First Nonfiction Reading is a brand new three-level reading series for young, emergent-level readers that helps studentes transition from phonics to reading. Each realistic fiction passage is based on a school subject and helps bridge fiction and nonfiction topics.

1. First Nonfiction Reading

2. Contents
• Overview
• Key Features
• Student Book
• Workbook
• Word List
• Detachable Flashcards
• Student’s Digital Materials
• Teacher’s Materials

3. The Power of Nonfiction
First Nonfiction Reading embeds crucial components of language learning. It emphasizes
comprehension activities for students to recycle the knowledge and sight words encountered in the
reading passage. This facilitates for thinking skills, exercises logic, and eventually supports their
critical thinking and memory skill. The background information is also transmitted through stealth
learning where vocabulary and grammar structures are presented in a recurring set of post-reading
activities in each unit. Students also encounter a wider range of expressions which they can use in
everyday English given a specific situational context.
First Nonfiction Reading also supplements the readers
knowledge in the content with the use of sight words
and phonics words. This progressive syllabus design
takes learners from an emergent language learner to the
realm of becoming an independent thinker.

4. Overview
• First Nonfiction Reading is a three book series designed for young learners in the emergent (Pre-A1) level
of learning that helps learners transition from phonics to reading.
• The series gives the learner the information in a straight forward and easy-to-understand way, while
maintaining challenging multisensory activities to keep the learners motivated and alert.
• Learners become increasingly engaged with their connections with prior experiences, while building new
understandings about the real world.
• Learners also develop their ability to understand the form and functions of informational text which leads
to a transition from the learning to read stage to the reading to learn stage.
• The curriculum is further invigorated with the inclusion of cross-curricular content including mathematics,
science, social studies, physical education, fine art, and music, while also benefiting from the pedagogical
structure of content language integrated learning (CLIL) integrated into each unit.

5. Key Features
• Realistic fiction passages that cover a range of nonfiction topics.
• Colorful illustrations and design which aid in contextual understanding.
• Clear focus and learning objectives.
• Three types of vocabulary selected to develop emergent-level reader fluency.
• A natural English expression at the end of each passage.
• Sentence structures in reading passages used in speaking and writing activities.
• Free downloadable materials including wordlists, answer keys, tests and more available on our
Home page.
• Includes student digital materials available on CD-ROM for PC and a free application for android or
iOS.
• Key words focused on story patterns in the reading passage.

6. Student Book
• 16 Units
• 2 new sight words and 2 new phonics words in each unit
• A total of 4 new Key Words introduced in each unit
• Cross-curricular content
• 2 kinds of writing activities varying in each unit (Number & Write / Circle & Write)

7. Student Book
Big Question
This helps the teacher to
get students thinking
about the topic and
understand what they
are about to learn. It’s a
great preview activity for
students to start learning
vocabulary
Key Words
Key words build the
student’s core
vocabulary around the
topic of each unit.
Students can use the key
words along with the
grammar pattern to read,
understand, and speak
about the topic.
Phonics Words & Sight Words
Phonics and sight words are
selected to develop student’s
reading fluency. Phonics
words help students review
phonics rules and help them
transition from emergent to
early-level reading ability by
reviewing, comparing, and
contrasting phonics sounds.
Sight words help students
quickly recognize whole words
and their meaning.

8. Student Book
Read
Realistic fiction passages explore a large range of
interesting topics rooted in nonfiction concepts.
This helps students smoothly transition from fiction
reading to nonfiction reading. All of the words in
the reading are leveled and controlled so that
students can gradually and steadily improve their
reading ability. Key words are highlighted, and
phonics concepts are presented with red text to
help students focus on the main learning objectives
of each unit. The last sentence of each passage is a
fun, natural English expression that students learn
in the context of the passage and can use in real life
in the appropriate context.
Quick Check
This exercise ensures that students understand points
and details from the reading.

9. Student Book
Comprehension
This checks the student’s
understanding of the main idea
and the details in the reading
passage. By answering these
questions,. Students develop and
demonstrate their comprehension
of the reading.
Key Words Practice
Students strengthen and solidify
their vocabulary by reviewing key
words after the reading.

10. Student Book
Sentence Practice
This helps students to
reconstruct key
grammatical patterns from
the passage along with the
key words.
Speaking Skills
Students consolidate and
utilize the language they
learn in the unit and
practice speaking with
short, simple dialogues.

11. Workbook

12. Workbook
Key Words
Students practice
writing by reviewing
and solidifying their
understanding of key
words.
Key Sentences
Students recall key sentence patterns by writing
them with the correct structures.

13. Students can review all of the words they have learned in each unit. They can build
confidence by keeping track of how many words they learn in total.
Word List
Key Words List Phonics Word List Sight Words List

14. Detachable Flashcards
Detachable flashcards provide students with a quick, easy, and fun way to learn, study,
and remember all of the key words and sight words from each unit.

15. Student’s Digital Materials
How to access?
• Install the Class Booster Basic Reading CD-ROM
on your computer.
• OR
• Download the Class Booster App from Google
Play or the Apple App Store and install it on
your device
Tracking progress
• Monitor learner’s progress with the Teacher’s
Report. Metrics on student performance are
provided in a clear and simple way. It’s easy to
register and submit answers.
Fun and interactive
• Providing a simple yet engaging array of
activities for young learners.

16. Teacher’s Materials
• Writing Worksheets
• Lesson Plan
• Sample Syllabus
• Downloadable and
Streaming MP3 audio files
• Answer Key
• Translations
• Midterm Test
• Final Test
• Scope & Sequence
• Flash Cards
• Class Booster

17. Thank You!
For information on this product
or other ELT materials, connect with us!
facebook.com/compasspublishing
@CompassELT
info@compasspub.com
compasspublishing
slideshare.net/CompassPublishing