FEATURES OF BOOKS FOR YOUNG
LEARNERS COLLECTION
The
Books for Young Learners
Collection has
been
developed
to be flexible and useable by students with
a wide range of
abilities to read and write in English
while retaining its high
appeal for primary learners.
Levels and Approaches
A leveling bar on the back of each English title
offers
possible
approaches appropriate for different stages
of reading development.
These are
suggested entry
points for the teacher’s consideration
only. It is the
teacher’s responsibility and privilege to
decide
whether a book is suitable for a particular group or
student
and to determine the instructional approach.
This leveling
system emphasizes the flexibility of the
collection. Teachers do
not use the books in any
specific order, and students do not need
to experience
all three approaches with all titles. Because teachers
can use this leveling system on books from other
publishers,
it is a tool for organizing classroom or
school-wide collections of
reading instructional materials.
A
PPROACHES
S shared reading
G guided reading
I independent reading
S
TAGES
OF READING
DEVELOPMENT
Em
Emergent
Early Early
1, 2, 3, and 4
Fluent Fluent
1, 2, 3, and 4
Continued
The features of Books for Young Learners
Collection are
further discussed and illustrated in the Teacher Resource.