《Stories to Read, Words to Know》系列教材是由美国加州非常著名的教材出版社Evan-Moor出品。Evan-Moor自1979年以来，便一直致力于提供教育者最实用、创意及吸引人的幼儿教育产品，支援与丰富教学课程。

《Stories to Read, Words to Know》从Level A到Level J一共有10册，每册12个单元（小故事），相对国外儿童的水平是从Grades K到Grades 3。通过这套教材的系统学习，可以培养孩子听说读写能力。
Developing Language Through Reading
HelpEnglish language learners at the beginning language development levelstrengthen their reading, writing, listening, and speaking skills with Storiesto Read, Words to Know.

以下为本次分享的Level F教材（相当于美国小学一年级向二年级过渡的水平，国内就看孩子的基础来定义级别）的教学重点：

(Grades 1-2) Level F addresses these important skills:
• word recognition
• story comprehension
• distinguishing fantasy from reality
• understanding word meaning
• reading for meaning
• writing sentences
• positional words
• understanding opposites
• critical thinking
• multiple-meaning words
• alphabetical order
• sequencing
• categorization
• drawing conclusions
• word families
• compound words
• adjectives
• possessives
• contractions
• short sound of i
• long sound of i and a
• initial consonant blend sw
• adding -ing