Guides: English (For AMEP &amp; EAL): eReaders

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NATECLA Scotland ESOL Literacies Readers

NATECLA Scotland has created a set of ONLINE Readers designed primarily for ESOL Literacies Learners.

Utilising the BOOKCREATOR.COM platform, we’ve launched with 22 books that you can use with your learners – in class, as homework or as an extra to your lessons.

They have roughly been set at Literacies 1 and 2 (SQA) – but some people may find them useful for low level Beginner learners too.

Click here to access the books

Namaste Book Series - Intermediate Readers

Six people tell of seeking asylum in Australia, fleeing their homeland under dangerous circumstances, living in limbo, and leaving everything behind for a new life in Tasmania. The stories are deeply moving, and deal with the themes of family, community, freedom and independence.
To access the books, please click on the titles below.

As Salam Alaykom – Faisal’s Story Faisal first came to Australia to study, but was unable to return to his homeland after making the decision to renounce Islam.
Kemey de Han W’alu – Kibra’s Story Kibra suffered imprisonment, torture, and a gruelling eight-day cross-border journey without food or water, before living as a refugee for twenty years in Kenya.
Koo-Sheh – Isaiah’s Story After war broke out in his country, Isaiah and his family spent fourteen years in five different refugee camps before being allowed to migrate to Australia.
Na Aw Hsaw Ha – Eh Eh’s Story When Eh Eh was fifteen years old, he and his father escaped the military in Burma to live in a Thai refugee camp. Eh Eh went to great lengths to further his studies whilst in Thailand, risking his safety and freedom.
Namaste - Ghana's Story Ghana and her family fled Bhutan due to the political situation and lived in a tent in a refugee camp in Nepal for eighteen years before being relocated to Australia.
Salam - Layla's Story Layla and her family fled Afghanistan when she was very young, and lived in Pakistan and Iran for many years. Many of Layla’s family members died in Iran before she and her family were granted asylum in Australia.