Scholastic ELT Readers: Starter Level
This range of Scholastic ELT readers reflects a world that teenagers will instantly recognise. It includes popular films and TV series and coming-of-age classics like Billy Elliot and Angela’s Ashes.
Inspiring full-colour graphics attract your students to reading. Images tie in with the media versions, and creative formats such as blogs, manga stories and comic strips generate instant appeal.
The People & Places spread at the start of each story sets the scene by introducing the key characters in a visually stimulating and accessible way.
The magazine-style Fact Files at the back of each reader include interviews, behind-the-scenes features, UK/US culture and themes developed in the reader.
The self-study section let students check comprehension as they progress through each story.
Free online teacher’s resource sheets provide more activities and follow-up project work.
Most readers are also accompanied by an audio recording of the story.
Blog Love
A gripping contemporary story about a lonely Japanese student in London who keeps a daily blog.
Kaori and the Lizard King
Kaori and the Lizard King is a manga-style comic strip story which will have immediate appeal with young teenagers.
Malcolm in the Middle: Krelboyne Picnic
Malcolm’s school, Krelboyne, is having a picnic afternoon. Malcolm’s parents insist that the whole family go along, much to the disgust of Malcolm and his brothers. But once they get there, the fun really begins.
Robin Hood: The Taxman
- 300 headwords
- 40 pages
Robin Hood: The Taxman is an easy-to-read photo story based on an episode from the popular BBC series.
Spooky Skaters
Spooky Skaters is a comic-strip style reader about a group of skateboarders from the land of the living and the ‘Land of the Dead’.
Storm Hawks
A fantasy comic-strip style reader based on the hit animated TV series from Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.
Zoey 101
There’s never a dull moment for Zoey and her friends at Pacific Coast Academy. The school dance contest is looming, but Zoey just can’t seem to find the perfect partner. And can Lola use her talent for acting to get a part in the school play and a date with the cute English guy, Simon?