BRINGING EXTENSIVE READING INTO THE CLASSROOM

Explains the substantial value of extensive reading in any language programme. Starting from research showing that reading for pleasure helps learners improve their English, it guides teachers through the different approaches, focusing on: The importance of free reading. How extensive reading materials are developed and how to choose the right graded readers for the class. Introducing and exploiting class readers, Developing class libraries. Setting up and running reading circles. In addition, four extensive reading case studies describe projects in a range of learning environments. Each chapter has been written by an acknowledged e projects in a range of learning environments. Each chapter has been written by an acknowledged expert in the field of extensive reading.