What are Easy Readers?
Easy readers for language learning are specially designed books that use simple words, short sentences, and clear grammar to help beginners get comfortable with reading in a new language. They often focus on basic vocabulary and phrases, making the content easy to follow without overwhelming the reader.
Easy Readers come in many different versions – for example short stories, simple novels or dialogues and conversation examples.
The books usually come with translations alongside the text and audio recordings of the stories. This combination of text, translation, and audio makes easy readers a powerful tool for language learners.
Why are Easy Readers good for learning languages?
Easy readers gradually introduce you to the structure of the new language without being too difficult. Because the sentences are shorter and simpler, it’s easier to understand the meaning of the words and phrases. You’re also able to learn new vocabulary in context, which helps with memorizing them. Plus, the stories are often designed to be engaging and motivating, so you’re practicing your language skills in a fun way.
Even if you are an absolute beginner, Easy Readers and Short Stories are a great solution to quickly improve your target language. And there’s nothing more satisfying than finishing your first short novel in a new language!
How to use Easy Readers to learn a language?
Here’s an example of how to use Easy Readers to get the most out of the learning experience:
- Reading and Translation: Start by reading the text in the target language and use the translation to check your understanding. Over time, you’ll rely less on the translation as your skills improve.
- Listening to the Audio: Listen to the audio recordings while reading along in the book. This helps you learn pronunciation and improve your listening skills.
- Repetition: Read and listen to the stories multiple times. This reinforces your learning and helps you recognize patterns in the language.
- Vocabulary Practice: Write down new words and phrases from the text and review them regularly to build your vocabulary.
By regularly using Easy Readers, you can improve your reading comprehension, listening skills, vocabulary, and even pronunciation, all at a pace that matches your language level.
I want to start reading in a new language. How do I do that?
Great! All you need is your first simple Easy Reader designed especially for beginners. We’ve got you covered :). At Frazely, we have a wide choice of Easy Readers for learning Arabic, Polish, German, Spanish, and more.
All our Easy Readers come with full side-to-side translation and audio recorded by native speakers. And they are available to download immediately. Check out our Shop Page to find out more. You can read and listen to a sample chapter of each book!