Using Classic Novels with New Adult Readers.

Schierloh, Jane McCabe

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Publication Date: 1992

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Using Classic Novels with New Adult Readers.

Schierloh, Jane McCabe

Journal of Reading, v35 n8 p618-22 May 1992

Suggests that teachers can use adapted or abridged classic novels with Adult Basic Education (ABE) students and enrich them by reading aloud short passages from the full length novels. Offers guidelines for selecting novels and excerpts. (PRA)

Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Critical Thinking, Literacy, Literature Appreciation, Novels, Reading Aloud to Others, Reading Material Selection, Whole Language Approach

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Guides - Classroom - Teacher

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Language: English

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