ELT Readers Guide
Here are a few suggestions:Younger Children
Why? Starter/Beginner Paperback by Philip Prowse
We're Going on a Picnic ELT Edition (Cambridge Storybooks)
The Chinese New Year ELT Edition (Cambridge Storybooks)
Ages 8-11
The Secret Garden
The Chinese New Year ELT Edition (Cambridge Storybooks)
Cambridge Plays: The Story of Running Water ELT Edition (Cambridge Storybooks)
Oxford Storyland Readers: Younger Brother Level 11
Five Short Plays OBW1 (Oxford Bookworms Library)
Adventures of Tom Sawyer Level 1 (Oxford Bookworms, Level 1)
Stranger Than Fiction: Urban Myths (Penguin Longman Penguin Readers)
Young Adult
Oxford Bookworms Factfiles: Stage 3: 1,000 Headwords Recycling
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? (Oxford Bookworms Library)
The Signalman: AND The Ghost at the Trial (Macmillan Reader)
Love by Design: (Macmillan Reader)
No Longer at Ease: Intermediate (Macmillan Reader)
The Last Sherlock Holmes Story: Stage 3 (Oxford Bookworms Library)
A Morbid Taste for Bones: 1400 Headwords (Oxford Bookworms Library)
Rebecca (Macmillan ELT Reader & CD Pack)
Cambridge Storybook Readers
- Original and varied stories for the classroom and at home
- Illustrations by different artists appeal to young learners
- Simple words, repeated frequently
- Develop children’s listening and speaking skills through storytelling and increase their confidence
- Rhythm and rhyme help children remember more easily
- Plays allow children to act out the stories
- Teacher’s Books & audio resources are available
- Four levels of Cambridge Storybooks
- 18 books at each level
Oxford Progressive English Readers
- A wide range of
adaptations of classic stories including
The Secret Garden
&
Oliver Twist
& Tales of Crime and Detection
A primary reading series for young learners. Graded according to twelve levels of reading ability and controlled using especially designed computer software. Original stories for young learners.
Each reader in the series includes puzzles every four pages which provide reinforcement of the content. Comprehension-type questions are provided at the end of the book to check the learners' global and specific understanding of the story.
The books at levels 7-12 are more factual . The aim of this is to relate to the learners' own experience and encourage a genuine interest in reading.
Oxford Bookworms
One of the best series of readers. Many of the titles at the lower levels are suitable for young learners including the following:
David Copperfield (Oxford Bookworms Library Classics)
Cries from the Heart: Stories from Around the World: 700 Headwords (Oxford Bookworms Library)
Penguin Young Readers
Four levels from
age 5 to 11. With activities and audio cassettes.
Guide for ESL, EFL & ESOL Teachers
What is ESL Young Learners?
An independent website providing free resources for English language teachers and students. These include reading and listening materials for use in the classroom or online.
Which resources can I use with my students?
Think of ESL Young Learners as a library. Materials are broadly categorised by age and/or level - but visitors can use any materials they can manage.
- Materials for the Age 5+ range in level from Beginners to Pre-intermediate.
- Materials for the Age 10+ range in level from Pre-intermediate to Upper Intermediate.
Less confident older learners may want to try the materials for younger children or vice versa.
