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HEALTH
AND SAFETY
I
ADULT EDUCATION
DIVISION OF PROFESSIONAL AND
SERVICE PROJECTS
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
WORK PROJECTS ADMINISTRATION
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
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 ©n the basis of suggestions
made in Technical Series Education
Circular No. 10 of the Federal Work
Projects Administration.
The Readers will be developed in
many fields of adult interests at
different levels of reading diffi¬
culty.
This Reader may be reproduced in
whole or in part for use in WPA edu¬
cation programs, provided due credit
is given to the District of Columbia
WPA Curriculum Service, Adult Educ¬
ation Project.
READERS FOR ADULTS
HEALTH AND SAFETY
Good Health
July, 1939
Limited Edition
for Experimental Use
Prepared by the
Curriculum Specialists
of the
Adult Education Project
District of Columbia
William W. Champion
James A. Pawley
Frances 0. Thomas
Hazel C. Taylor
Project Director, Education
Elizabeth G. Pritchard, Consultant
Illustrated by
Ellen ¥• Sobotka
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
WORK PROJECTS ADMINISTRATION
DIVISION OF PROFESSIONAL AND SERVICE PROJECTS
Mary Steele, Director
CONTENTS
Page
We Are Healthy 4
We Can Be Strong 5
People in Good Health Are Well . . 6
Healthy People Like to Work. , . . 7
Good Health Helps IJs 8
Clean Homes. . . 9
Good Food. . . 10
Fresh Fruits and Vegetables. . . 11
We Do Many Things to Keep Well . . 12
Health Departments 13
Clinics
Sick People Can Not Work .... 15
What Causes Sickness 16
Diphtheria 18
We Do Not Want Diphtheria 19
The Clinic Will Help Us 20
CONTENTS
Page
Sick People Need a Doctor . . , . 22
Hospitals Are for Sick People ... 24
Hospitals Have Many Things for
Sick People. . 26
All Towns Need Health Departments . 28
All Towns Need Good Doctors .... 30
All Towns Need Good Hospitals ... 31
WE ARE HEALTHY
4
We have good health.
We are healthy.
WE CM BE STBOM
We want to be strong.
We want to be well.
We can be strong.
We can be well.
5
PEOPLE IN GOOD HEALTH ARE WELL
People in good health are well.
We want good health.
We want to keep well.
Well people can be strong.
We can keep our health.
HEALTHY PEOPLE LIKE TO WORK
Healthy people can work.
They like to work.
They can keep their Jobs.
We all want to be healthy.
We all want to keep our jobs.
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GOOD "HEALTH HELPS US
We are strong and well.
We can work.
We can keep our jobs.
Good health helps us to keep
our jobs.
Good health helps us to do
many things.
CLEAN HOMES
Many things keep us well.
Many things help to keep us well and
strong.
We have many good things to keep us
healthy.
We have clean homes.
Clean homes help to keep us well.
Our home has sunshine and fresh air.
Sunshine and fresh air are good.
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GOOD t-uOD
Good food helps us to keep well.
We have many good foods.
Our water is pure.
We have safe milk.
Pure water and safe milk help us.
Clean homes and sunshine help us.
Fresh air and good food help us.
They help us to keep well.
They help us to keep our health.
10
FRESH FRUITS AM VEGETABLES
We eat good, foods.
We eat many fresh vegetables.
We eat many fresh fruits.
Fresh vegetables and fruits are good
foods.
We need to eat many good foods.
They help to keep us strong and well.
11
WE DO MANY THINGS TO KEEP WELL
We can do many things to keep well.
We can do many things to keep our
health.
We can keep our homes clean.
We can keep our bodies clean.
We get fresh air and sunshine.
We get rest and sleep.
We eat many good foods.
We can do all these things to keep
well.
HEALTH DEPARTMENTS
We need help to keep well.
Health departments help us.
We have a good health department.
Health' departments keep our water
pure.
Health departments keep our milk
safe.
We do not have to ask for this help.
Health departments do many things to
help us.
They do many things to keep us in
good health.
13
CLINICS
Our health department has many
clinics.
Clinics help to keep us well.
Doctors and nurses work in the
clinics.
They can help to keep us well.
The clinics can not come to us.
We can go to the clinics.
We ask the health department to help
us.
We go to the clinic to get help.
SICK PEOPLE CAN NOT WORK
We can not work when we are sick.
Sickness keeps us away from work.
Sick people can not work.
We want to keep well.
We want to work.
We can work when we are well.
We want to have good health.
We want our children to have
good health.
15
WHAT CAUSES SICKNESS
What causes sickness?
Germs cause some sickness.
Germs live in dirt.
They live in water and milk.
They live in sick people.
WHAT CAUSES SICKNESS
Germs from sick people can make
us sick.
Germs can get into, healthy bodies.
Sickness germs"'make healthy people
sick.
We keep away from sickness germs-.
We do not want to be sick.
We do not want-to have a germ
,sickness.
17
DIPHTHERIA
A sign is on our friend's door.
The sign says: "Diphtheria."
Our friend's children have
diphtheria.
Diphtheria is a germ sickness.
Our children keep away from our
friend's home.
We do not want our children to
get diphtheria.
WE DO NOT WANT DIPHTHERIA
The nurse from the health department
visits us.
She wants to help us.
She wants our children to keep well.
The nurse wants to keep diphtheria
away from our children.
Shots in the arm will keep diphtheria
away.
The doctor in the clinic will give
shots in the arm.
The nurse wants our children to go to
the clinic.
They will have shots in .the arm.
They will not get diphtheria.
19
THE CLINIC WILL HELP US
We want our children to have shots in
the arm.
We want to keep them well.
We take our children to the clinic.
The doctor will give them shots in
the arm.
Our children will not have diphtheria.
They will be safe from diphtheria.
■20
THE CLINIC WILL HELP US
We can go to the clinic to get help.
The clinic can not come to us.
The doctors and nurses in the clinic
will help us.
They do not know when we need help.
We must tell them when we need help.
SICK PEOPLE NEED.A. DOCTOR
Our little girl is sick.
Sick people need help.
They need help to get well.
People need a doctor when they
are sick.
We do not know what to do for our
little girl.
Our friends do not know what to do.
Doctors know what to do for sick
people.
SICK PEOPLE NEED A DOCTOR
We have a good doctor.
We ask the doctor to come.
We do not ask our friends what to do.
We ask the doctor what to do.
Our doctor says she will get well.
We need a good doctor when we are
sick.
23
HOSPITALS ARE FOR SICK PEOPLE
Our little girl is sick.
She is going to the hospital.
She needs rest and quiet.
She' needs good care.
Hospitals are for sick people.
Hospitals are clean and quiet.
Doctors and nurses work at the
hospital.
HOSPITALS ARE FOR SICK PEOPLE
They work to help sick people get
well.
Doctors and nurses give sick people
good care.
The nurses will care for our little
girl.
The doctors will know what to do.
Our little girl will rest.
She will have rest and quiet.
She will have good care.
25
HOSPITALS HAVE MANY THINGS
FOR SICK PEOPLE
Hospitals have the things doctors and
nurses need-
Doctors and nurses need.many things,
to help sick people.
26
HOSPITALS HAVE MANY THINGS
FOR SICiv PPOPlL
We do not have these things at home.
Doctors and nurses can work better
in a hospital.
They have all the things they need .
to care for sick people.
Our little boy will get good care
in the hospital.
We want our little boy to have good
care.
We want him to go to the hospital.
27
ALL TOWNS NEED HEALTH DEPARTMENTS
Many towns do not have a health
department.
Our town has a good health department.
My friend lives in another town.
His town does not have a health
department.
My friend likes our town.
He likes our health department.
28
ALL TOWNS NEED HEALTH DEPARTMENTS
He says: "We need a health department.
"We want pure water and safe milk.
"We want good clinics.
"We need help to keep us well.
"The people in my town need. help.
"They need a health department.
"They will work to get a health
department."
29
ALL TOWNS NEED GOOD DOCTORS
Some towns do not have many doctors.
Our town has many good doctors.
There are no doctors in my friend's
t own.
My friend says: "We need good doctors.
"We need doctors when we are sick.
"We have no doctors in my town.
"We want good doctors in our town.
"How can we get a good doctor to come
to our town?
"We need him to help us keep strong
and healthy."
30
ALL TOMS NEED GOOD HOSPITAL,3
•Some towns do not have a hospital.
Our town has a good hospital.
Our good doctors work there.
They like to work in a good
hospital.
They like to work in the hospital
in our town.
Our hospital helps to keep ub well.
My friend likes our hospital.
It is clean and quiet.
He likes the doctors and nurses.
There is no hospital in my friend's
town.
31
ALL TOWNS NEED GOOD HOSPITALS
The people in his town go away to
get to a hospital.-
They have to go far' away t/o get to
a hospital.
Some people cannot go to a hospital
far away.
My friend's town needs a hospital.
My friend wants a hospital near his
home.
My friend says: "We want a good
hospital.
"We. want good doctors and nurses.
"We need the things a hospital has.
"We need good care for our sick
people.
will all work to get a good
hospital."
Readers at a low level of reading
difficulty have been completed in the
following fields:
Home and Family Living
Individual Self-Development
Employment, Occupations, Industry
Community Relationships
Consumer Problem
Citizenship
Health and Safety
Recreation
Readers at a higher level of read¬
ing difficulty are now being con¬
structed in the above fields.