
Reading Comprehension Book 2: Book 2
Nancy Mills(Author)
Graham Lawler(Editor)
Studymates (Publisher)
Published on 28. June 2010
Book
Paperback/Softback
978-1-84285-100-5 (ISBN)
Description
This set of 30 short stories is designed to provide reading and comprehension material that is appropriate for adults who have literacy skills that do not allow them to be and/or feel successful in their everyday lives. A number of reasons account for the large number of adults in this category. Failure in school, a broken family, illness, negative life experiences, emigration, second language English and many other causes may have contributed to their situation. Most of these adults are aware of their needs. They also often lack confidence in their reading ability and wish to improve and further develop their literacy skills. This is hard to achieve by oneself, so many adults look for support.Seeking help is a huge step. Adults who seek help may have different motivations, including getting a job or moving up the job ladder. Or it may mean gaining independence in commonplace tasks such as sitting a driving exam, writing a grocery list, reading the newspaper or doing personal banking. A significant result of their efforts in literacy programmes, in addition to increasing their reading skills, is the improvement of their self-image.
They will be able to feel the effects in every part of their lives.
They will be able to feel the effects in every part of their lives.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Abergale
United Kingdom
Publishing group
GLMP Ltd
Illustrations
Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 297 mm
Width: 210 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-84285-100-5 (9781842851005)
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Persons
Dr Nancy Mills, Adult Literacy/Numeracy author and editor, has over 25 years of combined experience in the adult education areas of teaching, tutor training, curriculum development and publishing. Dr Graham Lawler is also an Adult Literacy/Numeracy author and editor, has over 27 years of combined experience in the adult education areas of teaching, tutor training, curriculum development,broadcasting and publishing. Dr Lawler appears on BBC Radio as Mr Educator.
Content
Introduction ii - iii My Secret Garden 1 Basketball Fever 2 Headlines 3 Too Much TV? 4 Tall Tales 5 My Surprise Bouquet 6 Watching in Secret 7 The Art of Origami 8 Recycling Toilet Paper 9 A Look into the Past 10 Orange Picking Season 11 A Christmas Crane 12 My First and Last Rock Climb 13 The Rabbit-Proof Fence 14 The Wonderful Wheel 15 From Cave Walls to Trees 16 Penny Black is Born 17 The Closest Thing to Flying 18 Dogs and Computers 19 Skateboarding to Stardom 20 Emotionally Speaking 21 The Many Talents of Horses 22 Switched On 23 The Mystery of the Open Gate 24 A Lesson from the Meerkat 25 The Modern Velocipede 26 Molly the Jolly Meter Reader 27 The Life of Surfboards 28 A Tradition of Shoes 29 A Collector of Shoes 30