At Home (Great Stories: Beginner)

Book excerpt: In the Kasongo family, Binwa works hard at her job and in her home. She is tired. Will her husband and kids help, so she can get some rest? The Kasongos need a new sofa and chairs, but furniture is expensive. What can they do? Joseph finished his first year of university. The family celebrated with a special dinner. Jerome hears a dripping tap in the kitchen. He can’t fix it. Who can help? The Park family lives in a small apartment. The neighbors are loud, the rent is expensive, and their twin daughters are not happy. Soo Jin wants to buy a house, but a house payment is a lot of money. How can they get more money? Will they find a new house? At Home helps English language learners practice reading in several ways. The stories help reading fluency. Sentences include useful vocabulary and many common words in English. Some stories have conversations that model spoken English. At Home features short and long vowel sounds, consonant blends and digraphs, and common sight words. The stories feature common situations for everyday life in an apartment or house. Keywords: graded reader, leveled reader, phonics, literacy, chapter book