CHAPTER XII


 MATERIALS FOR TEACHING READING


 Materials appropriate for teaching reading to adults are
 scattered widely. At the time this bibliography was being pre-
 pared, many publishers were reviewing their materials to deter-
 mine which materials already in production could be properly used
 with adults. They were also in the process of developing new
 programs and 1965 had already felt the impact of the stimulation
 of government funds for adult education. New materials came pour-
 ing out of publishing houses and some of it is of very poor
 quality. Other new materials are excellent. In this chapter,
 only a selected few of the many resources for teaching reading to
 adults are listed and annotated. A far more comprehensive anno-
 tated bibliography is available from the Adult Section of the
 Florida State Department of Education, Tallahassee, Florida.

 This bibliography is divided into the three stages of adult
basic education. These are the Introductory Stage (levels 1-3),
the Elementary Stage (levels 4-6), and the Intermediate Stage
(levels 7-8). The levels are roughly equivalent to grades.
Addresses of publishers are given in Appendix A.


 Materials For The Introductory Stage

Adult Reader. Steck Co., 1964, 127 pp.

This workbook is similar to the old Veteran's Reader which has been
used for many years. It moves too rapidly and does not reflect the
learning that has occurred since the Veteran's Reader was first pub-
lished. It is adult in appearance, content, and illustrations. It
should be supplemented with other materials.

My Country, Revised Edition. Steck Co., 1964, 96 pp.

Very similar to the older edition which has proven to be of value
in literacy training. The content is social studies and the appear-
ance is adult. It moves too rapidly and should be supplemented with
other materials.

Operation Alphabet Workbook. National Association For Public School
Adult Education, 1962, 111 pp.

This workbook is designed to accompany the Operation Alphabet tele-
vision course, but it may be used independently of the course. Each
lesson is self-contained and the vocabulary and rate of introduction


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