Most of what's listed below has readers in multiple languages, unless the language is specifically stated. Enjoy perusing the following:
Leveled Readers in 9 Languages by Martina Bex
Independent Novels in 8 Languages by Pamela Vasquez
Spanish Free Reading Novels by Señora Chase
List of Leveled Readers by Bryce Hedstrom
World Language Bookshelf - 500+ readers in French, Spanish & German - website by Adam Giedd
Command Performance Books - owned by author Karen Rowan
Fluency Matters (Wayside Publishing)
Digilangua by Jennifer Degenhardt & Theresa Marrama
Señor Wooly - Spanish Graphic Novels & Readers
Amazon Spanish Readers recommended by Sarah Breckley
Spanish Cuentos by Craig Klein
My Generation of Polyglots e-books library by Mike Peto
Bryce Hedstrom - Spanish Novels by Independent Authors
Squid For Brains - Chinese Readers
Chinese Graphic Novels and Short Stories by Reed Riggs
Mary Glasgow - Language Learning Magazines + Resources for Teens
Voces Unplugged – Readers in 5 languages
One Good Story – Spanish readers by Virginia Hildebrandt
Comprehensible Classics - Latin readers by Andrew Olimpi
The Fīlum Fātī series - Latin leveled readers by Jason Simpson
Bombax Press - Latin Novellas by Rachel Beth Cunning
Japanese leveled readers and other resources
Tadoku Japanese Readers - some for purchase, many free
Taishukan Graded Readers for Japanese learners - by Tadoku Supporters
ASK Publishing - Japanese Readers from Level 0 - 5
Cheng and Tsui - Japanese Readers from Level 0 - 5
CI Book Shop - Readers in 10 languages, including Russian
Great Story Reading Project in many languages
Stories First Foundation - by Beniko Mason & Stephen Krashen
Noticias by Maris Hawkins
Revista Literal by Estudiantes de Español
Non-Fiction Library by Profe Elliott
Easy Japanese Stories - by Russell Sensei
Trying to decide which reader is right for your class? The Language Learner Literature Advisory Board (LLLAB) has reviewed dozens of readers in Spanish, German, and French to help you make an informed decision for your classroom library.
Students could write a journal entry – a summary of what they read on one side and their reactions, comments or questions on the other side - to demonstrate that they understand what they are reading.
Martina Bex has a whole host of games to review novels that are read as a whole class (not FVR). Try one of these ones: Is It Possible? A board game for post-reading. The Event is Right! Modeled after the game show the Price is Right. Freeze Frame, a fun interactive way to review a story. Time Capsule Predictions before reading the end of the novel.
After reading a chapter, do a quick quiz or written assessment. Students take out a piece of paper and answer true / false questions, either/or questions, or open-ended questions about the calendar discussion. This falls under the "interpretive" category - students are receiving input and making sense of it, then demonstrating that comprehension.
Free-writes - Give students 5 minutes to write down anything they can, bullet format or full sentences, drawing pictures or illustrations, to demonstrate their comprehension.
Or try a game as a formative assessment! Here is a list of 10 to get started. And another list of 35+ to dive deeper.
There are so many ideas for assessment! For a better, more comprehensive deep dive into assessments for standards-based and proficiency-oriented language teaching, read Martina Bex's article on assessments for language classes and standards-based grading. Also Scott Benedict's articles on assessments and standards-based grading.
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