The Editor

I write graded reading and listening materials for English language learners. These include original stories like Love by Design and simplified versions of classics including Washington Square by Henry James & Oscar Wilde's The Picture Of Dorian Gray.

My books have been published most of the major publishers in the field including Oxford University Press (OUP), OUP (Hong Kong), Longman, Macmillan and Penguin. You can see a partial list here.

Three of my titles were singled out for their ‘particular excellence’ in Bamford & Day’s Extensive Reading in the Second Language Classroom (CUP) where I was described as being ‘amongst the best writers of language learner materials in English’.

About these materials

Graded texts are specially prepared for language learners. They are shortened and simplified to make them easier to read and/or listen to.  Features include:
  • shorter paragraphs and sentences
  • fewer unfamiliar words. 
  • a focus on the main narrative line.
  • illustrations and contextual clues.
The materials on this focus on short stories and extracts rather than longer texts.

Language levels

Texts graded by vocabulary, grammar and readability.
Audio by vocabulary, grammar, speed & clarity of delivery, contextual noise etc
Common European Framework * Cambridge Online Assessment * Graded Reading Scale
Beginners (IELTS score:  1-2)  (CEF) A1 ERF Graded Reader Scale Beginner Elementary  (IELTS score:3/TOEFL IBT Score: 32-42)    (CEF) A1/2 ERF Graded Reader Scale Elementary (Early/Mid) Pre-Intermediate (IELTS score:3.5/TOEFL IBT Score: 43-51) (CEF) A2/B1 ERF Graded Reader Scale Elementary (High) Inter (Early) Intermediate  (IELTS score:4.5/TOEFL IBT Score: 51-61) (CEF) B1/2 ERF Graded Reader Scale Intermediate (Mid/High) Upper Intermediate  (IELTS score:5-6.5/TOEFL IBT Score: 62-91) (CEF) B2 ERF Graded Reader Scale Upper Intermediate Advanced (IELTS score:6.5-8.5/TOEFL IBT Score: 92-115) (CEF) C1/C2 ERF Graded Reader Scale Advanced 
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