nilanjan Posted March 29, 2016 Posted March 29, 2016 I am teaching English to a group of children whose first language is not English. The children are in grades 5 to 7. The books listed in the Well Trained Mind are for younger children. Can you recommend books for beginning readers but which are smart. I like the Dr. Seuss books, which can appeal to older children. Quote
73349 Posted March 29, 2016 Posted March 29, 2016 Arnold Lobel's books can appeal to all ages. "Frog and Toad Together" is probably my favorite. Quote
Momling Posted March 29, 2016 Posted March 29, 2016 You probably are looking for something like the penguin readers series for esl students. http://penguin.longmanhomeusa.com Also, "Hi-lo" readers are good for kids with low reading levels. http://www.sdlback.com/hi-lo-reading 3 Quote
FO4UR Posted March 30, 2016 Posted March 30, 2016 The Treadwell Readers are worth looking into. The content is old folk stories, fairie tales, mother goose rhymes, classic children's poetry. The vocabulary begins very small and it is controlled, grows gradually and then exponentially, but it is not controlled by phonetic pattern. The first story in the Primer is The Little Red Hen. These might be a top choice, not only for the ease of use in teaching to read, but for the content. It's sort of an introduction into American/English culture as well. 1 Quote
OneStepAtATime Posted March 30, 2016 Posted March 30, 2016 Maybe the Hi/Lo books? http://www.sdlback.com/hi-lo-reading Quote
nilanjan Posted March 31, 2016 Author Posted March 31, 2016 You probably are looking for something like the penguin readers series for esl students. http://penguin.longmanhomeusa.com Also, "Hi-lo" readers are good for kids with low reading levels. http://www.sdlback.com/hi-lo-reading For the Penguin readers, is the 'easy' level the one I am looking for? Quote
Momling Posted April 1, 2016 Posted April 1, 2016 For the Penguin readers, is the 'easy' level the one I am looking for? I don't know... Take a look at the samples and see what you think your students are capable of. The more advanced books are more interesting - adaptations of classics and bestsellers and such, the lowest level (easy) tend to be a little more insipid, easy reader type writing. They're good for practicing fluency, but not actually good literature. Quote
displace Posted April 2, 2016 Posted April 2, 2016 High noon sound out chapter books I second this company. Quote
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