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ADULT EDUCATION UNIT
DIVISION OF PROFESSIONAL AND
SERVICE PROJECTS
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
WORK PROJECTS ADMINISTRATION
Northwestern
University Library
Evanston,
Illinois 60201
SUGGESTIONS TO TEICHFR5
READERS FOR ADULTS
Foundation Fields
LEVELS I and III
ADULT EDUCATION UNIT
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
WORK PROJECTS ADMINISTRATION
"feul Edwards, Administrator
Introduction
This folder is prepared as a suggestive guide to
teachers using the nine first level and the one third
level readers constructed by the Adult Education Unit
of the District of Columbia Work Projects Administra¬
tion. These suggestions are not binding upon the
users. However, they do follow sound educational
principles and have been effectively used in literacy
work in the District of Columbia.
Construction
All of the readers are constructed in accordance
with the basic principles of WPA Education Circular
No. 10. These readers are prepared primarily for the
teaching of silent reading.
Each of the first level readers is divided into
eighteen units (a unit is a section of the reader
which might make up one or more lessons). A maximum
of six words is introduced in each unit of the first
level readers except the sixth, the twelfth and the
eighteenth units. These units are for review pur¬
poses and each one contains all of the words intro¬
duced in the preceding units. The introduction of
new words per unit ranges from 3 to 6 in number. 1/
A maximum of eight new words on a third level of
reading difficulty is introduced in each unit of the
third level readers. The range is from 6 to 8 words
per unit. The third level readers follow the same
general construction as the first level readers, ex¬
cept for the fact that the review units are the fifth,
tenth and fifteenth.
Usage
In our use of these materials, five reading ap¬
proaches are used in presenting the various units of
1/ " Good Health " and " Stephen Foster Songs " are
exceptions.
each reader. 1/ They are (i) word-picture {<.) experi¬
ence (3) discussion (4) story (5) composite. Each
approach is decided upon on the basis of unit content,
the type of reading disabilities encountered, and the
availability of supplies and equipment.
The word-picture and the experience approaches
proved to be the most usable. However, we discovered
that no matter which approach is used, some type of
discussion becomes a part of it. It is oub further
experience that the new words in each reader should
be mastered before the student is allowed to read the
unit from the book.
Materials and Activiti.es
Flash cards, mounted picture cards, phrase cards,
and word building exorcises may be used to teach mas¬
tery of the new words in each unit. Elliptical sen¬
tence exercises, truu-false work-sheets, and chart or
blackboard reading may be used to test for comprehen¬
sion.
Pictures Used
Pictures used in most of our presentations were
cut from magazines, newspapers, pamphlets and other
periodicals. They were mounted upon oak tag (tag
board) 8-| x 11 inches, with enough margin left at the
bottom for the necessary lettering.
Acknowle dgmsnt3
Acknowledgments are hereby made to Mrs. Helen
Duey Hoffman of the Washington Housing Association
and to Drs. Frank Horn and William H. Cary of the
United States Housing Authority for invaluable tech¬
nical service and criticism of the manuscript of the
reader, " Houses For All The authenticity of this
reader is based upon their many services.
1/ Described in " Teachers Manual ", for the reader
"We Live Together"-District of Columbia - Adult
Education Unit - Work Projects Administration.
READERS PREPARED BY THE
ADULT EDUCATION UNIT
First Level
I WORK
WE BUY
WE PLAY
OUR HOI-IE AND FAMILY
Second Level
STEPHEN FOSTER SONGS
Third Level
HOUSES FOR ALL
In Process of Publication
HAPPY HOMES
GETTING A JOB
OUR GOVERNMENT
WE LIVE TOGETHER
GOOD HEALTH
WE LIVE AND GROW
WE BUY AND SELL
READERS FOR ADULTS
A aeries of readers is being
prepared in accordance with the
Technical Series Bulletin No. 10
of the Education Division of the
Work Projects Administration.
The Readers, will be developed
in many fields of adult interests
and at different levels of read¬
ing ability.
READERS FOR ADULTS
CONSUMER PROBLEMS
We Buy and Sell
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Reprinted August, 1940
(Some pictures are new and some are revised.)
Prepared "by the
Curriculum Specialists
of the
District of Columbia
William W. Champion#
James A. Pawley
Fr an c e s 0. Thoma s
Edgar H. Elam-::-
_Administrative Supervisor
Hazel C. "Taylors-
Assistant Director, Education
Illustrated by
Ellen V. Sobotka
Federal Arts Project
s-ITo longer connected uith the Unit
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
WORK PROJECTS ADMINISTRATION
PAUL -EDWARDS, ADMINISTRATOR
DIVISION OF PROFESSIONAL AND SERVICE PROJECTS
MARY STEELE ROSS, DIRECTOR
CONTENTS
Page
People Need Many Things 4
People Need Many Foods 5
Foods Grow On Farms 6
Stores Buy Food 7
Wholesale Stores Sell To
Retail Stores 9
We Need Farms and Stores 10
People Make Many Foods 12
People Need Food Laws 14
We Pay For Food . 16
CONTENTS
Page
Factory-Made Things 18
We Buy Good Things 20
People Make Many Things 22
Sales 25
We Buy On Time 27
Stores Advertise 29
We Buy Together 31
People Want Homes 33
People Pay For Things They Buy. . . 35
PEOPLE NEED MANY THINGS
People need many things.
All people need food.
PEOPLE NEEL MANY FOOLO
People need many foods.
They need fruits.
They need vegetables.
Many people need fruits
and vegetables.
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FOODS GROW ON FARMS
Fruits and vegetables grow on farms.
People buy many foods from farms.
All people need foods from farms.
6
Many stores buy foods from
farmers.
They buy milk and fruit and
vegetables.
Stores buy many other foods
from farmers.
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STORES BUY FOOD
People buy foods from stores.
They buy milk, fruits, vegetables
and other foods.
People need stores.
Farmers sell foods to stores.
Stores sell foods to people.
People need farmers and stores.
WHOLESALE STORES SELL
TO RETAIL STORES
Many retail stores do not buy foods
from farmers.
They buy from wholesale stores.
Wholesale stores buy from farmers.
Wholesale stores sell foods to
retail stores.
Retail stores sell foods to people.
They sell milk, fruits, vegetables
and other foods.
People need retail stores.
Retail stores need wholesale stores.
We have many retail stores and many
wholesale stores.
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WE NEED FARMS AND STORES
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People buy many things from stores.
Stores buy many things from farmers.
They buy fruits, milk, vegetables
and many other foods.
Many retail stores do not buy from
farmers.
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WE NEED FARMS AND STORES
All people need food.
Foods grow on farms.
Farmers sell many foods to stores.
Wholesale stores sell foods to
retail stores.
Retail stores sell foods to people.
All retail stores and many wholesale
stores sell things to people.
Retail stores need wholesale stores.
Wholesale stores need farmers.
We have many farmers, wholesale
stores and retail stores.
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PEOPLE MAKE MANY FOODS
PEOPLE MAKE MANY FOODS
People make butter.
We make butter from milk.
We make many foods from vegetables.
Stores sell butter.
The5r sell other foods made from milk
and from, vegetables.
Stores sell many foods people make.
We need butter.
We need other foods made from milk
and from vegetables.
We need people to make many foods
that stores sell.
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PEOPLE NEED FOOD LAWS
People need pure foods.
They need good milk, good butter
and good vegetables.
We need pure food laws to have
pure foods.
PEOPLE NEED FOOD LAWS
We have many good laws for milk.
We also have laws for some foods
that people make.
We need good laws for milk and
for foods that people make.
We need pure food laws for all
foods.
We have laws for food stores.
We need laws for all stores that
sell food.
We need many other good laws to
have pure foods.
15
WE PAY FOR FOOD
We buy butter from a store.
The store buys butter from a
wholesale store.
Wholesale stores pay people to make
butter.
We pay for many things when we buy
butter from a store.
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WE PAY FOR FOOD
People buy many foods from stores.
We have to pay for the food we buy.
We pay for many things when we buy
from stores.
We pay farmers to grow the foods.
We pay stores to sell the food.
Stores pay \¥holesale stores to buy
foods.
Wholesale stores pay people to make
some foods..
Many things make up the prices we
pay for food.
FACTORY-MADE THINGS
People grow many foods.
We do not grow all the things
we need.
We have to make many things.
People buy many things that
factory workers make.
All people need clothes.
Many clothes are factory-made.
People need many other factory-made
things.
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FACTORY-MADE THINGS
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Factory workers make many things.
Some make pure foods and others
make good clothes.
All people need pure foods and
good clothes.
Many stores buy clothes from the
factory.
We buy clothes from the stores.
People and stores buy the clothes
that factory workers make.
People and stores buy many other
factory-ma.de things.
19
WE BUY u-uOD THINGS
People buy many things.
We need to buy good milk and good
vegetables.
We try to get good things for the
prices we pay.
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vir£j buy GOOD THINGS
People buy clothes.
We try to get well-made clothes.
We buy the clothes, from good, stores.
Do you get good clothes for the
prices you pay?
Factory workers buy clothes.
They need workers clothes.
They try to get good clothes for the
prices they pay.
People try to buy well-made things.
They try to get things from a.
good factory.
Good stores sell well-made things
from a good factory.
21
PEOPLE MAKE .MANY THINGS
People make many things we need.
They make foods and clothes and
other things.
Some foods are made from milk and
from vegetables.
Butter and other foods are made
from milk.
Stores sell many things people make.
22
PEOPLE MAKE MANY THINGS
People try to get pure foods.
They try to get good fruits and
good vegetables.
We have many good laws for foods.
We need good food laws to have
pure foods.
We have many factory workers.
They make things we need.
We need many factory-made things.
Retail stores sell the clothes
factory workers make.
They sell butter and other factory-
made things.
Stores buy many things from the farm
and from the factory.
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PEOPLE MAKE MANY THINGS
People have to pay for the things
they buy.
We pay farmers to grow foods, we pay
wholesale stores to buy foods and
we also pay stores to sell foods.
Many things make up the prices that
we pay.
People try to get good things for the
prices that they pay.
They try to get pure foods and
well-made clothes.
Not all clothes are well-made.
Do you try to get a good price on
things when you buy?
Many people try to get good prices
on all the things that they buy.
SALES
Stores have many ways to sell things.
Many stores have sales.
People buy at'sales to save.
Do you buy at sales?
People try to get good prices
at sales.
They try to save on food and clothes
and other things.
They try to buy at good stores.
We do not save at all sales.
Many sales are not good.
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SALES
We try to buy many things at
good sales.
We save on many things we buy.
We try to buy all the things
we need.
Do you try to buy all the things
you need at good sales?
People try to buy good things.
We try to buy things from good
stores and save.
WE BUY ON TIME
Many people do not pay for things
when they buy them.
When people do not pay for things when
they buy them, they buy "on time".
Many stores sell things on time.
They sell food and clothes and other
things on time.
"Do you buy clothes on time?"
"No. I pay for things when I buy them.
We do not save when we buy on time."
27
WE BUY ON TIME
"Do you buy things at sales?"
"Yes. I buy at sales. I buy food
and clothes and many other things
at sales.- I try to buy at good
sales."
"Do you save when you buy things
at sales?"
"All people try to save when they buy
at sales."
"Do we have to pay more when we buy
things on time?"
"Yes, all people have to pay more
when they buy things on time."
"Do all stores sell things on time?"
"No. Many good stores do not sell
things on time."
28
STORES ADVERTISE
Stores advertise the things
they sell.
They have many ways to advertise.
Some stores use the radio.
Other stores use the papers.
Many stores use the radio and
the papers.
29
STORES ADVERTISE
Stores pay to advertise.
They pay the radio people and
the papers.
Stores pay big prices to use the
radio and the papers.
They pay big prices for many other
ways to advertise.
We buy things from stores.
We buy many things they advertise.
They advertise many things we do
not need.
We pay the stores to advertise.
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They buy things together to
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They buy food and clothes and
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Do you buy things with other people
to save money?
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WE BUY TOGETHER
People buy things together to get good
things at good prices.
They pay for the things when they buy
them and save.
They do not buy on time.
Some workers own stores together.
They buy from the stores they
own together.
They get the things they need at good
prices.
They save money on many things.
Workers have other ways to save money
when they buy from stores they own.
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PEOPLE WANT HOMES
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Many people want to own a home.
They try to save money to buy a home.
Many people buy homes on time.
"Do you own a home?"
"No. We rent."
"Do you want to own a home?"
"Yes. Many other workers want to own
a home also."
"Do you try to save money to buy
a home?"
"Yes. I try to save on all things.
I try to save on food and clothes
and many other things.
33
PEOPLE WANT HOMES
Many people are farm workers.
Many farm workers want to own homes.
They try to get good homes on good
farms.
"Do many people own farm homes?"
"Yes. We have many farm workers and
many good farm homes."
"Do all farm workers have good homes?"
"No. Many farmers and many factory
workers do not have good homes."
Not all people have good homes.
People need many more good homes.
We need more good homes at prices
that farm workers and factory
workers can pay.
34
PEOPLE PAY FOR THINGS THEY BUY
All people need food and clothes.
We grow foods on farms.
Not all people grow foods.
Many people buy the food and clothes
they need.
We buy fruits and other foods from
stores.
Many retail stores buy the things
they sell from wholesale stores.
Many wholesale stores buy foods
from farmers.
35
PEOPLE PAY FOR THINGS THEY BUY
We buy many foods that are
factory-made.
Factory workers make some foods from
milk and some from vegetables.
They make clothes and other things
people need.
People make butter from milk.
We get butter from the stores.
When we buy butter at the stores we
have to pay for many things.
We pay the farmer for the milk, we
pay the people to make the butter,
we pay the wholesale stores to buy
the butter and we pay the stores
to sell the butter.
Many things make up the prices we pay
for food.
36
PEOPLE PAY FOR THINGS THEY BUY
All people want to get pure foods and
good clothes when they buy them.
We need many good food laws to have
pure foods.
We also need good laws for clothes
and other things people make.
Do you get well-made clothes for the
prices you pay?
Many people buy things at sales.
Stores advertise the sales they have.
People buy at sales to save money.
Do you try to save money at the sales
that good stores advertise?
Stores have many ways to advertise.
They use the radio, the papers and
many other things.
37
PEOPLE PAY FOR THINGS THEY BUY
Stores have to pay big prices to use
the papers and the radio.
People have to pay stores to advertise
the things they sell.
Many people buy things from stores
on time.
"Do you buy many things on time?"
"No. I buy at sales and try to
save money."
"Do you buy things with other people?"
"Yes. I buy foods with other workers.
We own a store together."
"Do you save money when you buy with
other workers?"
"Yes. People have many ways to save
money when they buy from a store
they own."
38
PEOPLE PAY FOR THINGS THEY BUY
Many workers want to own homes.
They want to have good homes.
They do not want to rent.
We need many more good homes to
sell to farmers and to factory
workers at prices that they
can pay.
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READERS IN PREPARATION
Home and Family Living
Individual Self-Development
Employment, Occupations, Industry
Community Relationships
Consumer Problems
Citizenship
Health and Safety
Recreation