Our selection of 15 short stories or books provide excellent
reading for adult basic education and literacy students.
These short stories and books were written especially for
adults who are ready to apply new reading skills to interesting
reading material.
The stories address everyday issues, from holidays and children's
names to romance.
Many are coordinated to the Laubach
Way to Reading series (not affiliated with the Resource
Room or Team Prairie. The Laubach reading level is provided
for each book.
Most of these stories were written by Frances Jones, a literacy
volunteer for 30 years. To read her sample story click on
its title: The Pick 5 - No-Winner
Teachers and tutors are served as well, with three titles
to assist them in working with new readers.
|
Student books |
Reading
Level |
Price |
Ann
Is ...
Seven stories about Ann and her
family. 33 pages |
LWR
2-4,
Gunning 2. |
$4.25
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Now |
Listening
Lesson for Fathers
Parenting skill for fathers. |
LWR
2-13,
Gunning 2.4 |
$.95
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Now |
Do
Not Cry
A romance. Jill Smith missed the
bus to Dallas, but she met John Miller, a good man. |
LWR
3-1,
Gunning 2. |
$5.25
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Now |
Ashma's
Rock
Chinese story of the origin of the
echo. |
LWR
3-4,
Gunning 4.2. |
$1.50
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Now |
Mr.
Lopez and The Mud Madonna
A stranger came to Christmas when
Dad's leg was hurt. 30 pages. |
LWR
3-7,
Gunning 3. |
$4.50
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Now |
Christmas
Story
It's Christmas and the three York
children's father is in Germany; their mother is in
the hospital. Ellen and Sam Fisher agree to take Bucky,
Carla his sister, Lily, three years old, and their dog. |
LWR
Skill Book 3,
Lesson 1, Gunning 2.6. |
$5.25
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Now |
The
People In The Paint Shop
Eight stories with work pages. |
LWR
4,
Gunning 4.2. |
$2.75
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Now |
One
Night in Bethlehem
You are there the night Jesus was
born. What did you see? What did people say? |
Uncontrolled
vocabulary, about LWR 3, Gunning 2.6. |
$3.25
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Now |
Flower
Children
by Joan Ritter, LEARN Writers' Group
Helen and Tony's girls all had flower
names, but then they had a boy! |
LWR
4-1, Gunning 3.3. |
$2.00
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Now |
The
Lucy Bones
Don Johansson's 1974 discovery of
the fossil "Lucy". |
LWR
4, Gunning 4.3. |
$1.25
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Now |
Give
Thanks
Shirt Pocket Book with quotations
from Psalms. |
Uncontrolled
vocabulary, about LWR 2, Gunning 2. |
$1.50
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Now |
Solomon's
Sayings
The second Shirt Pocket Book, quotations
from Proverbs.
Sample from this book |
Uncontrolled
vocabulary. about LWR 3, Gunning 2. |
$1.50
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Now |
A
Day Is Coming
Third Shirt Pocket Book, quotations
from Isaiah. |
LWR
3 |
$1.50
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Now |
The
Princess And The Kitchen Boy
A legend from King Arthur. Young
Garth worked in the king's kitchen to earn his chance
to become a knight. He proved himself to every knight
he fought, but he had a hard time winning the lovely
Linnet. |
LWR
Skill Book 3, Lesson 13, Gunning 3.2. |
$4.50
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Now |
Old
Rocks and Stones
Ancient peoples have left behind
traces of their lives in paintings in caves and old
rocks and stones. What can these tell us? |
About
LWR 3. |
$2.75
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Now |
|
Complete Literacy Library
for students
All
15 titles listed above
|
|
$43.00
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Now |
| Resources
for tutors and teachers |
Teaching Conversational
English Classes
For teaching foreign-born students
who read and understand English, but needmore help with
speaking. |
|
$7.75
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Now |
My 10 Favorite ESL
Teaching Games |
|
$2.00
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Now |
My 10 Favorite Literacy
Teaching Games |
|
$2.00
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Now |
|
Complete Literacy Library
for tutors and teachers
(the
three titles listed above)
|
|
$10.50
Buy
Now |
|
| Theme
sets |
Titles
in each set |
Price |
Shirt
Pocket Inspirations |
Solomon's Sayings
A Day Is Coming
Give Thanks |
$3.50
Buy
Now |
Christmas
is Love |
A Christmas Story
Mr. Lopez and The Mud Madonna
One Night in Bethlehem |
$11.50
Buy
Now |
Christmas
is Love and Shirt Pocket Sets |
Solomon's Sayings
A Day Is Coming
Give Thanks
A Christmas Story
Mr. Lopez and The Mud Madonna
One Night in Bethlehem |
$14.00
Buy
Now |
History
and Legends |
Ashma's Rock
Princess & Kitchen Boy The Lucy Bones
Old Rocks & Stones |
$8.25
Buy
Now |
Life
and Love |
Ann Is...
Do Not Cry
Flower Children
Listening Lessons for Fathers
The People in the Paint Shop |
$12.50
Buy
Now |
