They differ from other adult material, however, in that the books are written at different reading levels going from about third grade level up to high school level. These books are hard to write for adults without the text becoming dull or stilted, because adults use a wide vocabulary in their own everyday speech. If a book excessively limits the vocabulary, the story can sound flat and unnatural to the reader. This difficulty results in almost no books being written for adults reading below the third grade level. In our program, for the lowest level readers a specific technique of storytelling, dictation, and reading called the Language Experience Approach is used instead of books.
Program has a collection of books written for the volunteer tutor.
These books include general reference materials on how to teach reading, writing, grammar, vocabulary, and life skills. Also in this collection are materials to be used directly in teaching, such as workbooks with grammar drills, the driver's manual, guides to passing the citizenship test, books with pictures that can generate good creative writing, and many others. For many of our adult learners, these books present the first fun and successful reading experience they have ever had.