I would advise that she focus on functional curricula and materials.  
J. Weston Walch http://www.walch.com has an excellent assortment as  
well as New Readers Press http://www.newreaderspress.com. Also,  
http://www.scn.org/ip/cds/cmp/index.htm and a curricula/hints for  
success at http://www.scn.org/ip/cds/cmp/modules/lit-prn.htm.  
Excellent materials for working on spelling and reading per se, very  
reasonably priced, are available from Don McCabe http://www.avko.org/.

==Mary

On Jan 26, 2006, at 1:27 PM, Lauren E Ellington/FS/VCU wrote:


>

> I'm writing to ask for your suggestions regarding reading  

> curricula.  I have had a call from the field from a teaching in one  

> of our local jails.  She wanted suggestions for reading curricula  

> that could be used with her learners.  Some of them are extremely  

> low readers (1st and 2nd grade) while others are higher.  They are  

> working on GED prep for all but she understands that not all will  

> achieve that goal while they are with her.

>

> Do any of you have any suggestions for reading curricula that you  

> have found particularly effective?

>

> **************************************************************

> Lauren Ellington

> Online Training Specialist,

> Learning Disabilities Specialist, and

> Writer/Editor of Update and Update on LD

> Virginia Adult Learning Resource Center

> Virginia Commonwealth University

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Mary Bowman-Kruhm, Ed.D.
Field Experience Coordinator
Department of Special Education
Johns Hopkins University
9601 Medical Center Dr.
Rockville, MD 20850
301-294-7046



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