Saved in:
| Main Author: | |
|---|---|
| Format: | Recurso educativo Open Access |
| Language: | en |
| Published: |
1991
|
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED335540 |
| Tags: |
Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
|
| _version_ | 1867181816414208000 |
|---|---|
| author | Pursell, Frances Josephson |
| author_facet | Pursell, Frances Josephson Pursell, Frances Josephson |
| collection | Education Resources Information Center |
| contents | Books for Adult New Readers. 5th Revised Edition. Pursell, Frances Josephson Adult Basic Education Adult Literacy Beginning Reading Fiction Library Material Selection Nonfiction Periodicals Reading Material Selection Reading Materials Recreational Reading Student Developed Materials This book identifies appropriate reading material for adults who read at levels through grade seven. An introduction lists criteria used for selection and discusses emphases in selection of nonfiction. To make this recommended list of 748 entries most useful to libraries, titles are arranged in a very general Dewey Decimal Classification. Each entry contains these components: indication of new listing; item number; reading level; title; author; publisher code; date of publication or copyright; pagination; net price; full or abbreviated International Standard Book Number; series; and annotation. Recommended titles are divided into fiction and nonfiction. Fiction categories include general, mystery and horror, science fiction, classics and folklore, and literature in various forms. Nonfiction titles are categorized as: biography; the unusual, the unexplained, computers; psychology; religion; social sciences, government, citizenship; jobs; community resources; reading and understanding; writing and grammar; spelling; students' writing; mathematics; health and safety; consumer information, homemaking; coping skills; parenting; family reading; geography, travel; history; periodicals; juvenile books for adults; for the tutor; and guides to software for the adult new reader. Appendixes include recommendations for a core collection; series recommendations; suggested readings for the librarian; general readings on literacy; publishers' addresses; and title and subject indexes. (YLB) |
| format | Recurso educativo Open Access |
| id | eric_ED335540 |
| institution | ERIC Institute of Education Sciences |
| language | en |
| publishDate | 1991 |
| record_format | eric |
| spellingShingle | Books for Adult New Readers. 5th Revised Edition. Pursell, Frances Josephson Adult Basic Education Adult Literacy Beginning Reading Fiction Library Material Selection Nonfiction Periodicals Reading Material Selection Reading Materials Recreational Reading Student Developed Materials Books for Adult New Readers. 5th Revised Edition. Pursell, Frances Josephson Adult Basic Education Adult Literacy Beginning Reading Fiction Library Material Selection Nonfiction Periodicals Reading Material Selection Reading Materials Recreational Reading Student Developed Materials This book identifies appropriate reading material for adults who read at levels through grade seven. An introduction lists criteria used for selection and discusses emphases in selection of nonfiction. To make this recommended list of 748 entries most useful to libraries, titles are arranged in a very general Dewey Decimal Classification. Each entry contains these components: indication of new listing; item number; reading level; title; author; publisher code; date of publication or copyright; pagination; net price; full or abbreviated International Standard Book Number; series; and annotation. Recommended titles are divided into fiction and nonfiction. Fiction categories include general, mystery and horror, science fiction, classics and folklore, and literature in various forms. Nonfiction titles are categorized as: biography; the unusual, the unexplained, computers; psychology; religion; social sciences, government, citizenship; jobs; community resources; reading and understanding; writing and grammar; spelling; students' writing; mathematics; health and safety; consumer information, homemaking; coping skills; parenting; family reading; geography, travel; history; periodicals; juvenile books for adults; for the tutor; and guides to software for the adult new reader. Appendixes include recommendations for a core collection; series recommendations; suggested readings for the librarian; general readings on literacy; publishers' addresses; and title and subject indexes. (YLB) |
| title | Books for Adult New Readers. 5th Revised Edition. |
| topic | Adult Basic Education Adult Literacy Beginning Reading Fiction Library Material Selection Nonfiction Periodicals Reading Material Selection Reading Materials Recreational Reading Student Developed Materials |
| url | https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED335540 |