Gemma Literacy

This is what literacy educators and tutors work toward every day. Gemma is proud to support their work with HiLo books and free teaching resources designed for adult learners. 💙

Find resources for your adult literacy or ESOL program at gemmamedia.org.

June is Audiobook Appreciation Month, and a great time to explore Gemma’s six inaugural audiobooks - free of charge!

Following along in the text while listening can strengthen decoding, vocabulary, and comprehension. 📖 🎧 It also makes reading more fun! 🎉

Head to the audiobooks page at https://bit.ly/3P20uEV to get started. ▶️

Did you know that Gemma's authors live all over the world — from the East Coast to the West, and even abroad? 🌍

Authors like Marta Maretich and Catherine Temma Davidson bring their diverse backgrounds and lived experiences to every HiLo book they write.

We are grateful to each of our talented authors who help us offer emerging adult readers stories that feel real, relevant, and worth reading. 📖

The Activ8r Adventures continue with PRESSURE, a new HiLo book that is perfect for adult literacy programs. 🤖

Lucy Brick, a student of robotics, wants to test her creations in the real world. Her robots are made to help blind people safely navigate city streets. But Happy Dancer and Little Leaf start acting weird as the weather goes haywire.

Lucy discovers people are using personal devices to control the weather, making clouds and changing rain to sun. These small variations are adding up. A killer storm is approaching, and Lucy must unite with her friends to save her city from technology gone wrong. ⚡

PRESSURE follows VELOCITY in The Activ8r Adventures, where AI enhancements to human beings give them amazing powers…but at what cost?

Learn more or purchase your copy at https://bit.ly/42tg8jl.

As UNESCO states and we proudly affirm, literacy is a human right. 💙

Since 2008, Gemma has been publishing high-interest, low-reading-level (HiLo) books for adults with low literacy. Alongside those books, we develop teaching resources to aid teachers and tutors in the classroom. 📚

This work changes lives — but it only happens with community support. 🤝

Your donation helps us publish more books and resources for adult learners and the teachers who support them.

Donate today at https://gemmamedia.org/donate-now/.

We are delighted to announce our newest SnapRead!, created to accompany THE CELL PHONE LOT by Greta Gorsuch 🚗.

Gemma's SnapReads! are short, five-part excerpts written at about a first grade reading level. They walk emerging readers through the full story one step at a time, building confidence with characters, plot, and vocabulary along the way.

Help your students connect with Jessica's story of resilience and fresh starts.

Download the FREE SnapRead! at https://bit.ly/3orDpkX.

💙 Gemma's free teaching resources are made possible through generous donations. To support our work, visit our website and make a gift today.

The ability to read is a superpower. 🦸

For that reason, Gemma is committed to helping adults and young adults with low literacy discover the joy and life-changing power of reading.

Check out our HiLo books and teaching resources at www.gemmamedia.org. 📖

Investing in adult literacy benefits far more than the individual learner. 📈

When adults strengthen their literacy skills, the impact reaches everyone, through higher earnings, greater workplace productivity, and reduced reliance on government assistance.

Communities grow stronger when their members have access to opportunity. 🌱💪

That's the power of literacy. ✨

*Source: ProLiteracy

May is Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, a meaningful time to celebrate stories that reflect real lives and experiences. 🌸

TRAINING DAYS by May-lee Chai follows Jun-li Lin, an eleven-year-old navigating the unpredictable world of growing upand figuring out where she belongs. It's a story about decoding the adults in your life, uncovering family secrets, and finding a way to bring everyone together.

Author May-Lee Chai teaches at San Francisco State University and has received multiple literacy awards, including the Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature.

Visit https://bit.ly/4cRqduW to learn more about TRAINING DAYS. ✨

On April 11, hundreds of people gathered at the Boston Public Library to remember the life and work of our dear friend and author, Charles Coe.

Speakers, including 3-time US Poet Laureate Robert Pinsky and Poet Laureates of Somerville, Boston, and Massachusetts, recalled his words and his tremendous impact on the city of Boston and the Commonwealth.

How incredibly lucky we are that Charles turned his attention from poetry long enough to give us SPIN CYCLES. We miss the man, the talent, the generosity, the voice…and that goofy sense of humor that made us smile. Charles is deeply missed, but his legacy is secure.

We invite you to read more about Charles and watch Robert Mighty’s award-winning short film, which captures Charles’ literary journey at the links in the comments.