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Reading for Newcomers

Stand-alone reading lessons aimed at lower-level students and covering level-appropriate topics and themes.

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Table of contents

  1. Target students
  2. Key features
  3. Lesson Details & Links

Target students

These lessons are for students with a lower proficiency level who need to develop their reading skills. Newcomers are the primary audience for these lessons, but long-term English learners and others who want to build their fundamental reading skills can benefit from them. Lessons in this series targets WIDA Entering/CEFR A1 (12 lessons) and WIDA Emerging/CEFR A2 (12 lessons).

Key features

All lessons in this series are based around the following elements:

  1. Level-appropriate texts: Reading texts in this series feature vocabulary and grammar suitable for the proficiency level of the students. This makes the challenge of reading an achievable and enjoyable one.
  2. Meaningful context: Each reading text is placed within a meaningful context and supported by attractive visuals helping students to explore the content of the texts.
  3. Range of reading skills: Lessons develop and practice their perceptive, selective, interactive, and extensive reading skills by completing a range of different pre-, during-, and post-reading activities.
  4. Opportunities to respond: Each lesson in the series provides students with opportunities to respond to the content of the texts, both orally and in writing, and develop meaning.
  5. Relevant topics: All lessons in the series cover an engaging topic that is relevant to the lives of students helping to make reading meaningful to them.


Lesson Details & Links

The lesson name (with link) and objectives are listed below for a quick overview of each lesson. Click a lesson name to launch it directly from this article. To see a full spreadsheet of all lessons, click here.

Related lessons: Step-by-Step Curriculum Newcomers.

Lesson & Link Objectives
R001 - Family and friends To read a text about family and friends.
To provide practice reading for general understanding, specific information, and deeper understanding.
At the end of the lesson, students can apply different reading strategies and respond to the content of a text about family and friends.
R002 - Daily routine To read a text about daily routines.
To provide practice reading for general understanding, specific information, and deeper understanding.
At the end of the lesson, students can apply different reading strategies and respond to the content of a text about daily routines.
R003 - Hobbies and interests To read a text about hobbies and interests.
To provide practice reading for general understanding, specific information, and deeper understanding.
At the end of the lesson, students can apply different reading strategies and respond to the content of a text about hobbies and interests.
R004 - Food To read a text about food and cooking.
To provide practice reading for general understanding, specific information, and deeper understanding.
At the end of the lesson, students can apply different reading strategies and respond to the content of a text about food and cooking.
R005 - Weather and seasons To read a text about weather and seasons.
To provide practice reading for general understanding, specific information, and deeper understanding.
At the end of the lesson, students can apply different reading strategies and respond to the content of a text about weather and seasons.
R006 - School day To read a text about schools.
To provide practice reading for general understanding, specific information, and deeper understanding.
At the end of the lesson, students can apply different reading strategies and respond to the content of a text about schools.
R007 - Pets and animals To read a text about pets and animals.
To provide practice reading for general understanding, specific information, and deeper understanding.
At the end of the lesson, students can apply different reading strategies and respond to the content of a text about pets and animals.
R008 - My home To read a text about homes.
To provide practice reading for general understanding, specific information, and deeper understanding.
At the end of the lesson, students can apply different reading strategies and respond to the content of a text about homes.
R009 - Getting around To read a text about getting around.
To provide practice reading for general understanding, specific information, and deeper understanding.
At the end of the lesson, students can apply different reading strategies and respond to the content of a text about getting around.
R010 - Shopping To read a text about shopping.
To provide practice reading for general understanding, specific information, and deeper understanding.
At the end of the lesson, students can apply different reading strategies and respond to the content of a text about shopping.
R011 - Holidays and celebrations To read a text about holidays and celebrations.
To provide practice reading for general understanding, specific information, and deeper understanding.
At the end of the lesson, students can apply different reading strategies and respond to the content of a text about holidays and celebrations.
R012 - Clothing To read a text about clothing and fashion.
To provide practice reading for general understanding, specific information, and deeper understanding.
At the end of the lesson, students can apply different reading strategies and respond to the content of a text about clothing and fashion.
R125 - Describing people To read a text about describing people.
To provide practice reading for general understanding, specific information, and deeper understanding.
At the end of the lesson, students can apply different reading strategies and respond to the content of a text about describing people.
R126 - Plans To read a text about making plans.
To provide practice reading for general understanding, specific information, and deeper understanding.
At the end of the lesson, students can apply different reading strategies and respond to the content of a text about making plans.
R127 - My town To read a text about towns.
To provide practice reading for general understanding, specific information, and deeper understanding.
At the end of the lesson, students can apply different reading strategies and respond to the content of a text about towns.
R128 - Travel and vacations To read a text about travel and vacations.
To provide practice reading for general understanding, specific information, and deeper understanding.
At the end of the lesson, students can apply different reading strategies and respond to the content of a text about travel and vacations.
R129 - Activities To read a text about activities.
To provide practice reading for general understanding, specific information, and deeper understanding.
At the end of the lesson, students can apply different reading strategies and respond to the content of a text about activities.
R130 - Countries To read a text about countries.
To provide practice reading for general understanding, specific information, and deeper understanding.
At the end of the lesson, students can apply different reading strategies and respond to the content of a text about countries.
R131 - Festivals and traditions To read a text about festivals and traditions.
To provide practice reading for general understanding, specific information, and deeper understanding.
At the end of the lesson, students can apply different reading strategies and respond to the content of a text about festivals and traditions.
R132 - Books To read a text about books.
To provide practice reading for general understanding, specific information, and deeper understanding.
At the end of the lesson, students can apply different reading strategies and respond to the content of a text about books.
R133 - Movies To read a text about movies.
To provide practice reading for general understanding, specific information, and deeper understanding.
At the end of the lesson, students can apply different reading strategies and respond to the content of a text about movies.
R134 - Sports To read a text about sports.
To provide practice reading for general understanding, specific information, and deeper understanding.
At the end of the lesson, students can apply different reading strategies and respond to the content of a text about sports.
R135 - Feelings To read a text about feelings.
To provide practice reading for general understanding, specific information, and deeper understanding.
At the end of the lesson, students can apply different reading strategies and respond to the content of a text about feelings.
R136 - Jobs To read a text about jobs.
To provide practice reading for general understanding, specific information, and deeper understanding.
At the end of the lesson, students can apply different reading strategies and respond to the content of a text about jobs.