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ADULT EDUCATION UNIT
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 on the basis of suggestions
made in Teohnical 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.
READER S FOR ADULTS
consumer Problems
We Buy
June 1939
Reprinted September 1940
(Some pictures -are new and some are re-vised. )
Prepared by the
Curriculum Specialists
of the
District of Columbia
Edgar H. Elam*
Frances 0. Thomas*
William W. Champion*
James A. Pawley
Miriam E. Lawrence', Consultant
Illustrated by
Ellen V. Sobotka
Alan Morow*
Federal Art Project
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
WORK PROJECTS ADMINISTRATION
PAUL EDWARDS, ADMINISTRATOR
DIVISION OF PROFESSIONAL AND SERVICE PROJECTS
MARY STEELE ROSS*, DIRECTOR
♦No longer connected with the District of Columbia W.P.A.
CONTENTS
Page
I Buy Food .4
I Make Plans 5
Good Stores 6
Many Foods ' 7
Food Sales . . . . " 8
We Buy Good Foods ' 9
We Save Money • 10
Food Laws \ .11
Good Labels 12
We Need to Buy.Clothes 13
CONTENTS
Page
We Buy Clothes 15
We Buy Food and Clothes 17
We Look For a House 19
We Rent a House 21
We Buy a House 23
We Buy Things For Our Home ... 25
Every Home Needs Water and Lights 27
We Buy Many Things 29
I BUY FOOD
I need food.
I need good food.
I buy food.
I buy good food.
I MAKE PLANE
I make plans.
I need to make plans.
I make plans to buy good food.
Do you make plans?
Do you make good plans?
Do you plan to buy good food?
GOOD STORES
We buy food at the store.
We make plans to buy food at
good stores.
Do you buy food at the store?
Do you plan to buy food at good
stores?
Do you buy food at good stores?
MANY l'U0D3
I buy many foods at the store.
I buy milk.
I buy vegetables.
I buy fruits.
We buy many fresh vegetables.
We buy many fresh fruits.
Do you buy milk?
Do you buy fresh vegetables at
the store?
Do you buy fresh fruits at the
store?
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FOOD SALES
Many stores have sales.
Many good stores have food sales.
We plan to buy good food at food
sales.
We buy fruits and vegetables 'at
sales and save money.
Do you buy milk at sales?
Do you buy vegetables at sales?
Do you save money at food sales?
WE BUY GOOD FOOD
I make plans to buy the food I. need.
I need to buy good milk.
I buy fresh vegetables.
I buy fresh fruits.
I buy food at good stores.
Many stores have food sales.
We plan to save money at the sales.
We buy many foods at sales and save
money.
Do you buy food at good stores?
Do you buy fresh fruits and fresh
vegetables?
Do you buy many foods at sales and
save money?
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WE SAVE MONEY
I buy many foods at one time.
I save money when I buy many foods
at one time.
Do you save money when you buy many
foods at one time?
We pay for food when we buy it.
We save money when we pay for food
at the time we buy It.
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FOOD LAWS
We need to buy pure foods.
We need to buy safe milk.
We need food laws to have pure
food.
We have laws for many foods.
We need to have good food laws.
I buy many foods in cans.
I buy good foods in cans.
We have many laws for foods in
cans.
We need many good laws for pure,
safe food.
GOOD LABELS
Foods in cans have labels.
Labels tell about the food in cans.
We need to read the labels.
I buy many foods by the labels.
I need to read the labels to buy
pure food.
Do you read the labels when you
buy food in cans?
We need good food laws and good
labels.
Good food laws make labels tell
about the food.
Do you buy pure food by the label?
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WE NEED TO BUY CLOTHED
We need to buy some clothes.
We need to buy clothes at good stores.
I need to save money when I buy
clothes.
I plan to buy some clothes at sales.
We buy clothes that wear well and
save money.
We plan to make some clothes and
save money.
13
WE NEED TO BUY CLOTHES
Labels' tell about clothes.
I read the labels In the clothes
I buy.
Do you buy good clothes by the
labels?
We buy clothes that wear well and
look well.
WE BUY CLOTHES
We buy clothes at good stores.
I buy some clothes for work.
I buy some better clothes.
We buy clothes that wear well.
Do you buy clothes at good stores?
Do you buy some clothes on time?
Do you save money when you buy
clothes on time?
15
WE BUY CLOTHES
We pay for clothes at the time
we buy them.
We save money when we pay for clothes
at the time we buy them.
16
WE BUY FOOD MD CLOTHES
T need to save money on food and
clothes.
I read about some good sales.
I buy fresh fruits and vegetables at
sales.
I buy many foods In cans at one time.
Do you pay for food at the time you
buy It and save money?
We have many laws for the foods
we buy.
Labels tell about the foods.
I read the labels on the cans I buy.
I buy safe milk and pure foods by
the labels.
Do you read the labels to buy good,
safe foods?
17
WE BUY FOOD AND CLOTHES
We plan to buy clothes at good
stores.
We buy clothes., that look well and
wear well.
I need to buy work clothes and better
clothes.
I look for the labels in the clothes
I buy.
We make some clothes we need and.save
money.
We pay for clothes when we buy them.
Do you pay for clothes at the time
you buy them?
18
WE LOOK FOR A HOUDE
I need to look for a house.
I read about many houses.
I look at many houses.
We plan to rent a house.
We need to rent a good, safe house.
We need to save money on the house.
Do you plan to save money when you
rent a house?
19
WE LOOK FOR A HOUSE
We look for a house near good stores.
We look for a house on a good street
near a school.
Do you rent a house on a good street?
Do you rent a house near good stores
and a school?
20
WE RENT A HOUSE
We rent a house on a good street.
It is near many good stores.
It is near the school.
Do you have a house on a good street?
Do you have a house near a school?
The rooms in the house have fresh air.
The rooms have good light.
We need good light and fresh air.
Do the rooms in your house have fresh
air and good light?
21
WE RENT A HOUSE
We plan to save money to pay the
rent.
We need to pay the rent on time.
Do you plan to save money to pay your
rent on time?
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WE BUY A HOUSE
We plan to buy a house.
We save our money to buy a house.
We want a good house on a clean
street.
We want a big, clean yard.
We want to have good neighbors.
We read about many houses.-
We look at many houses.
We buy a good, safe house.
We plan to pay for our house on time.
WE BUY A HOUSE
Our house is on a clean street.
Many houses on our street have big
yards.
We have many good neighbors.
Our rooms have good light and fresh
air.
Our house is near the school and
many good stores.
Do you want to buy a house on our
street?
24
WE BUY THINGS FOR OUR HOME
We buy many things for our home.
We want our home to look well.
We want to buy good things.
We need to buy things that wear well.
We plan to buy them at good stores.
Do you buy many things for your home?
We make things for some rooms.
We save money on the things we make.
We want to make many things for our
home and save money.
25
WE BUY THINGS FOR OUR HOME
Our neighbors have homes that look
well.
Our neighbors have big, clean yards.
Do you buy some things for your home
on time?
Do you save money when you buy things
on time?
26
EVERY HOME NEEDS WATER AND LIGHTS
We need to have water in our house.
We need water to make our home fresh
and clean.
Do you have water in your house?
We need lights in our home.
We need lights when we work at home.
We need lights when we read at home.
We need lights to make our home safe.
We save money to pay for the lights
every month.
Do you save money to pay for your
lights every month?
27
EVERY HOME NEEDS WATER AND LIGHTS
We want to have a good, clean home.
We plan to buy many things for our
home.
Do you have a good, clean home?
Do you have water and lights in your
home?
Every home needs water and lights.
28
WE BUY MANY THINGS
We need to buy many things.
We plan to save money when we buy
things.
We buy many foods at good stores.
We read about the many foods on sale.
I buy fresh fruits and vegetables
and safe milk.
We pay for the food when we buy it.
Do you pay for food when you buy it
to save money?
29
WE BUY MANY THINGS
We have many good food laws.
Pure food laws make labels tell about
the food.
I buy pure food by the labels.
We plan to buy many foods in cans at
one time.
Do you read the labels that tell
about the food you buy?
We buy our clothes at good stores.
We pay for clothes when we buy them.
We buy clothes that wear well and
.look well.
We read the labels that tell about
the clothes.
Do you buy work clothes and some
better clothes?
30
WE BUY Mm THINGS
Do you buy clothes that have good
labels?
We want to buy a house.
We read about many houses.
We look at many houses for sale.
We want a house near good stores and
a school.
We want to have water in the house
we buy.
We want to have good neighbors.
We buy a house that is on a good,
clean street.
Our yard is big and clean.
The rooms in our house have fresh
air and good light.
We make our home clean and safe.
31
WE BUY MANY THINGS
We plan to save -money every month to
pay for the lights.
Do you rent your home?
Do you plan to buy a home?
We need to buy many things for our
home.
We make some things for our home.
We want every room to look fresh and
clean.
We have a good home and a clean home.
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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 Problems
Citizenship
Health and Safety
Recreation
Readers at a higher level of read¬
ing difficulty are now being con¬
structed in the same fields.