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[winterfall]

Hey I was wondering if anybody knew of any books that are similar to All New Easy True Story: A Picture Based Beginning Reader by Heyer?

I need more texts that are comparable to the level of reading and the pictures showing the story.

Thanks in advance.

[some waygug-in]

The only thing I can think of at the moment is a series called "Can You Believe it?". It's in 3 levels, so you'd probably want level 1.

Other than that, I'd guess some of the graded children's books they sell in bookstores.

Some on line resources:

http://www.umass.edu/aesop/fables.php

http://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/tweenies/stories/

or more like those found here:

http://iteslj.org/links/ESL/Reading/

[VanIslander]

MORE All New Easy True Story: A Picture Based Beginning Reader by Heyer.

EVEN MORE All New Easy True Story: A Picture Based Beginning Reader by Heyer.

Seriously, and before long they have to make STILL MORE All New Easy True Story: A Picture Based Beginning Reader by Heyer.

Believe it or not.

[winterfall]

[winterfall]

[mmstyle]

Do you turn the pic into a jigsaw puzzle? How do you make it a game? I'm always interested in finding ways to help my lowest level students. Since I don't teach elementary any more, I find it more difficult.

Thanks winterfall.

[winterfall]

Ill try to explain as best as I can in words.

When you open All New Easy True Stories by Heyer,

There's a listening comprehension section with step by step pictures. With numbers on each picture. Students are supposed to track the pictures while you read the story to them. Then your supposed to read the story together. But this way is way too boring for really low level, unmotivated students.

Copy that picture page, cut out all the pictures, and cross out all the numbers. Scramble them up and recopy them. Then copy the story.

Get sticks of glue, scissors, and blank pieces of paper (Story board to glue the pics on).

Split the students into pairs, give each a stick of glue, scissor, and blank piece of paper. Tell em to read the story, cut the pictures outs, and glue them in the proper order.

*Just tell them what to do, DON'T Read the story to them* they're do it on their own.

Go and check the work when they're done. And I mentioned before, you can make it harder by mixing in pictures from other stories and tell them to sort out the unrelated pictures on the side.

The "Prize" is finishing, you don't really need candy. If you want you can use it as special prize with a hard one (mixed with other pics). Fastest pair get it done and its right wins candy. But, that'll just dent motivation for the rest of them.

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As an alternative. You can turn this into a "Game in a Game". Prepare 3 sets of stories and pictures. When students finish 1 set,, half the students get the pictures for the 3rd story + pic set. When students finish the 2nd set. The other half of students get the story.

Then students will have to go find people with with either the pictures or story. Its a good way to sneak in a speaking exercise.