Newcomers/ELL

Saddleback offers three distinct grades 4-8 collections for multilingual learners, so you can match materials to where each student is starting from. The GO! ELL Literacy Libraries support English language learners who are already building reading skills in English. GO! Welcome Newcomers is designed for students who are new to the country and the language. GO! Welcome SLIFE (grades 6-8) serves Students with Limited or Interrupted Formal Education who need additional foundational support alongside language acquisition. Explore each collection below to find the right fit for your classroom.

Tween ELL Newcomers Bundle

The Tween ELL Newcomers Bundle combines all four collections above into one easy, discounted order: the GO! ELL and GO! ELL 2 Literacy Libraries, GO! Welcome Newcomers, and GO! Welcome Newcomers Fundamentals. It's the fastest way to fully outfit a grades 4-8 classroom or program serving English language learners and newcomers at every stage, from a student's first months in the country to advanced content-area reading.

Tween ELL Newcomers Bundle

 

Tween ELL Newcomers Bundle

Grades: 4 to 8
Reading Level: 0 to 3.0
Lexile: HL10L to HL350L

 

GO! ELL Literacy Libraries

The GO! ELL Literacy Libraries come in two levels: GO! ELL and GO! ELL 2, so you can match content to where each student is reading. Both pair fiction and nonfiction across five content-area genres, with full-color photographs, age-respectful storylines, and vocabulary support built into every title.

GO! ELL Tween Literacy Library with Books, Teacher's Guide, and Cards

 

GO! ELL Tween Literacy Library

Grades: 4 to 8
Reading Level: 1.4 to 2.0
Lexile: HL90L to HL230L

 

GO! ELL 2 Tween Literacy Library (3 each of 20 titles, 100 Vocab Cards + TG) | Hi-Lo Booksª | Educational Books

 

GO! ELL 2 Tween Literacy Library

Grades: 4 to 8
Reading Level: 1.9 to 3.0
Lexile: HL210L to HL350L

 

GO! Welcome Newcomers® Libraries

GO! Welcome Newcomers® introduces immigrant tweens new to English and American schools and communities to life in the United States. Paired fiction and nonfiction books cover practical, everyday topics, including American Culture, Community Health Resources, Food, Money Basics, Safety, School Basics, Social Skills, Transportation, and Weather/Natural Disasters, so students build the vocabulary and cultural knowledge they need to fit in academically and socially, alongside 140 vocabulary cards and a comprehensive Teacher's Guide. GO! Welcome Newcomers Fundamentals offers a smaller, 14-title starter set for classrooms building up their collection.

GO! Welcome Newcomers Tween Library (3 each of 28 titles, 140 Vocab Cards + TG) | Hi-Lo Booksª | Educational Books

 

GO! Welcome Newcomers

Grades: 4 to 8
Reading Level: 1.5 to 1.8
Lexile: HL70L to HL200L

 

GO! Welcome Newcomers Fundamentals (1 each of 14 titles) | Hi-Lo Booksª | Educational Books

 

GO! Welcome Newcomers Fundamentals

Grades: 4 to 8
Reading Level: 0 to 0.9
Lexile: HL10L to HL90L

 

GO! Welcome SLIFE™

GO! Welcome SLIFE™ (grades 6-8) is built for English learner tweens with limited or interrupted formal education, including migrant students and refugees who need both foundational literacy and English language support at the same time. The boxed set includes 120 paired fiction and nonfiction titles across five genres and twenty key topics, along with 200 vocabulary cards, lesson plans, strategic reading questions, and assessments, giving teachers a complete, emergent-level Hi-Lo curriculum. Additional book sets, vocabulary cards, and student activity worksheets are also available separately to expand or refresh a classroom set.

GO! Welcome SLIFE Boxed Set | Hi-Lo Booksª | Educational Books

 

GO! Welcome SLIFE

Grades: 6 to 8
Reading Level: 0.4 to 0.8
Lexile: HL50L to HL180L