Library Girl's EAL Reading Links

Links Reading Writing Listening Numeracy Essential Skills General EAL Fun Stuff Home	EAL Reading Links The Learning Edge http://www.thewclc.ca/edge/ Interactive Canadian newspaper for lower reading levels. The Northern Edge http://www.nwt.literacy.ca/northernedge/ Interactive Northern newspaper for lower reading levels. English Express http://www.advancededucation.gov.ab.ca/englishexpress/ A Website for adult learners. Articles, students’ stories and teaching notes with sound and printable copies. West Coast Reader www.westcoastreader.ca Downloadable articles from a newspaper for adult learners. Family English http://reepworld.org/englishpractice/family/index.htm Read, listen and look at 4 people’s stories, designed with low-proficiency and low-literacy learners in mind. English for Health http://reepworld.org/englishpractice/health/index.htm Health, medicine and the body lessons designed with low-proficiency and low-literacy learners in mind. Some parts of this site are still under construction. Story by Story Phonics Lessons http://mcedservices.com/phonics/phonics.html Online low level books with sound using phonics. Print versions are available for each story. Reading Skills for Today’s Adults www.marshalladulteducation.org/reading_skills_home.htm Varied levels of reading selections that are appropriate for and valued by adult learners. The combined repeated reading and guided oral reading aid in building the learners' fluency and comprehension skills. The topics of these reading selections include: Civics, Employment, Housing, Health, School, Money, and Government. Topics Magazine www.topics-mag.com/ An online magazine for learners of English rich in culture that includes personal narratives and short stories of language learners. The Key – A Newspaper for New Readers www.keynews.org/ The Key provides reading material for adults with limited reading skills. These include adults who have not completed their high school educations, those learning English and those with learning disabilities. Although this can be considered heavily American , topics such as Health, Money and Jobs and Education have good general content. Click on the Story Archives for a full list of articles. International Children’s Digital Library http://icdlbooks.org/ Read books by country in various languages. National Adult Literacy Database http://www.nald.ca/storyoftheweek "Story of the Week" section contains great stories written by adult learners from around Canada. CET - ESL Activities Online http://www.tcet.com/eaonline/CanadianCorner/index.html The Centre for Education and Training brings you an ESL site with Canadian content for higher level learners. Peoples Law School http://www.publiclegaled.bc.ca/section.asp?catid=139 The website of the People's Law School of British Columbia exists to help you learn about your rights and responsibilities under the law. Created by Diane Moran (2008).

EAL Reading Links

The Learning Edge
http://www.thewclc.ca/edge/
Interactive Canadian newspaper for lower reading levels.

The Northern Edge
http://www.nwt.literacy.ca/northernedge/
Interactive Northern newspaper for lower reading levels.

English Express
http://www.advancededucation.gov.ab.ca/englishexpress/
A Website for adult learners. Articles, students’ stories and teaching notes with sound and printable copies.

West Coast Reader
www.westcoastreader.ca
Downloadable articles from a newspaper for adult learners.

Family English
http://reepworld.org/englishpractice/family/index.htm
Read, listen and look at 4 people’s stories, designed with low-proficiency and low-literacy learners in mind.

English for Health
http://reepworld.org/englishpractice/health/index.htm
Health, medicine and the body lessons designed with low-proficiency and low-literacy learners in mind. Some parts of this site are still under construction.

Story by Story Phonics Lessons
http://mcedservices.com/phonics/phonics.html
Online low level books with sound using phonics. Print versions are available for each story.

Reading Skills for Today’s Adults
www.marshalladulteducation.org/reading_skills_home.htm
Varied levels of reading selections that are appropriate for and valued by adult learners. The combined repeated reading and guided oral reading aid in building the learners' fluency and comprehension skills. The topics of these reading selections include: Civics, Employment, Housing, Health, School, Money, and Government.

Topics Magazine
www.topics-mag.com/
An online magazine for learners of English rich in culture that includes personal narratives and short stories of language learners.

The Key – A Newspaper for New Readers
www.keynews.org/
The Key provides reading material for adults with limited reading skills. These include adults who have not completed their high school educations, those learning English and those with learning disabilities. Although this can be considered heavily American , topics such as Health, Money and Jobs and Education have good general content. Click on the Story Archives for a full list of articles.

International Children’s Digital Library
http://icdlbooks.org/
Read books by country in various languages.

National Adult Literacy Database
http://www.nald.ca/storyoftheweek
"Story of the Week" section contains great stories written by adult learners from around Canada.

CET - ESL Activities Online
http://www.tcet.com/eaonline/CanadianCorner/index.html
The Centre for Education and Training brings you an ESL site with Canadian content for higher level learners.

Peoples Law School
http://www.publiclegaled.bc.ca/section.asp?catid=139
The website of the People's Law School of British Columbia exists to help you learn about your rights and responsibilities under the law.

Created by Diane Moran (2008).