Best of The Reader
Best of The Reader was a website that hosted a series of e-books for adult literacy and English language learners. The website was retired in 2023. Due to continued interest in the resource, we are making the e-books available at the Decoda Literacy Library as physical copies as well as e-books to download in PDF format.
The stories, recipes, puzzles and other material in the e-books were written by Joan Acosta, the editor of The Westcoast Reader (1982-2009), a newspaper designed to help learners develop reading and language skills.
Each of the 15 books features 8 to 10 stories, accompanied by exercises and activities as well as an answer key to support independent learning. A Teachers’ Guide offers ideas and suggestions for how to use the e-books with learners.
Most of the e-books are available at three reading levels. These are the symbols for each level:
The following books are available at the Decoda Literacy Library:
- Amazing Stories
- Canada
- Canada quiz
- Canada’s Indigenous Peoples
- Easy Stories – People
- Families
- Many Ways to Help
- Special Days and Holidays
- People and Jobs
- Keeping Safe
- Readers’ Stories
- Recipes
- Sports
- Word Games and Puzzles
- Your Health
- Best of The Reader Teachers’ Guide
Please contact library@decoda.ca if you would like to check out the physical copies or if you have any questions.