《Basic Readers》是美國現代時期一套廣泛使用的標準化英語閱讀課本,在美國學校一直使用到20 世紀70 年代?!睹绹鴮W校現代英語閱讀教材》由芝加哥大學閱讀研究專家、世界閱讀學會首任會長威廉·格雷教授與著名教材專家威廉·愛爾森共同編寫。從選文篇幅、詞匯難度、故事內容、課后練習、插圖使用等方面,編者都做了精心考量?!睹绹鴮W?,F代英語閱讀教材》以綜合培養(yǎng)學生的朗讀(oral reading)與默讀(silentreading)技巧為目的,讓孩子們學會閱讀,并通過閱讀為今后的人生階段打下基礎。對中國孩子來講,這是一套循序漸進地進行英語閱讀訓練的優(yōu)秀讀本。適合從學前階段開始,向小學和中學階段擴展訓練。本冊為第二級,故事情節(jié)仍然延續(xù)簡短有趣的風格,單詞量逐漸增多。從本冊開始隨著孩子年齡的增長,窗外的世界對他來說會更有吸引力,從而開始出現了戶外的故事。同時提供配套英文朗讀免費下載,讓孩子在閱讀精彩故事的同時亦能更好練習英語發(fā)音。 This set of textbookreaders was used in the schools of the United States till 1970s. It was thefirst reading series to enforce strict vocabulary control over selections. WilliamS. Gray, a renowned educational psychologist and reading authority from theUniversity of Chicago became a senior co-author with William H. Elson increating this series.The authors haveattempted to provide an interesting, purposeful, and comprehensive readingcourse for children. To achieve this purpose the authors have assembledmaterials from the worldwide field of children’s favorite readings. Thus basicreading attitudes and habits are developed through the purposeful use ofinteresting and significant content. Using this series of readers, the childrencan learn to read first, and then read to learn in their future life.