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An Extensive Reading Program for Your ESL Classroom
December 15th, 2007Source: http://iteslj.org/Techniques/Clarity-ExtensiveReading.html
Mary Clarity
maryclarity[at]gmail.com
Victoria University of Wellington (Wellington, New Zealand)
Introduction
Frank Smith may have thought he was stating the obvious in 1975 when he uttered a statement almost prophetic in its simplicity: “We do learn to read by reading”. (cited in Smith & Elley 1997) Certainly, research has confirmed that extensive reading is beneficial to the learners in terms of increasing print exposure (West and Stanovich; 1989), writing ability (Tsang: 1996), receptive and productive skills (Elley and Mangubhai: 1983) and vocabulary acquisition (though numbers vary widely; see Krashen 1993; Horst 1998; Laufer 2003 for some very different and interesting discussions). A strong empirical base has formed around extensive reading, but from personal experience (both my own and other teachers) it is not utilised as a standard part of general ESL curriculum. Below lies an implementation plan that teachers can use to kick start the reading in their classroom.
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