Reading Skills for Today's Adults

This project was designed to create leveled reading selections that are appropriate for and valued by adult learners. These materials, combined with the research-proven strategies of repeated reading and guided oral reading, aid in building learners' fluency and comprehension skills. The materials correspond to Casas 200 - 235. This project helps adults become better readers and more informed consumers, parents, employees, citizens and community members. The focus of these reading selections will be on topics such us: Civics, Employment, Housing, Health, School, Money, and Government.

This project is funded in part through an EL/Civics Grant from the MN Dept. of Ed - ABE Division and mini-grant from the Minnesota Literacy Council.

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READ THE STORIES Read the stories on-line Reading Skills are divided into 2 groups. Click on the group you want to read.
Group 1 - Levels 0.7 to 4.5	Group 2 - Levels 5.0 to 8.0

PRINT THE STORIES Reading Skills are divided into 2 groups. Click on the group you want to print.
Group 1 - Levels 0.7 to 4.5	Group 2 - Levels 5.0 to 8.0

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Reading Skills for Today's Adults Steps
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Frequently Asked Questions
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     other frequently asked questions.

Timing the Story Readings
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Helpful Hints
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Reading Skills with your browser.

Reading Charts
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students progress.

Answer Keys

Answer Keys to all Reading Skills stories by levels.

Research
     Read two compilations of various research
     studies Sally has reviewed concerning adult fluency and comprehension.

NEW - Here is some research conducted by Celeste Mazur from Lincoln Adult Education Center in Minneapolis on working with the Reading Skills for Today's Adults program.
     Reading Fluency and Comprehension Study with Adult ESL Students
    (PDF File - 829K)

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