Graded reading is to provide children with scientific reading plans, different reading materials and scientific and targeted reading books according to their intellectual and psychological development at different ages. English graded reading books are classified books that help children who have just started learning English to embark on the road of independent reading.

First, the characteristics of graded reading materials

As an auxiliary means of children's independent reading, graded reading materials must be designed in children's language that children can easily understand, and the English vocabulary used should be as simple and easy to read as possible, which is in line with children's psychological development level.

At the same time, the story of graded reading materials should be relatively simple and interesting, and the sentence patterns should gradually change from two or three words per sentence and two or three sentences per page to longer sentences, more and more sentences per page and smaller illustrations. In particular, the design of illustrations can not only enrich children's imagination, but also help children understand the stories they read.

Excellent graded reading materials will design some interesting game links, which will greatly arouse children's enthusiasm and interaction. Some reading materials will also list the words and sentences that children want to master at the end. Let parents and children know the purpose of the book at a glance. It is easier to read and understand the content. Second, the advantages of graded reading materials

The original purpose of graded reading materials is to help children in English-speaking countries learn and consolidate their natural spelling knowledge, and make a smooth transition to autonomous reading. Because graded reading materials will focus on the characteristics of situational correspondence when designing and writing. Therefore, most words, sentences and illustrations can correspond to each other, so when children see a picture, they can guess and understand the meaning of a new word or sentence pattern, which is more suitable for children whose English is not their mother tongue. Children with few words and sentence patterns in their minds will find it relatively difficult to understand and remember without corresponding illustrations. Graded reading books just do this, making children's English learning twice the result with half the effort.