All New Very Easy True Stories: A Picture-Based First Reader

Easy and good stories for beginners. High interest and low energy drain to comprehend

This product will be great for working with ELL students.

I've been using this series to teach my ESL classes for over a dozen years now and I can't recommend it more highly. The stories are engaging and the kids really enjoy them. The reason I had to buy a whole new set was because I gave my old ones to my brother-in-law, who teaches English in Japan. Before a recent visit there, he'd asked me if there were any ESL books I'd recommend and the True Stories series came immediately to mind.

For those working with adults with significant reading difficulties,Very Easy True Stories provides interesting stories for them. Teaching skills is important; and this book also gives the student a break from the intensive work of skill building to actually apply the reading skills. The stories are interesting and well written. The exercises following the stories reinforce skills, and test comprehension. I wish there were books which incorporate so nicely different ways to successfully practice reading.

I teach basic level ESL in an adult education program. This book has been a wonderful supplement to our lessons. The stories are written at an appropriate level but are not juvenile.

The stories were very interesting to English as a Second Language students. I read many of the stories to the adults coming to our school. When students ask follow-up questions, I know that they liked the story. This happened many times.

I used this series for years to teach ESL to adults and high school students. I loved all the books in the series. The lowest level books were great because of the repetition!! Kept the students interested in the stories and was always a good stepping stone to conversations. Great exercises to review the grammar and vocab at all levels!

This series was recommended to me by a veteran teacher. These are high interest stories for adults learning the English language. Adult students enjoyed reading these stories, answering the questions, and discussing what they read with others. I even enjoyed reading the stories.