About ESL Young Learners

ESL Young Learners offers free fun learning resources for English language teachers & learners. These include reading, listening, speaking & writing materials for online and classroom use.

What are the materials? - original stories and simplified versions of classic texts - full PDF print-friendly short stories streamed via Scribd - short texts ideal for classroom use - glossary & activities to accompany texts - all texts simplified and graded according to level - fun listening and watching materials	By level or age? By age and/or level - but visitors can use any materials they can manage. Confident younger readers can attempt the materials aimed at teens. Similarly older children with a lower language level or reluctant readers may prefer to try the shorter, simpler texts before moving on.	Starting Points? A good starting point for younger children is the Uncle Edgar section. The stories are fun and easy to follow. They are also have a strong visual element. For teens/young adults the Fred and Rita conversations are very popular and flexible in terms of level. Think of the site as an anthology or library of materials. Choose the materials you think your students will enjoy.
Endorsements/Funding ESL Young Learners receives no external funding or institutional support. It has links with Extensive Reading, the British Council and many other organisations promoting language learning through reading. In February 2009 it won the EnglishClub.com Site of the Month Award. ESL Reading/Young Learners features in Tips for Teaching with Call: Practical Approaches to Computer -Assisted Language Learning (2008, Pearson/Longman).	Writer/Editor The site was created by Kieran McGovern and he writes & edits most of the materials. He has been described as being 'amongst the best writers of language learner materials in English’ in Extensive Reading in the Second Language Classroom (Cambridge, 1998). Kieran was the BBC World Service Teacher Blogger in August & December 2009. He also edits ESL Reading.	Support this site You can help support future development by making online purchases via the advertisements. There's no extra cost to you - and a big benefit to the site!

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