Series Editor: Fidge, L.
Publisher: Macmillan ELT
Levels: Beginner (A1)
Macmillan English Explorers is an exciting new reading programme developed specifically for children learning English in kindergarten and primary schools. Written with second language learners in mind, these books expose children to real language and develop their reading and vocabulary skills.
Key features:
•Stories have been written using high-frequency words plus story-specific words which are clarified by illustrations, where possible
•High-frequency words have been taken from the UK National Literacy Strategy and correlated with the Ladybird Key Words list and the words most commonly used by L1 children in their own writing
•Phonetically-regular words are included in a meaningful and contextualized way
•Each Reader contains one complete story with some of the characters reappear at higher levels, providing a sense of continuity and familiarity to the reader