{"id":595,"date":"2015-07-05T23:15:38","date_gmt":"2015-07-05T23:15:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf1\/?post_type=front-matter&p=595"},"modified":"2020-03-26T15:38:03","modified_gmt":"2020-03-26T15:38:03","slug":"notes-to-the-instructor","status":"publish","type":"front-matter","link":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf1\/front-matter\/notes-to-the-instructor\/","title":{"raw":"Notes to the Instructor","rendered":"Notes to the Instructor"},"content":{"raw":"I have often struggled to find reading materials that rise to\u00a0the wisdom that Level 1 learners so often bring to the classroom, while still drawing on plain language. So\u00a0I sought to write texts about things that really matter: healing, discovery, survival, relationships, justice, and connection to the land. I explored these themes through the lens of the plant world.\r\n\r\nThis course pack contains activities that tie to nine original stories written specifically for adults that appear in the BC Reads: Adult Literacy Fundamental English \u2013 Reader 1<\/a><\/em>. This level-1 reader, one of a series of six readers, is\u00a0roughly equivalent to beginner to Grade 1.5 in the K-12 system. For an overview of the contents, please refer to the Level 1 Scope and Sequence in the Appendix<\/a>.\r\n\r\nThe online version of this course pack contains audio recordings of each story\u00a0in the reader. These recordings, combined with vocabulary and word pattern exercises, prepare\u00a0the Level 1 student to read each paragraph-long text with greater independence.\r\n\r\nDepending on a\u00a0learner's readiness, you may wish to use the sentences in the Word Skills sections as dictation.\r\n\r\nExercises on\u00a0the connections between consonant\u00a0sounds and letters are beyond the scope of these books.\u00a0I recommend using these books alongside a structured phonics program, such as the Wilson Reading System.\r\n\r\nFont size and line spacing can be adjusted in the online view, and have been enhanced for the print and PDF versions for easier reading. This reader has been reviewed by subject experts from colleges and universities.\r\n\r\nI hope\u00a0these pages help ignite in\u00a0your students\u00a0a lifelong love of reading and discovery.\r\n\r\n\u2014 Shantel Ivits","rendered":"

I have often struggled to find reading materials that rise to\u00a0the wisdom that Level 1 learners so often bring to the classroom, while still drawing on plain language. So\u00a0I sought to write texts about things that really matter: healing, discovery, survival, relationships, justice, and connection to the land. I explored these themes through the lens of the plant world.<\/p>\n

This course pack contains activities that tie to nine original stories written specifically for adults that appear in the BC Reads: Adult Literacy Fundamental English \u2013 Reader 1<\/a><\/em>. This level-1 reader, one of a series of six readers, is\u00a0roughly equivalent to beginner to Grade 1.5 in the K-12 system. For an overview of the contents, please refer to the Level 1 Scope and Sequence in the Appendix<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The online version of this course pack contains audio recordings of each story\u00a0in the reader. These recordings, combined with vocabulary and word pattern exercises, prepare\u00a0the Level 1 student to read each paragraph-long text with greater independence.<\/p>\n

Depending on a\u00a0learner’s readiness, you may wish to use the sentences in the Word Skills sections as dictation.<\/p>\n

Exercises on\u00a0the connections between consonant\u00a0sounds and letters are beyond the scope of these books.\u00a0I recommend using these books alongside a structured phonics program, such as the Wilson Reading System.<\/p>\n

Font size and line spacing can be adjusted in the online view, and have been enhanced for the print and PDF versions for easier reading. This reader has been reviewed by subject experts from colleges and universities.<\/p>\n

I hope\u00a0these pages help ignite in\u00a0your students\u00a0a lifelong love of reading and discovery.<\/p>\n

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