Great+Materials+for+Promoting+ESL+readers

= Great Materials = = = = for Promoting = = = = ESL Readers = ​

There are many great materials available for promoting ESL readers. It is important to evaluate materials to make sure they are the best resources your students.



One form of materials are basal readers. In Clinton City Schools, we use Scott Foresman's Reading Street as our primary basal. This series has many great components and supplemental materials for ESL readers. Teachers who have ESL students should make sure and read the ELL Teacher's Handbook. It has many valuable suggestions which will help you when you are working with ESL students. The leveled readers, ELL readers, decodable readers and ELL posters are all great materials to include in your reading lessons. Rating: 30

// Reading street // (2008) Scott Foresman/Pearson: New York, NY.

Another recommended reading form is Children's Literature. There are so many wonderful books available that you can use in your classroom.

//See the Ocean// has beautiful illustrations and is a heartwarming story about a family who travels to the beach each year. The boys always compete to see who sees the ocean first. Their younger sister, Nellie, never has competed in the past. This year is different in that the mist is keeping everyone from seeing the beach. Nellie wins as she says she can see the ocean. Students will discover at different stages in the book that Nellie is blind but can describe the ocean in detail. This book receives a rating of 30 for the beautiful illustrations, descriptive vocabulary, and interesting content. There are many opportunities for the teacher to build background knowledge, engage discussion, and incorporate cooperative learning activities using this book. Rating: 30

Condra, E.(1994). //See the ocean//. Inclusive Books, LLC.: Nasville, TN

Non-fiction selections are valuable to support you content area instruction. There are many science and social studies books in our libraries that can be used to support these areas as well as reading and language instruction.

A book I examined was part of the All Aboard Science Readers. The title of this book is //Turtles.// It is a beginning reader level book that includes basic concepts and vocabulary about turtles. The score for this book was 15, but I still recommend it for ELL students because of the readability and concrete illustrations.

Huelin, J. //(2003)Turtles: All aboard science readers. New York, NY: Grosset &Dunlap//

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