I've found the True Stories in the News (Longman) series to be very
effective.  The lowest levels are picture-based, and the stories
consistently engage my students.  While the series is designed for ESOL
learners, it promotes all the basic critical reading skills and includes
opportunities for simple writing tasks.  Most of the ESOL students at our
facility are Hispanic; many have learned to speak English "on the street,"
but they have not developed literacy skills.  This makes them very different
from the typical ESOL student.  I also use Sam and Pat,  a very low level,
phonics-based series  recently published by Thomson Heinle.  It was
developed by a program in Boston and for a long time was distributed in
photocopied form to various ESOL programs in Massachusetts.  Hope this
helps.

Iris L. Broudy 
ESOL Instructor/Programs Dept. 
Hampden County Sheriff's Department 
627 Randall Road 
Ludlow,  MA  01056 
(413) 547-8000  ext. 2468 
Fax:  (413) 583-3099 
iris.broudy at sdh.state.ma.us 

-----Original Message-----
From: Lauren E Ellington/FS/VCU [mailto:leellington at vcu.edu]
Sent: Thursday, January 26, 2006 1:28 PM
To: The Learning Disabilities Discussion List
Subject: [LearningDisabilities] Reading curricula



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? 

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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
817 W. Franklin Street, Room 221  |  P.O. Box 842037
Richmond, VA  23284-2037
Phone:  1-800-237-0178 or  804-828-6158  
Fax:  804-828-7539
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