What kinds of experiences have people had with using graded readers? What kind of books work best/worst? Wouldn't students rather use the real thing? Any suggestions on using graded readers successfully?
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rebecca2
I would like to contribute with my experience as a secondary school teacher, with regard to the question posed by our Portuguese colleague. I find it very useful to assign graded readers to students, so that they will learn new words and also render accounts of what they read both orally and in written format. The advantage of graded readers over the "real thing" is that junior students are rather overwhelmed if they have to face a thick book in a foreign language. I particularly find that Oxford Bookworms collection and Penguin graded readers are very useful to complement one's teaching.
Francis, UK
I work on a programme for adults here in the UK. We use graded readers to reward our learners for a good pioece of work or high attendance. Students love reading them and they are passed and shared between students. Many of our students like being able to read for pleasure in English. We do not use them in teaching.