The Stories
ESL Reads are engaging and relevant stories for young adults learning English. They are written for English as an Additional Language or dialect (EAL/D) students with low literacy.
- Suitable for all EAL/D young adults including refugees, asylum seekers and migrants.
- Can be used by EAL secondary students or adult learners.
- Stories acknowledge the challenges of migration in everyday life, health, social/emotional and cultural situations in education and work.
- 5 EAL levels in each series from beginner to intermediate.
- Illustrations and audio to assist students' comprehension.
- Written by an EAL/D teacher
- Written in an Australian context but can easily be used in other countries.
Become a Member!
Why join us?
ESL Reads is an expanding platform for teachers of EAL/D learners. We want you to be able to have access to all of our current resources, as well as our future resources and features to come!
What's included?
- Browse and access your resources online via your account.
- Resources can be read on any digital device via a link or QR code.
- Students can listen to audio while they read.
- Download and print all current resources.
- Access all of the upcoming resources.
- Access updated versions of resources.
What do the teachers think?
"They are really well-written and illustrated for IEC students and fit our curriculum beautifully."
EAL/D Head Teacher
New Arrivals Program, NSW
"I highly recommend these books. Students could relate to the characters and had often had similar experiences in their own settlement in Australia."
EAL/Literacy Coordinator
VCAL at an EAL Senior Secondary School, VIC
"ESL reads have definitely made an incredibly useful addition to our current resources."
Adult Education Teacher
AMEP, Skills First, SEE, VIC
What do the students think?
"I like this book because these things have happened to me too much and I could understand her feelings!"
Senior Secondary Student
Dari Speaker
"I liked the way it has pictures step by step.
It's an easier way to understand."
It's an easier way to understand."
Senior Secondary Student
Hakha Chin Speaker
"I like this book because it's easy to read and understand what she is trying to say."
Senior Secondary Student
Karen Speaker