Instructional Resource Collection

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Digital Text
  • Beginnings Books – Annually published books of outstanding writing by Ohio Aspire ABE and ESOL students.
  • Easy Readers for Adult Learners – A collection of 21 photo books as part of the Adult New Reader Collection at Santa Clara City Library.
  • English Literacy Content – Interactive resources including stories, activities, handwriting guide, phonics, assessments and other resources.
  • ESL eBooks – A collection of short stories with reading and writing material for adult beginning to learn English, includes teaching tips for implementation.
  • ESL Literacy Readers – A collection of 40 theme-based readers in seven levels with audio and an instructor guide.
  • ESL Story Bank - A collection of short stories written specifically for adult ESL learners as part of the Minnesota Literacy Council’s Adult ESL Curriculum with Transitions Skills.
  • News for instruction
  • Reading Skills for Today’s Adults – A collection of stories at 16 levels with activities for before, during and after reading.
  • ReadWorks – Online library of over 5,600 texts and resources organized by content, activity, genre, Lexile level, word count, topic and theme, including a special ELL collection.



Print Materials


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