{"id":291,"date":"2015-07-05T23:27:56","date_gmt":"2015-07-05T23:27:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealfreader1\/?post_type=front-matter&#038;p=291"},"modified":"2022-08-11T15:27:07","modified_gmt":"2022-08-11T15:27:07","slug":"notes-to-the-instructor","status":"publish","type":"front-matter","link":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealfreader1\/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 reader\u00a0contains nine original stories written specifically for adults and is designed to accompany the\u00a0<em><a href=\"http:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf1\/\" rel=\"noopener\">BC Reads: Adult Literacy Fundamental English \u2013 Course Pack\u00a01<\/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.\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. In 2022, an <a class=\"internal\" href=\"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealfreader1\/back-matter\/audio\/\">audio book<\/a> was created to allow students to listen as they read the stories. This reader has been reviewed by subject experts from colleges and universities.\r\n\r\nI hope these pages help ignite in\u00a0your students\u00a0a lifelong love of reading and discovery.\r\n\r\n\u2014Shantel Ivits","rendered":"<p>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<p>This reader\u00a0contains nine original stories written specifically for adults and is designed to accompany the\u00a0<em><a href=\"http:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf1\/\" rel=\"noopener\">BC Reads: Adult Literacy Fundamental English \u2013 Course Pack\u00a01<\/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.<\/p>\n<p>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. In 2022, an <a class=\"internal\" href=\"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealfreader1\/back-matter\/audio\/\">audio book<\/a> was created to allow students to listen as they read the stories. This reader has been reviewed by subject experts from colleges and universities.<\/p>\n<p>I hope these pages help ignite in\u00a0your students\u00a0a lifelong love of reading and discovery.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014Shantel Ivits<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"menu_order":4,"template":"","meta":{"pb_show_title":"on","pb_short_title":"","pb_subtitle":"","pb_authors":[],"pb_section_license":""},"front-matter-type":[12],"contributor":[],"license":[],"class_list":["post-291","front-matter","type-front-matter","status-publish","hentry","front-matter-type-introduction"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealfreader1\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/front-matter\/291","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealfreader1\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/front-matter"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealfreader1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/front-matter"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealfreader1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealfreader1\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/front-matter\/291\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":852,"href":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealfreader1\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/front-matter\/291\/revisions\/852"}],"metadata":[{"href":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealfreader1\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/front-matter\/291\/metadata\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealfreader1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=291"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"front-matter-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealfreader1\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/front-matter-type?post=291"},{"taxonomy":"contributor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealfreader1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/contributor?post=291"},{"taxonomy":"license","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealfreader1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/license?post=291"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}