The first batch will be distributed free, and if they prove successful, they will be launched on a wider scale. The former head of the Bible Society, the Rev Canon Benezeri Kisembo, believed that if the tapes are used among church fellowships, they will be an effective means of touching even those who can read as well as those who cannot. The New Reader Program , established in 1974 as a direct response to poor literacy rates, continues to flourish, helping new readers to improve their reading skills. New Reader Portions are a graded series of six booklets. The first is easy to read and the sixth is close to 'ordinary' literature.
Sentences are short, the illustrations numerous and the print large.
The text is divided into passages and, in the first book, there is just one idea per line. Bible Comics are another useful tool, with adventure stories such as those of Jonah and Daniel being particularly popular. The Book of Jonah is a moving story about a man running away from God's mission. Daniel is another story that young people like very much. In him they see an adventurous, prayerful man.