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ADULT EDUCATION
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
WORKS PROGRESS ADMINISTRATION
DIVISION* OF EDUCATION AND RECREATION
Northwestern
University Library
Evanston,
Illinois 60201
SUGGESTIONS TO TEICHFR5
READERS FOR ADULTS
Foundation Fields
LEVELS I and III
ADULT EDUCATION UNIT
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
WORK PROJECTS ADMINISTRATION
"feul Edwards, Administrator
READERS FOR ADULTS
PERSONAL
SELF-DEVELOPMENT
We Live And. Grow
June, 1939
Prepared by the
Curriculum Specialists
of the
District of Columbia
William Yf. Champion
James A. Pawley
Frances. 0. Thomas
Edgar H. Elam
Administrative Supervisor
Illustrated by
Frank J. Imrey
Research by
Harry L. Gray
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
WORKS PROGRESS ADMINISTRATION
DIVISION OF EDUCATION AND RECREATION
Mary Steele, Director
Hazel C. Taylor
Assistant Director, Education
Introduction
This folder is prepared as a suggestive guide to
teachers using the nine first level and the one third
level readers constructed by the Adult Education Unit
of the District of Columbia Work Projects Administra¬
tion. These suggestions are not binding upon the
users. However, they do follow sound educational
principles and have been effectively used in literacy
work in the District of Columbia.
Construction
All of the readers are constructed in accordance
with the basic principles of WPA Education Circular
No. 10. These readers are prepared primarily for the
teaching of silent reading.
Each of the first level readers is divided into
eighteen units (a unit is a section of the reader
which might make up one or more lessons). A maximum
of six words is introduced in each unit of the first
level readers except the sixth, the twelfth and the
eighteenth units. These units are for review pur¬
poses and each one contains all of the words intro¬
duced in the preceding units. The introduction of
new words per unit ranges from 3 to 6 in number. 1/
A maximum of eight new words on a third level of
reading difficulty is introduced in each unit of the
third level readers. The range is from 6 to 8 words
per unit. The third level readers follow the same
general construction as the first level readers, ex¬
cept for the fact that the review units are the fifth,
tenth and fifteenth.
Usage
In our use of these materials, five reading ap¬
proaches are used in presenting the various units of
1/ " Good Health " and " Stephen Foster Songs " are
exceptions.
each reader. 1/ They are (i) word-picture {<.) experi¬
ence (3) discussion (4) story (5) composite. Each
approach is decided upon on the basis of unit content,
the type of reading disabilities encountered, and the
availability of supplies and equipment.
The word-picture and the experience approaches
proved to be the most usable. However, we discovered
that no matter which approach is used, some type of
discussion becomes a part of it. It is oub further
experience that the new words in each reader should
be mastered before the student is allowed to read the
unit from the book.
Materials and Activiti.es
Flash cards, mounted picture cards, phrase cards,
and word building exorcises may be used to teach mas¬
tery of the new words in each unit. Elliptical sen¬
tence exercises, truu-false work-sheets, and chart or
blackboard reading may be used to test for comprehen¬
sion.
Pictures Used
Pictures used in most of our presentations were
cut from magazines, newspapers, pamphlets and other
periodicals. They were mounted upon oak tag (tag
board) 8-| x 11 inches, with enough margin left at the
bottom for the necessary lettering.
Acknowle dgmsnt3
Acknowledgments are hereby made to Mrs. Helen
Duey Hoffman of the Washington Housing Association
and to Drs. Frank Horn and William H. Cary of the
United States Housing Authority for invaluable tech¬
nical service and criticism of the manuscript of the
reader, " Houses For All The authenticity of this
reader is based upon their many services.
1/ Described in " Teachers Manual ", for the reader
"We Live Together"-District of Columbia - Adult
Education Unit - Work Projects Administration.
READERS PREPARED BY THE
ADULT EDUCATION UNIT
First Level
I WORK
WE BUY
WE PLAY
OUR HOI-IE AND FAMILY
Second Level
STEPHEN FOSTER SONGS
Third Level
HOUSES FOR ALL
In Process of Publication
HAPPY HOMES
GETTING A JOB
OUR GOVERNMENT
WE LIVE TOGETHER
GOOD HEALTH
WE LIVE AND GROW
WE BUY AND SELL
READERS FOR ADULTS
A series of readers is being pre¬
pared on the basis of suggestions
made in Technical Series Education
Circular No, 10 of the Federal Works
Progress Administration.
The Readers will bfe developed in
many fields of adult interests at
different degrees of reading diffi¬
culty.
This Reader may be reproduced in
whole or in part for use in TfPA edu¬
cation programs, provided due credit
is given to the District of Columbia
WPA Curriculum Project.
CONTENT
Page
We Want Friends 4
We Want To Live Better 5
We Want To Be Happy ........ 6
We Want People To Like Us 7
Know How To Live 8
Do Things Better Each Day 9
We Live And Grow 10
Work Helps Us To Grow ....... 11
We Rest And Play. .... .... 12
We Save For The Rainy Days .... 13
CONTENT
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Good Health 14
We Learn Many Things 15
We Live At Home 17
We Live With Other People 18
We Live And Work Together 19
We Have Friends .......... 20
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We Can Plan The Things We Do. . . . 22
We Can Make Our Lives Better. ... 24
WE WANT FRIENDS
We want Friends.
We want many friends.
WE WANT TO LIVE BETTER
We want to live better.
Friends help us.
Friends help us to live better.
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WE WANT TO BE HAPPY
We want to be happy.
Our friends want to be happy.
All people want to be happy.
WE WANT PEOPLE TO LIKE US
We want people to like us.
We want people to like the things
we do.
Other people want us to like-them.
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KNOW HOW TO LIVE
People'want to know how to live.
We want to know how to live better
each day.
People who know how to live
are happy.
We like people who know how to live.
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DO THINGS BETTER EACH DAY
We like people who are happy.
We want many friends.
Our friends help us do many things.
People want to know how to live.
We want other people to like us.
Other people want us to like them.
We want to know how to do all things
better each day.
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WE LIVE AND GROW
We live and grow.
We grow to be strong.
'We begin life each day.
Life can grow better each day.
Each day we want our lives to be
better.
WORK HELPS US TO GROW
Work helps us to grow.
People need to work to live.
We learn how to work.
We learn to do our work better.
We learn to work with other people.
We like to do good work.
Good work helps us to be happy.
WE REST MD PLAY
We learn how to rest and play.
Rest and play help people to do
better work.
Play helps people to be strong.
It helps them to be' happy.
We need rest and play each day.
Rest and play help us to live and
have a good time.
WE SAVE FOR THE RAINY DAYS
People need to save money.
They save for many things.
We save for the family.
We save for rest and play.
We save for the rainy days.
We save for all our needs.
People like to have money for
the things they need.
GOOD HEALTH
Good health helps us to be strong
and happy.
Good health helps us to work better.
It helps us to rest better.
It helps us to play better.
Good health helps people to live
better.
It helps them to live longer.
We can learn how to have good health.
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WE LEARN MNY THINGS
We all want to know how to be happy
We want other people to like us.
life want friends.
life begin life each day.
People live and grow and learn.
They learn many things.
WE LEARN MANY THINGS
We can learn to do our work tetter.
Good work helps people to be happy.
People who are happy do good work.
They work well with each other.
Rest and play are good for us.
They help people to keep good health.
They help them to have a good time.
We save money for the rainy days.
We like to save for the things we
need.
We like to help the family.
Good health helps us to be well and
strong.
It helps us to live better and to
live longer.
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Vffi LIVE AT HOME
We live at home with the family.
People help each other at home.
They know each other's needs,
life work to make our home a better
place to live.
Homes are good places for people to
work and rest and play.
We have a good time at home.
WE LIVE WITH OTHER PEOPLE
We live with other people.
We live with our family at home.
We are with our friends at home
and at many other places.
We are with many people every day.
We want to get along with other
people.
We have to live with them.
We try to be good to other people.
We want them to be good to us.
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WE LIVE AM) WORK TOGETHER
We live and work with many people.
We live and work together.
We can not always do as we want
to do.
We like to have people help us.
They like to have us help them.
We can learn to work with other
people.
We have to know how to get along
with many people to be happy.
19
WE HAVE FRIENDS
We have friends.
When we like people and they like us
we are friends.
Friends like to be together.
They understand each other.
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WE HAVE FRIENDS
Our friends help us when we are
in need.
They help us at times when we do not
know it.
They help us in many ways.
One frfend can make us happy.
We want many friends.
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WE CM PLAN THE THINGS WE DO
•A plan will help us to do the things
we want to do.
We can plan:
- "to keep well.
- to do our work better.
- to have rest and play.
- to save money for our
needs.
WE CAN PLAN THE THINGS WE DO
We can plan:
- to learn the things we
want to know.
- to make friends.
- to be friends to other
people.
We can help our friends and others
make plans.
We can plan:
- to be happy.
- to do things for other
people.
- to do things to make our
lives better every day.
We can plan our life work.
We can live better in every
way if we will.
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WE CAN MAKE OUR LIVES BETTER
All people want to know how to live.
They want other people to like them.
They want friends.
They help us in many ways.
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WE CAN MAKE OUR LIVES BETTER
At home we live and work and rest
and play together.
We understand each other.
At other places we live and work
with other people.
We do not always do things as others
do them.
We need to learn how to work and live
with people.
We have one life to live.
We begin life each day.
We live and grow and learn.
We need to learn many things if we
are to make our lives better.
We want to be well and strong.
We want good health and good work.
We need rest and play. pCr
WE CAN MAKE OUR LIVES BETTER.
We want friends and money.
We need to save for the rainy days.
We want to keep our family happy.
We need to know how to get along
with people.
We want to do things for others.
We try to learn how to do many
things to make us happy.
A life needs a plan.
We can not always have the things
we -want.
People who have the things they
want are not always happy.
Vfe can plan for the things we need.
A good plan will help us to get
things at the time when we need
them.
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R E A- D E R S I H PREPARATION
Home and. Family Living
Individual Self-Development
Employment, Occupation^, Industry
Community Relationships
Consumer Problems
Citizenship
Health and Safety
Recreation
WE CAN MAKE OUR LIVES BETTER
It can help us to do the things we
want to do.
We can plan with other people.
Plans can help us to do things
better.
We can do things better each day if
we will.
We can learn as long as we live.
We can make our lives better
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