Today marks World Book Day, and to celebrate the occasion, the National Institute of Adult Continuing Education (NIACE) has released 10 new titles in its Quick Reads series for emergent readers.
Now in its third successful year, Quick Reads 2008 features works by well known British authors including Gordon Ramsay, Colin Jackson, and Josephine Cox. For sci-fi fans, there’s even a new Dr. Who story to read and enjoy.
In addition to specially developed learning resources, instuctors, tutors and their learners can also visit the Podcasts area of the Quick Reads Web site to hear this year’s authors speak about their books and their works. There’s also an interview with Minette Walters who wrote one of the most popular Quick Reads for 2006 – Chickenfeed.
For more information about this and previous years’ Quick Reads titles, visit the Quick Reads Web site. If you’re interested in using Quick Reads with adult learners and emergent readers in your community, check out your local library, or visit Grass Roots Press or Amazon.ca to buy them.
1 Comment
October 4, 2009 at 12:26 am
Hello,
I was browsing the web and came across your website. I teach Adult Basic Education and was so excited to know that books were being published to appeal specifically to the adult basic reader; up until now I have had to resort to children’s books. The trouble is, I am in the U.S.A. and you are in the U.K. Is there a place here in the U.S. where I can gain access to these books?
Thank you,
Shelly Thorpe