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MONEY MANAGEMENT 

Saving and Investing
Doug Weeks. New Readers Press, 48 pages.
Basic consumer information on these economic concepts includes good visual presentations and writing exercises on interest, bonds, savings accounts, and simple investment strategies. Worksheets with answers for each exercise.

Using Credit
Sharon Bywater. New Readers Press, 56 pages.
Clearly explains what credit is and how to use it wisely. Eight worksheets with answers.

Using a Checking Account
Sharon Bywater. New Readers Press, 48 pages.
Simplified explanation of how to write and use checks, handling a checking account, and manage money using checks.

Banking Skills - A Training Manual for Tutors
Consumer Education Project, San Diego County Literacy program, 46 pages.
Text-heavy booklet with definitions of numerous terms related to personal banking and money management including using an ATM, getting a loan, investing in a money market account, and using a credit card. High intermediate/Advanced reading level.

Banking Basics: A Community Banking Guide
Legal Aid Foundation of L.A.
Streamlined explanation of reasons for and use of basic banking services, making transactions, getting credit, taking out a loan.

Counting Money and Making Change
Nancy Lobb. Walch Publisher. 48 pages.
One exercise per page to teach special needs students in grades 6-12 how to count money and make change. Pictures of coins are used for each problem. Very good presentation easily managed by high beginning/low intermediate reader. Student needs to be able to add and subtract whole numbers and decimals to do these drills.