(Google "practical costumes" to read angry exchanges on this subject).
This isn't a practical way to read the news, of course, but it does get particularly interesting whenever there's a story that makes a wide impact.
Playing soccer often will give you the practical experience to read the moves of other players.
By using relevant materials, you are making the learning process less of a chore and are encouraging your adult student by showing them the practical applications of learning to read.
There are also plenty of practical reasons you might want to read the instructions for, say, a new sex toy.
It is rich in information, pleasant to read, and practical.
But to read about his practical solutions to the problems of hunger and exposure and illness and solitude is to be invited into the narrative, to imagine what I would do if I were similarly stranded, and to measure my own stamina and resourcefulness and industry against his.
Aside from violating the Constitution, there are practical considerations to allowing prison officials to read legal mail.
In my experience, most students are quite able to read and digest a practical schedule and follow suitably clear instructions.
If the answer is no, or you're not sure--or even if you're pretty confident that you could--I hope you'll take a few minutes to read on for some practical tips on how to prepare yourself for just such an emergency.
