Kinds of literacy materials

Kinds of literacy materials

by	Trudy K. Stewart (compiler)

Introduction
	In addition to the reading materials used in a program for adult or children's education, a variety of other materials are necessary to teach all the skills required.

Kinds of literacy materials
	Here are some kinds of literacy materials:
	Instructional (pedagogical) materials Alphabet books Big Books Easy readers Graded readers Health books (both traditional and national) Reading readiness books Math books (both traditional and national) Primers Postprimer materials Religion books (both traditional and national) Textbooks (history, science, and so forth) Workbooks Supplementary instructional materials Flip charts Teaching aids Wall charts Other instructional charts, posters, and miscellaneous items Instruction manuals Teaching guides Training guides Important instructions Story books Cultural stories Fiction Poetry Cultural (traditional) materials Folklore Games History Knowledge from community elders Proverbs Riddles Songs Stories One-page materials Charts Handbills Posters Magazines Children's magazines Magazines for new readers Special-subject magazines Newspapers News sheets Newsletters Specialty items Bookmarks Calendars Cards (postcards and greeting cards) Comic books Songbooks Tracts Reference materials Agricultural and other community development information Dictionaries Health information How-to-do-it books Repair manuals Sewing instructions and patterns

Context for this page:

Fact module: Kinds of literacy materials, by Trudy K. Stewart (compiler)
In overview module: Literacy materials, by Carole P. Spaeth (compiler)
In modular book: Implement a literacy program, by Carole P. Spaeth (compiler) and Leah B. Walter (compiler)
In bookshelf: Literacy

This page is an extract from the LinguaLinks Library, Version 4.0, published on CD-ROM by SIL International, 1999. [Ordering information.]

Page content last modified: 16 September 1999

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