Buy Now |
| Give
Thanks Shirt Pocket Book with quotations from Psalms. |
Uncontrolled vocabulary, about LWR 2, Gunning 2. | $1.50 Buy Now |
| Solomon's
Sayings The second Shirt Pocket Book, quotations from Proverbs. Sample from this book |
Uncontrolled vocabulary. about LWR 3, Gunning 2. | $1.50 Buy Now |
| A
Day Is Coming Third Shirt Pocket Book, quotations from Isaiah. |
LWR 3 | $1.50 Buy Now |
| The
Princess And The Kitchen Boy A legend from King Arthur. Young Garth worked in the king's kitchen to earn his chance to become a knight. He proved himself to every knight he fought, but he had a hard time winning the lovely Linnet. |
LWR Skill Book 3, Lesson 13, Gunning 3.2. | $4.50 Buy Now |
| Old
Rocks and Stones Ancient peoples have left behind traces of their lives in paintings in caves and old rocks and stones. What can these tell us? |
About LWR 3. | $2.75 Buy Now |
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All 15 titles listed above |
$43.00 |
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| Resources for tutors and teachers | ||
| Teaching Conversational
English Classes For teaching foreign-born students who read and understand English, but needmore help with speaking. |
$7.75 Buy Now |
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| My 10 Favorite ESL Teaching Games | $2.00 Buy Now |
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| My 10 Favorite Literacy Teaching Games | $2.00 Buy Now |
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(the three titles listed above) |
$10.50 |
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| Theme sets | Titles in each set |
Price |
| Shirt Pocket Inspirations | Solomon's Sayings A Day Is Coming Give Thanks |
$3.50 Buy Now |
| Christmas is Love | A Christmas Story Mr. Lopez and The Mud Madonna One Night in Bethlehem |
$11.50 Buy Now |
| Christmas is Love and Shirt Pocket Sets | Solomon's Sayings A Day Is Coming Give Thanks A Christmas Story Mr. Lopez and The Mud Madonna One Night in Bethlehem |
$14.00 Buy Now |
| History and Legends | Ashma's Rock Princess & Kitchen Boy The Lucy Bones Old Rocks & Stones |
$8.25 Buy Now |
| Life and Love | Ann Is... Do Not Cry Flower Children Listening Lessons for Fathers The People in the Paint Shop |
$12.50 Buy Now |
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