Story by Story PLUS: BEGINNER
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Learn English quickly & easily with this book! Intensive reading program for ESL students and HIGH BEGINNING readers. A great resource for both adults & children. 25 units & 150 activities. FEATURES: Pictures, Pre-reading, Comprehension/discussion questions, Graphic organizers, Vocabulary, Grammar, & Writing. Answer Key. 201 pages.
Faiza Raintree
I'm a professional IELTS instructor & ESL curriculum materials developer at a major university. In my free time, I read language books, mysteries and cookbooks, and practice whatever craft catches my fancy at the moment!
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Story by Story PLUS - Faiza Raintree
TO THE STUDENT
Thank you for choosing Story by Story Plus to help you read and understand English!
Story by Story Plus has 25 stories for you to enjoy. There are also 125 activities to help you learn English. The activities help you understand the stories. There are 25 units in this book. You need 40 minutes for each unit. Try to complete the activities for the stories. They will help you to learn more!
I hope you enjoy this book! I want to know what you think about this book. Please send me your comments at [email protected].
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TO THE INSTRUCTOR
Thank you for choosing Story by Story Plus for your students. I hope you enjoy using this book as much as I enjoyed developing it!
Story by Story Plus was designed on the premise that students learn to read by reading. It is an engaging reading text for low-beginner students of English as a second language (ESL/TEFL)and native-speaking adults who are learning to read (Adult Literacy). The stories can also be used for children who are native speakers and need reading practice and reinforcement.
The purpose of Story by Story Plus is to enable students to do the following:
1. Develop their reading comprehension, vocabulary and fluency;
2. Build confidence; and
3. Develop strategies to read texts independently.
The topics and vocabulary in Story by Story Plus are what students would encounter in English-speaking settings in everyday life, at home and at work. The grammar and writing activities also help to build language.
Story length starts at around 50 words and gradually increases to about 150 words. It is assumed that the student has received adequate basic reading instruction and knows how to read simple English words.
The appendix provides select vocabulary words that ESL students often encounter, but may not remember or understand, including days of the week, months of the year, numbers and seasons.
As reading is much more than just decoding, the activities in Story by Story Plus are designed to encourage and facilitate students’ comprehension and engagement with the text. The types of activities included this book have been shown, in sound research, to improve students’ comprehension and language development.
Story by Story Plus provides the following types of activities:
A. Pre-reading Questions
Each story is preceded by questions related to the story, to help students mentally prepare for what they will read. Pre-reading questions also help the instructor assess students’ background knowledge about a particular topic.
B. Graphic Organizers
Simple graphic organizers encourage students to actively interact with the text and construct text meaning. Graphic organizers also help students construct and understand the relationship between ideas found in text.
C. Check Your Understanding
The comprehension questions are appropriate for basic students. In order to build confidence at this level, answers to the questions can be easily found or inferred from the text.
D. Build Your Vocabulary
Vocabulary words are taken directly from the text. Students make use of context to understand the meaning of vocabulary words and choose appropriate words in the exercise. Students can be encouraged to look up the meaning of vocabulary words in the dictionary and write the meaning or translation next to the words.
E. Develop Your Writing
All writing tasks require students to include at least three vocabulary words in the story. This helps students to think about the meaning of the vocabulary words and facilitates recall. Writing topics are directly related to the unit reading.
F. Strengthen Your Grammar
Grammar topics are kept short and simple, to help students develop confidence and build on success. Grammar lessons tend to build on previous lessons, but are also suitable as self-contained lessons.
Each lesson is designed to take 40-50 minutes. In case of time constraints, some activities can be assigned for homework.
I am committed to providing students as effective and engaging a literacy experience as possible. I want your students to enjoy Story by Story Plus and become much better readers in the process!
I welcome your feedback and suggestions! Please feel free to send me your comments at [email protected].
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UNIT 1
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