But here are a few tips on reading a story with primary level ss (if they can read):
1) The story you choose should be simple with short sentences, containing mostly familiar vocabulary + it should have nice illustrations;
2) You start with reading the title and looking through the pictures, asking your ss to guess what the story is about and what are the characters in the story;
3) Introduce new vocabulary with the help of pictures and play some vocabulary game;
4) Have your ss listen to the story (if you don �t have an audio, you can read the story to your ss yourself) it �s essential you have a while-listening activity (something like "clap your hands when you hear new words" or "point to the characters in the pictures when you hear them speak", etc.)
5) Don �t make your ss read the story aloud right away, it will probably embarrass them, rather have them practice to read it aloud at home and check the next time (it would be ideal if they had an audio of the story to take home to mimic a native speaker)
6) In class though, you can practice silent reading followed by some comprehension activities like "who says", "find the sentence for the picture", etc.
7) And finally a follow-up lesson with role play for the story would be most beneficial IMHO
There are a lot more things you will be able to do with your ss once they (and you as a teacher) gain confidence with reading stories ;)
