Evaluating+Materials+for+ESL+Literacy



**Great Materials for Promoting ESL Readers ** || //Scott Foresman Reading Street—1.3 //
 * **Basal/Content Textbook **
 * Overall appropriate for ESL instruction


 * Language levels are early production and intermediate.


 * First grade students would benefit the most from this selection.


 * This textbook should be used for a reading lesson that focuses on comprehension skills.

//Bear Feels Scared // By: Karma Wilson
 * I chose this textbook because I use it in my own ESL classroom, and it has proven successful with my students. || **Literature **
 * Appropriate for ESL instruction


 * Language levels are pre-production and early production.


 * Students in Grades 1-2 would most benefit from this book.


 * This story could be used for a reading lesson with vocabulary and speaking activities included.

//Balcony Garden // <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; text-align: center;">By: Rebecca Weber
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">I chose this story because I have read it to students on various language levels. They all seemed to enjoy and comprehend the story. || **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Non-Fiction **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">This selection has two versions—one is written in Spanish and the other in English.


 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Appropriate for ESL literacy


 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Language levers are pre-production and early production stages.


 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Students in Kindergarten and first grade would most benefit from this selection.


 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">This book should be used for a science lesson. However, vocabulary and reading skills could be easily incorporated.


 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">I chose this selection because I liked how there was a Spanish and English version of the book, which would give ESL students the opportunity to transfer L1 to L2. ||


 * My actual paper for evaluating ESL reading materials is below. **
 * [[file:Evaluation of Reading Materials.pdf]]

** Another appropriate literature source for ESL students is //Who Wears Glasses?// by Ana Galan. This book is a 1st grade level beginning reader. One of my ESL students who wears glasses loves this story! **


 * Galan, A. (2010). //Who Wears Glasses?// New York, New York: Scholastic.

**Resources**

Afflerbach, P., Blachowicz, C., Boyd, C., Cheyney, W., Juel, C., Kame’enui, E., Leu, E., Paratore, J., Pearson, P., Sebesta, S., Simmons, D., Vaughn, S., Watts-Taffe, S., & Wixson, K. (2008). //Scott Foresman Reading Street.// Glenview, Illinois: Pearson Education.

//Un Jardin En Tu Balcon [Balcony Garden]//. (1998). Chicago, Illinois: Weber, R.

Weber, R. (1998). //Balcony Garden.// Denver, Colorado: Shortland Publications.

Wilson, K. (2008). //Bear Feels Scared.// New York, New York: Scholastic Inc.




 * Contact Information: **

Elena Heath ESL Coordinator heathe@hcss.org