Reading

Would you believe ... ?

A man chokes on his favorite food, but his daughter saves him with a common household appliance. What does she use?

A lonely sailor puts a message in a bottle. A fisherman finds it and gives it to his daughter. What does she do with it?

On a very hot day, a boy finds two puppies locked in a car. How does he keep them alive?

More low-level yet high-interest stories! These 20 captivating stories, selected from news sources all over the world, are all true! They are told as simply as possible -- almost exclusively in the present tense -- and most stories are less than 1/2 page long. All New Easy True Stories, by Sandra Heyer, continues the True Stories tradition with a companion book to Easy True Stories. Written at the same level, the text features twenty all-new stories and exercises. These two parallel readers give students the option of lingering a while at this level. They can go back and forth between Easy True Stories and All New Easy True Stories, or they can complete first one book and then the other. Or teachers can use Easy True Stories one semester and All New Easy True Stories the next. That way, students who stay in a low-beginning class when their classmates move on to the next level can essentially repeat the class but with all new material. Combined, the two books offer 40 stories, giving teachers multiple opportunities to incorporate reading into their thematically-based instructional units. Features

First, students look at a series of 9 pictures while the teacher tells the story. This pre-reading step gives students a global understanding of the story before they read.

Next, students read the story.

Finally, students complete exercises following each story to develop basic reading skills as well as build pronunciation, spelling, and vocabulary proficiency.

The True Stories series includes: True Stories Behind the Songs More True Stories Behind the Songs Very Easy True Stories All New Very Easy True Stories Easy True Stories, Second Edition All New Easy True Stories True Stories in the News, Third Edition More True Stories, Third Edition Even More True Stories, Third Edition Beyond True Stories

Through wonderful readings and carefully designed activities, this best-selling series helps students develop reading skills and systematically increase their active vocabulary. Learners develop useful and relevant vocabulary while exploring and expanding critical thinking skills.

Check out these Hot Topics: 1. Reality TV: Would you be a survivor? 2. Internet Dating: Is this really YOUR photo? 3. Anger: I'm not angry! You're angry! 4. Lying: What's that on your resume? 5. Intelligence: How important is it? HOT TOPICS is guaranteed to engage readers, stimulate thinking, and provoke conversation while developing vocabulary and reading skills. The controversial topics explored in the text all have more than one side to them, thus encouraging debate and classroom discussion.

Book by John Langan

This three-book series takes a fresh approach to making reading both pleasurable and motivating! High-interest biographies focus on less-known facts about famous figures, rather than the chronology of events typical of most biographies.
Each book in the What A Life! Series takes a multicultural approach, featuring 24 short biographies on inspirational figures from all over the world.

What a World: Amazing Stories from Around the Globe, is a six-book series that explores many fascinating topics from around the world and across history. The stories in What a World cover a diverse range of high-interest topics, from biographical pieces to exploration of cultures in various historical and contemporary periods. Features

Words that Go Together activities highlight collocations -- words that are easier to learn together.

Critical Thinking questions develop students' thiniking skills.

Spelling and Punctuation activities provide basic rules and practice for essential skills.

Internet activities build students' Internet research skills.

Self-Tests help students and teachers assess progress.

What a World Listening -- a 3-level complementary series -- explores parallel themes to What a World Reading as it develops students' communication skills.