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Dear Robinson,

If it is possible to help me to gather and find some short texts, stories (humor, funny, exciting and especially moral ones) to have reading practices in my English classes .

My students like to read such easy, short meaningful, safety and moral stories and it can help them to improve their English.  

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Dear A. Zahiri,

Two things I use are Readers' Digest and Guideposts.  These magazines have sites that put stories online that you can access and print.

Readers' Digest has humor, political, action and heart-warming stories on their website and in their magazine.  Go visit:

http://www.rd.com/

Guideposts is a non-demoninational magazine of inspiring stories from real life, making connections between our lives and God.  Their website is:

http://www.guideposts.com/

I think you will find lots of material at the websites, but you certainly could order the actual magazines to have access to even more materials.  

I hope this helps.

Debba Robinson

Careers: Teaching

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Debba Robinson

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I can answer questions about reading at all levels, English as a Second Language, elementary math, science and social studies as well as general education matters. Individuals interested in teaching in international schools can contact me for information on how to begin the process of looking for jobs overseas.

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I have been teaching for 30 years with a MEd in Reading and Language Arts, a BA in Elementary Education. For 6 years I taught computer to grades K-8. I have taught in combined grades (K-2 and 2-3 splits)in the US and overseas. The bulk of my elementary experience is in second and third grades, although I've taught K, 1, 2, 3 and 5 as a self-contained experience. Twenty-two years of my experience teaching has been in international schools in Africa and Asia.

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MEd. in Reading and Language Arts
BA in Elementary Education
Certified principal K-12. Currently the director of the American International School of Niamey, Niger.

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