Graded English reader, Level 1–5: Stage English The Little Prince

An easy English reader even complete beginners can finish

Five levels, from the easiest level to the original text

Stage English is a five-level reading system that puts everything from the easiest level through to the original text in one book. It is tailored across five levels, from lower stages to the original, and reportedly received support from around 5,000 backers through three crowdfunding campaigns. Let me introduce Stage English The Little Prince.

This is The Little Prince, a graded English reader that you can read without a dictionary.

I love that this English edition of The Little Prince lets readers learn a variety of vocabulary and expressions, from beginner through advanced levels.

When starting English for the first time—or again

Whether you are starting English for the first time or beginning again, you can study naturally by following the original text level by level.

In English, speaking, listening, reading, and writing are all important. Of those, I think reading matters even more now that the internet is part of everyday life. Reading English books is one of the English-study activities children start with even in kindergarten. That is how important it is.

How do you choose an English reader at your level?

Finding an English reader that suits your level is not easy either. When choosing your first English reading textbook, you need books offered by level.

This book is arranged in stages from Level 1 to Level 5. After reading Level 1, you move to Level 2 and encounter content and words that expand a little on what you understood in Level 1, making their meanings easy to infer. That is how you get the remarkable experience of reading the original without a dictionary.

Research and structure behind the graded English reader

This book reportedly applied for a Korean patent and an international PCT patent after four years of research. It should be useful not only in Korea but also overseas, wherever English reading is needed.

Through four years of in-depth research and development, the English books were reportedly designed so learners can start with the basics and gradually understand more complex original texts. The originality of this method was recognized with patent registration from the Korean Intellectual Property Office, they say. This step-by-step approach goes beyond traditional language-learning methods to offer a personalized learning experience suited to each learner's pace and ability.

They also say they are continually creating learning materials that apply this approach not only to English learning but to literacy, mathematics, history, and other academic fields, so complex concepts can be understood and absorbed more easily.

Reading continuously from Level 1 to the original

Levels 1 and 2 are easy enough for anyone who knows elementary-school vocabulary to read. The later levels raise the difficulty with more advanced words and sentences. Level 5 contains the original text. Rather than selecting only parts of the 27 chapters of The Little Prince, the same chapters are divided into five levels by changing only the words and sentences. Instead of readers having to search for an English book at their own level, it offers a range of levels tailored to the reader.

Reading from Level 1 with my daughter

When I mentioned The Little Prince, my daughter became curious and began reading. Because she could study easily from Level 1, she read along smoothly and happily, then even tried writing a line or two.

It makes me so proud to see her studying by applying what she reads in an English book. Thanks to Stage English The Little Prince, I am delighted.

• If your resolution fades after only a few pages
• If you want to finish the original English text of The Little Prince
• If you want to complete your English study with one book
• If you are looking for a book that suits your level
• If you want to build your English skills gradually, level by level

I recommend the much-loved The Little Prince for English reading-comprehension practice.

See Stage English The Little Prince in the video