Books for ESL Teachers
The following is a small selection of books that may be of interest to the ESL teacher. It includes the first book published as TEFL Resource Studio on Amazon. We’re hoping to publish more books in the future. We will also be building a recommended reading list that we hope will be useful to other ESL teachers.
Handwriting Practice Notebook for ESL Adults
A Foundational ESL Writing Workbook for Pre-literate and True Beginner Students (A0–A1 Level)
This practical workbook from TEFL Resource Studio is designed specifically for ESL learners at true beginner and pre-literate levels. It’s ideal for adult learners, refugee students, students who are unfamiliar with the Roman alphabet, and others with little or no prior literacy experience. This notebook provides structured handwriting and writing support from the very beginning.
What’s included:
- 11 pages of alphabet tracing to introduce letter formation
- 2 pages of number tracing (1–20) for basic number recognition and writing
- 2 simple writing prompts for supported sentence construction
- 70 pages of 12mm high guideline notebook paper to support early writing development
- 20 pages of 9mm high guideline paper to refine handwriting control and size.
Available on Amazon – ASIN : B0FLYB36M8
Recommended Reading
Teaching Multilevel Classes in Esl - Jill Bell
“This helpful guide delves into widespread issues pertinent to the teaching and development of curriculum for multilevel classes. Suggestions for activities and exercises are drawn from the author’s personal teaching experience, with a discussion of the problems and opportunities of multilevel ESL classes.”
Multilevel ESL classes are a huge challenge not just for new ESL teachers, but also for experienced teachers as well. This book will guide you through strategies to help plan your syllabus and lessons so that all students benefit. There are a lot of great ideas here, and it’s an engaging read – following Jill Bell in her own footsteps teaching a multilevel ESL class.
Highly recommended: 5 stars.
Note: Currently out of print.