Real Easy Reading

What is Real Easy Reading?

Real Easy Reading is a three-book reading series designed for young EFL students (elementary school).

Real Easy Reading is designed to prepare young learners of English for the demands of academic, non-fiction reading. It presents the skills needed to read effectively through a range of Interesting topics.

A workbook provides additional practice of language studied in the student book.

A variety of activities in each student book works to develop students’ writing skills with an engaging and fun means.

Key Features:o 3 level series with wide variety of topics & activitieso 12 units per booko 4 pages per lesson unito Review gameso Designed for EFL studentso Reading/Writing skills practiced with graphic organizerso Reading passages with pre- and post-reading exerciseso Speaking activitieso Student workbooko Free downloadable supplements including Answer Keys, Teacher’s Guide, & audio fileso Free vocabulary application

Real Easy Reading

www.compasspub.com/WO

What makes this series special?

1. Nonfiction/Academic Reading: learning about topics through

English2. Appeal to students who may not be

intrinsically motivated by English 3. Skill development

Why Nonfiction?

• Appeal of new topics• A reason to use English - communicate new

information• Motivation - students may be eager to share

their background knowledge• Develop skills that will be useful at later stages

in educational career

ComponentsStudent book

Workbook (insert)

Downloadable review tests

Magic Theater: mini plays

Student Book • 4 parts • 3 units per

part• Review game

Unit Walk Through

Unit Walk Through

Unit Walk Through

Unit Walk ThroughReading Passages• RER1 - FK 0.5-2.0, 40-50 words

• RER2 - FK 2.0 -4.0, 50-60 words

• RER3 - FK 4.0- 6.0, most of the passages around 5.5, 60-70 word

• Audio available for each reading passage

Unit Walk Through

Unit Walk ThroughReading and Writing Skills o Error correctiono Choosing the correct

wordo Matching activitieso Sentence

completion/gap fill o Test understanding of

the unit topic

• Speaking• Prompts and pictures• Based on vocabulary

and language in the Reading Passage

Workbook• Vocabulary

review• Listening

activity

Workbook• Sentence

completion• Idiom

review

Recommended Classroom Hours

• 1. Textbook only: 1 unit – 2 x 50-minute lessons

• 2. Textbook teaching with extension activities: 1 unit – 3 x 50-minute lessons

Magic Theater• Fictional mini-plays based on themes and

vocabulary presented in the units• Review function• Each play reviews the vocabulary and language

of one Part (3 units)• Discussion and comprehension questions

available in online teaching materials• Students could perform the plays or write their

own

Teacher’s Guide• Section-by-section ideas for

each page in a unit• Supplementary and

extension activities

• See sample Warm Up (Book 2 Unit 1 looks at how

some trees lose their leaves in fall, while others don’t.)

Warm UpAsk the students what trees they can see near their

school and homes. Ask the class what color leaves they like best.

Leaf Facts

★ The Canadian flag shows a maple tree leaf. ★ The leaves of the henna plant can be used to

give hair red highlights. Direct the student’s attention to the picture in the

student’s book. Talk about the discussion questions in the book with them.

Additional Picture Discussion Questions:1. In which season do you think trees look the most

beautiful?2. What is your favorite kind of tree?3. What kinds of things can we make with leaves?

Teacher’s GuideNew WordsTalk about the pictures with the students. Have the students

write the new words. Extension: Back to the Board - Divide your students into two

or three groups, or more in a large class. One volunteer from each group sits in a chair with their backs to the board, facing their group. The teacher should write a word on the board so that the volunteer can't see the word. Each group must give hints to their volunteer so that their volunteer can guess the word. The first student to guess the word gets a point for their team.

______________________________________ListeningHave the students follow the text in the book as they listen

to the recording. Variation: Stop the recording before the last word in each

sentence. Get the students to shout out the missing word.

DictionaryHave the students write the missing words and underline

them in the reading passage.

After ReadingLook at the reading comprehension questions with the

students. Have them answer the questions alone or with a partner. Alternatively, answer them together as a whole class.

IdiomDraw the students’ attention to the idiom at the bottom of

the page: He turned over a new leaf.Using the definition in the book, explain the meaning. Ask

the students if this idiom has a positive meaning or a negative meaning. Ask the students if they or anyone they know has ever turned over a new leaf.

__________________________________________Reading SkillsHave the students work alone or with a partner. SpeakingHave the students work in pairs or small groups. If your

students are capable, extend the activity by having them asking additional questions using their own ideas.

Teacher’s GuideTeacher Zone—Supplementary Activities (These activities can be done at any stage of the lesson.) Activity 1—Leaf PoetryHave the students write 3 sentences about why they like fall. Then have each student draw and cut out a large leaf.

Students should write their poem on the leaf. The teacher can stick the poems around the classroom or draw a tree with branches and stick each poem leaf onto the tree.

Activity 2—Class Discussion1. Why do leaves change color in fall? (In the winter the leaves don’t produce food. The green color disappears and

the red and orange colors show instead.)2. What is your favorite thing to do in fall?3. Do you ever go hiking in the fall?4. Which tree has the prettiest leaves?5. What are some tasty foods we can eat in the fall? (E.g. pumpkin, squash, corn) Further Research—Website Recommendations • http://www.sciencemadesimple.com/leaves.html• http://www.kidzone.ws/plants/index.htm(provided at the end of each unit)

SummaryReal Easy Reading provides• An engaging approach to nonfiction topics• Ample review• Skill building• Support for teachers• Supplementary materials www.compasspub.com

Reference materials• http://www.academicjournals.org/ERR/PDF/Pdf%202010/June/Chaaya%2

0and%20Ghosn.pdf• http://eclkc.ohs.acf.hhs.gov/hslc/tta-system/cultural-linguistic/Dual%20La

nguage%20Learners/ecd/language_development/PositionPaperon.htm