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Expert advice on reading in English


Good things happen when learners read a lot. What are they? Ask our experts!
Professor Richard Day Professor Richard Day,
University of Hawaii and Chair of the Extensive Reading Foundation.
Jennifer Bassett Jennifer Bassett,
Oxford Bookworms Series Editor
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What are the benefits of extensive reading? (Professor Richard Day)
What are the benefits of extensive reading? (Jennifer Bassett)
What is extensive reading?
Why are you passionate about extensive reading?
How do you start an Extensive Reading Programme?
How many books should learners be reading?
Should students read in class or out of class?
What evidence is there that reading improves language skills?
Why a graded reader and not a native speaker text?
What is your favourite reading activity?

Read more about the research Research paper: The benefits of extensive reading

What are the benefits of extensive reading?
Let's compare Extensive and Intensive reading:
Extensive
  • Overall understanding
  • Reading a lot
  • Easy texts
  • Fluent reading
  • Ignore unknown words
  • Reading for pleasure
Intensive
  • 100% understanding
  • Limited reading
  • Difficult texts
  • Word for word
  • Use dictionaries
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