Reading
M-1 Reading and Vocabulary
This week's reading is on the economic crisis. The reading is at Key News, and is called The Economic Crisis and Its Causes. I've made an MP3 for it and it's attached below. There is also a PowerPoint for the vocabulary words and the Word document version of the reading.
California Distance Learning Project (CDLP) Stories & Activities
The California Distance Learning Project has stories with activities, sound, and some video on critical areas of adult life, including work.
Voice of America Special English
Voice of America Special English provides news, culture, and history stories read slowly with accompanying text.
Reading Skills for Today's Adults: Marshall Adult Education Center
Marshall Adult Education Center's Reading Skills for Today's Adults has graded reading lessons on life skills topics. There are two levels covering grades 1-8, Level 1 (grades 1-4.5) and Level 2 (grades 5-8). There are printed versions of the readings for teacher use.
Starfall
Starfall is a site that is now famous for helping children learn to read. There is audio and reading for literacy and beginning level readers.
Kids.gov
www.Kids.gov is the U.S. federal government portal site for students. It also has information for teachers.
Kids National Geographic
Kids National Geographic offers lots to explore.
NY Times Learning
The New York Times Learning page has a lot to offer for English learners. There is Word for the Day, Daily News Quiz, News Summaries, and more.
The Learning Edge
The Learning Edge is an online "newspaper" for beginning adult readers that provides life skills information.
Key: New Readers News
Key New Readers News has news stories for beginning adult readers.
