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[Adventurer]

What kind of books are best for teaching lower level students? I, personally, think a listening book with pictures and simple words are better than reading books since it's hard for them to understand the vocabulary in the books.

Can you name a series of books for lower level students?
With my lowest level kids I am using Let's go 1 to 3, and that's fine.
What about kids somewhat higher than that.

I think listening/speaking books are the best. I want some recommendations.

[Underwaterbob]

Let's Go is a good series, as is Backpack. The latter has loads of great activities.

There are lots of great phonics books for very low level learners.

[Adventurer]

[GreenlightmeansGO]

I like Smart Choice. Easy to use and easy to add onto. The grammar explanation is a bit short in the sections, but there is a further explanation at the back. Some of the units do suck.

Also, I like New Cutting Edge, which covers all of the skills and is popular amongst the CELTA crowd.

[mole]

Magic Time 1 & 2!
Loads of listening, fun songs and chants, relevant color, cut, paste, play activities.
The books are colorful and fun.
As long as the boss and/or Mums don't make you rush through it, it's an awesome series (proceeds to English Time 1~*.)

[aboxofchocolates]

I liked the superkids series.

[Adventurer]

Thanks for your feedback... I will print all the suggestions and go to Kyobo and look at them all and see. I just think a foreign teacher should avoid teaching reading unless the kids are more advanced or extremely motivated because Koreans usually teach reading, right? They can explain words I can't. It's also easier to keep the attention of kids when you're using listening/speaking books.

[Binch Lover]

[ddeubel]

Adventurer,

Why not use low level leveled readers? You can print thousands, just fold and you have a book for the students who can draw, label, underline, share. Cheap and sharable. Many have worksheets also. Get them on our community under Resources and Reading - Leveled readers.

there are also loads of ebooks with sound for low level readers. Just click and play.

I'd also suggest this site www.tarheelreader.org PM me if you want the code to make a book but they are repetitive in many cases (check out the Alphabet category). Part of my own interest in using technology for the learning disabled with ELLs.

Cheers,

DD
http://eflclassroom.com

PS. Did anyone else here catch Krashen's recent letter to the Korea Herald tut tutting Korea for spending so much on native speakers when the country should be spending more on libraries and reading material

[Adventurer]

Has anyone used either English Land or Hip Hip Hurray books?
I saw them at the bookstore, and they seem appropriate.
A friend uses them at his hagwon.

[greedy_bones]

I like the seesaw series for lower level students. It's got songs, themed units, listening and speaking. Also, it has ongoing stories and few enough characters so that you can remember who all of the characters are. Mr. Snoop is the greatest villain of all time.

[NightSky]

http://www.english-land.info/

this series is not bad for kids...

[Dukey77777]

[Adventurer]

[aboxofchocolates]