To train writers to write books for new literates in Zambia who need high interest-low reading level materials on practical matters, a workshop was organized. The training cycle occurred over a period of several years, beginning in 1980 with the planning phase and the Kabwe Community Development Training Course, the first training element in the…

The monograph presents the writing of suitable "follow-up" books for new adult readers in developing countries in the dual context of lifelong learning and of support for development by communication. It presents writing for new readers from the perspectives of high level policy makers, reading materials specialists in ministries and…