"Literature for English" is a five‎-book literature‎-based reading program for students who need to improve their basic English skills‎.‎ Each book is packed with high‎-interest stories by famous writers covering varied genres such as folktale‎,‎ science fiction‎,‎ and autobiography‎.‎ Selections in the Beginning‎- and Intermediate‎-level books are divided into a number of short‎,‎ illustrated sections‎.‎ Many of the chapters in the Advanced‎-level books contain theme‎-related stories and poems‎.‎ Each section in the Student Book is followed by a comprehensive four‎-part skills check that is developed to meet the needs to LEP readers and is consistent with the general scope and sequence of ESL/ELT curricula‎.‎The Literature for English Teacher‎'‎s Guides contains detailed instructions and activities for each reading selection in the student books‎.‎ Complete pre‎- and post‎-reading activities and answers to all the student exercises are included‎.‎ Two placement tests are also included ‎- one in the Beginning and Intermediate One guides and the other in the Intermediate Two and Advanced guides‎.‎The teaching material for each unit contains‎:‎ Warming Up that develops vocabulary‎,‎ activates prior knowledge‎,‎ and introduces the selection using graphic organizers‎,‎ critical thinking‎,‎ and language across the curriculum‎;‎ Reading the Selection that guides students through the material in small‎,‎ easy‎-to‎-digest sections with modeling strategies‎,‎ graphic organizers‎,‎ and critical thinking‎;‎ Check Your Understanding that contains the answers to the student comprehension check‎;‎ Understanding the Story that provides suggestions for teaching the grammar highlighted in the exercises‎;‎ Studying the Story and Thinking About Literature that expands these sections in the student books‎;‎ and‎,‎ Assessment that checks vocabulary‎,‎ grammar‎,‎ and comprehension‎.‎