A friend of mine disclosed to me that she could not read the other day & has asked if I could help her learn to read.
I feel honoured in helping her however I 'm a bit stuck as to where to start. Do I start with the ABC's? I've been looking online for some good exercises that I could print & use however they all seem to be based around children.
So my question is folks, can anyone help with some links or any advice would be very welcome
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Many years ago I attended a course on teaching reading skills to adults, now a lot of it sadly forgotten. One technique we used was to get them to recognise just the main words in a sentence - adults have enough of a grasp of the language to fill in the blanks.
One easy task is to go through the kitchen cupboards or find any everyday item that are labled. Pick up packs of food and get them to read the lables, just the main part rather than the small print. They'll already know many of the words without realising it.
Concentrate on words that they're likely to come into contact with every day so that they learn these quickly. This will help them build up confidence to tackle more difficult words.
Hope that helps a little. Good luck.
I've taught basic adukt literacy and numeracy at a local college. My advice would be to seek the 'Adult Guidance' person within your local college if at all possible. Though it was over 5 years ago now, I do believe it is still free.
We had issues with people being embarrassed about coming forward to learn, to be honest its probably the biggest barrier. However how about goping along with your friend to the see adult literacy bods? During my time a couple of people had friends along with them for confidence, we certainly in our group didn't mind. In fact you might find you have something to offer in the teaching line through going along...
Great that your giving your support - respect and good to hear. Many people who have literacy issues are afraid to come forward. What surprises most is the fact that when they do, how well they get on. Sometimes its the thought that its all a little like "when I was at school" syndrome. It so isn't either. When someone 'wants' to learn it makes it all so much easier.
Maybe you could experiment first to see what suits???
Many well known publishers have downloadable exercises and material for reading. It's always best to see what's available and what you think you'll need for your friend.
Usually these things are course-led and you can therefore get the right material according to your ability e.g. Beginner, Intermediate etc.
thank you hun 
