Book Title: BC Reads: Adult Literacy Fundamental English – Reader 2

Author: Shantel Ivits

Book Description: This reader, written specifically for adults, contains eight chapters about Langston Hughes' family history and personal life. It includes excerpts from many of Hughes' poems and is designed to accompany the BC Reads: Adult Literacy Fundamental English - Course Pack 2. This level 2 reader, one of a series of six readers, is roughly equivalent to grades 1.5 to 3 in the K-12 system. 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 addition, an https://opentextbc.ca/abealfreader2 is available to allow students to listen as they read. This reader has been reviewed by subject experts from colleges and universities.

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Book Description

This reader, written specifically for adults, contains eight chapters about Langston Hughes’ family history and personal life. It includes excerpts from many of Hughes’ poems and is designed to accompany the BC Reads: Adult Literacy Fundamental English – Course Pack 2. This level 2 reader, one of a series of six readers, is roughly equivalent to grades 1.5 to 3 in the K-12 system.

Each chapter in this reader mirrors a chapter in the accompanying course pack. It is suggested that instructors locate the full versions of these poems in books or on the web. Some or all of this author’s works are in the public domain. It is also recommend that instructors read Hughes’ excellent short story Thank You, Ma’am with their students.

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.

Author

Shantel Ivits

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BC Reads: Adult Literacy Fundamental English - Reader 2 Copyright © 2015 by Shantel Ivits is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, except where otherwise noted.

Subject

Language learning: reading skills

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Title
BC Reads: Adult Literacy Fundamental English – Reader 2
Author
Shantel Ivits
License

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BC Reads: Adult Literacy Fundamental English - Reader 2 Copyright © 2015 by Shantel Ivits is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, except where otherwise noted.

© 2015 Shantel Ivits

The CC licence permits you to retain, reuse, copy, redistribute, and revise this book—in whole or in part—for free providing the author is attributed as follows:

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Download for free from the B.C. Open Collection.

This textbook can be referenced. In APA citation style, it should appear as follows:

Ivits, S. (2015). BC Reads: Adult Literacy Fundamental English – Reader 2. Victoria, B.C.: BCampus. Retrieved from https://opentextbc.ca/abealfreader2/.

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Langston Hughes by Carl Van Vechten is in the public domain.

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Primary Subject
Language learning: reading skills
Publisher
BCcampus
Publication Date
March 11, 2015