Toward Proficiency

**THIS SUBSCRIPTION IS FOR THE 2025-2026 SCHOOL YEAR** No article will be posted until August 3, 2025.This subscription includes 44 articles.With each article, you will find: Two summaries that enable scaffolding for a variety of learners: You may use these summaries to whet your student's appetite, to activate their background knowledge, or as embedded readings before reading the full article.Comprehension and Reflection questions in English (Novice)Comprehension and Reflection questions in Fre

IN THIS SPECIAL ISSUE: LE LYCÉE FRANÇAISContemporary Life / EducationLe système éducatif français (infographie)Le lycée français, une spécialisation progressiveLe bac : un rite de passage ou une relique ?Le grand oral du bac, une épreuve controverséeDISCLAIMERAlways preview accompanying videos to ensure they are appropriate for your audience. ABOUT:LE PETIT JOURNAL FRANCOPHONE is a monthly publication that provides comprehensible news summaries from the Francophone world to learners of all profi

SPÉCIAL NOUVEL AN ISSUE:Les origines du Nouvel An en France Yennayer : Bonne année 2976 !Donner ou recevoir ? Deux traditions africaines opposéesLa bonne résolution pour 2026 qui te fera beaucoup de bien BONUS: French people's resolutions for 2026 (infographic)BONUS: "Mon intention pour le Nouvel An" (activity)DISCLAIMER:Always preview accompanying videos to ensure they are appropriate for your audience. ABOUT:LE PETIT JOURNAL FRANCOPHONE is a monthly publication that provides comprehensible new

**THIS SUBSCRIPTION IS FOR THE 2024-2025 SCHOOL YEAR** No article will be posted until August 4, 2024.This subscription includes 44 articles.With each article, you will find: Two summaries that enable scaffolding for a variety of learners: You may use these summaries to whet your student's appetite, to activate their background knowledge, or as embedded readings before reading the full article.Comprehension and Reflection questions in English (Novice)Comprehension and Reflection questions in Fre

IN THIS SPECIAL ISSUE:Qu’est-ce que c’est, « une maison » ? Interview : Boulevard des Airs : curiosité et humilitéMaheva touche la lune et les coeursInterview : Eloïsha Iza : « La musique rassemble les gens ! »Oli et son musée imaginaireDISCLAIMERAlways preview accompanying videos to ensure they are appropriate for your audience. ABOUT:LE PETIT JOURNAL FRANCOPHONE is a monthly publication that provides comprehensible news summaries from the Francophone world to learners of all proficiency levels

**THIS SUBSCRIPTION IS FOR THE 2023-2024 SCHOOL YEAR** No article will be posted until August 6, 2023.This subscription includes 44 articles.With each article, you will find: Two summaries that enable scaffolding for a variety of learners: You may use these summaries to whet your student's appetite, to activate their background knowledge, or as embedded readings before reading the full article.Comprehension and Reflection questions in English (Novice)Comprehension and Reflection questions in Fre

CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE THE 2022-2023 SUBSCRIPTION (11 ISSUES). CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE THE 2021-2022 BUNDLE (11 ISSUES). IN THIS ISSUE:Au Canada, chaque enfant compte (Global Challenges / Human Rights) [tw: one reference to sexual abuse in this article]Aya Cissoko : athlète inspirante et écrivaine inspirée  (Personal and Public Identities / Multiculturalism; Alienation and Assimilation)La plus grande ville francophone du monde (Personal and Public Identities / Language and Identity)ABOUT: LE PETI

Based on the language reader "Alice", this graphic novel version was specifically created to meet the need of several audiences: 1) Students who are not ready to read an entire language reader on their own: this graphic novel is 10 pages long and contains simple language, repetitions, cognates, and lots of highly attractive visuals. 2) Teachers who are looking to use "Alice" as a class novel and need tools to scaffold the reading for their students. The package contains Picture talk and predi

**THIS SUBSCRIPTION IS FOR THE 2022-2023 SCHOOL YEAR** No article will be posted until August 8th, 2022. ABOUT: LE PETIT JOURNAL FRANCOPHONE is a monthly publication that provides comprehensible news summaries from the Francophone world to learners of French. Both Novice and Intermediate readers will find these news engaging and comprehensible. This product may be used as a scaffold to an authentic news article, a jumping point for further discussion/exploration of a cultural topic, a fast-finis

IN THIS ISSUETerre rouge, un album inspirant sur l’Afrique Les Salebarbes font la fête en français Le regard de Margot Abate One Love : un message d’unité DISCLAIMERAlways preview accompanying videos to ensure they are appropriate for your audience. ABOUT:LE PETIT JOURNAL FRANCOPHONE is a monthly publication that provides comprehensible news summaries from the Francophone world to learners of all proficiency levels. With each article, you will find: Two different-size summaries that enable scaff

IN THIS ISSUELe chef pâtissier Silax : la crème de la crème (Personal and Public Identities / Multiculturalism)Des élèves de Washington rencontrent les Bleus ! (Contemporary Life / Leisure and Sports)La santé mentale des jeunes Africain.es est la meilleure du monde (Science and Technology / Social Impact of Technology ; Global Challenges / Health Issues)L’esclavage africain : le crime le plus grave contre l’humanité (Global Challenges / Human Rights)DISCLAIMERAlways preview accompanying videos t

IN THIS ISSUE:L’armure invisible des femmes (Personal and Public Identities / Personal and Public Identities ; Beauty and Aesthetics / Visual Arts)Élections municipales françaises : des priorités très différentes (Personal and Public Identities / Beliefs and Values)Sophie Adenot : « La Terre est belle » (Science and Technology / Current Research Topics ; Contemporary Life / Professions)Le français, la 4ème langue la plus parlée au monde (Personal and Public Identities / Language and Identity ; S

SPÉCIAL PATRIMOINE ISSUE:Vol spectaculaire au musée du Louvre (Personal and Public Identities / Nationalism and Patriotism / Beliefs and Values ; Beauty and Aesthetics / Contributions to World Artistic Heritage, Visual arts)La Mosquée Djingareyber fête ses 700 ans (Beauty and Aesthetics / Contributions to World Artistic Heritage)Le lac Rose : un trésor naturel du Sénégal (Global Challenges / Environmental Issues ; Beauty and Aesthetics / Contributions to World Artistic Heritage)Une découverte ar

Aya Nakamura chantera-t-elle aux Jeux olympiques ? Le football américain féminin, un sport assez récent en France Vers la décolonisation de l’industrie du chocolat Sauvons les hérissons ! DISCLAIMERAlways preview accompanying videos to ensure they are appropriate for your audience. ABOUT:LE PETIT JOURNAL FRANCOPHONE is a monthly publication that provides comprehensible news summaries from the Francophone world to learners of all proficiency levels. With each article, you will find: Two different

IN THIS ISSUE:La loutre géante, toujours en danger (Global Challenges / Environmental Issues)La réserve maritime du cap Roux : « Un jardin d’Éden  » (Global Challenges / Environmental Issues)Du charbon écologique au Sénégal ((Global Challenges / Environmental Issues ; Science and Technologies / Future Technologies)DISCLAIMERAlways preview accompanying videos to ensure they are appropriate for your audience. ABOUT:LE PETIT JOURNAL FRANCOPHONE is a monthly publication that provides comprehensible

IN THIS ISSUE:Mission océan : Traversée de l’Atlantique à la nage (Global Challenges / Environmental Issues)Sababa, un restaurant pour la paix (Global Challenges / Peace and War ; Personal and Public Identities / Beliefs and Values)Chanter pour combattre le « brain fog » après un cancer (Science and technology / Current Research Topics ; Beauty and Aesthetics / Music)« Le fruit le plus rare » de Gaëlle Bélem : un livre remarquable (Science and Technology / Discoveries and Inventions ; Beauty and

IN THIS ISSUEUn film pour combattre l’illettrisme (Contemporary Life / Education ; Global Challenges / Human Rights) @teamkendjilesiteRecords et compétitions culinaires (Contemporary Life / Leisure and Sports) @welovearrasLes chevaux de Camargue, un patrimoine culturel vivant (Global Challenges / Environmental issues)Championnats du monde de cyclisme au Rwanda (Contemporary Life / Leisure and Sports)DISCLAIMERAlways preview accompanying videos to ensure they are appropriate for your audience. AB

**THIS SUBSCRIPTION IS FOR THE 2021-2022 SCHOOL YEAR** No article will be posted until August 1st, 2021. ABOUT: LE PETIT JOURNAL FRANCOPHONE is a monthly publication that provides comprehensible news summaries from the Francophone world to learners of French. Both Novice and Intermediate readers will find these news engaging and comprehensible. This product may be used as a scaffold to an authentic news article, a jumping point for further discussion/exploration of a cultural topic, a fast-finis

This cultural mini-unit allows students in the Novice range to explore different francophone Carnival practices through the reading of an article on the topic, published by LE PETIT JOURNAL FRANCOPHONE. Included in this unit, you will find: • Five different pre-reading activities to activate your students’ background knowledge about Carnival, and prepare them to read the article • A two-page article about fun cultural Carnival practices in the francophone world, written in comprehensible Fren

IN THIS ISSUE Théodora, une « Boss lady » de 22 ans (Beauty and Aesthetics / Music) @theodorabosslady « Une si longue lettre » enfin au cinéma ! (Beauty and Aesthetics / Performing Arts) @angelediabang L’origine du vouvoiement dans la langue française (Personal and Public Identities / Language and Identity)‍Efforts de conservation à la Réunion (Global Challenges / Environmental Issues)DISCLAIMERAlways preview accompanying videos to ensure they are appropriate for your audience. ABOUT:LE PETIT JO