Bringing Extensive Reading into the Classroom Revised Edition

• Written by experts in extensive reading, including Professor Richard Day, Jennifer Bassett, Bill Bowler, Sue Parminter, and Mark Furr.
• Describes and explains what is meant by extensive reading and its contribution to language learning.
• Explains what is meant by a graded reader and what makes a good graded reader.
• Understand how a graded readers series is written and how it supports extensive reading
• Explains how you can use class readers, class libraries, and class reading circles
• Includes four Case Studies to provide an insight into setting up extensive reading programmes in Jordan, Bahrain, and Japan.

Bringing extensive reading into the classroom is a practical guide to help you understand what extensive reading is, the benefits it can bring to learners, and how to introduce it to your class.

The contents of the book include:

Part 1 Extensive Reading: The Theory
Extensive Reading - the background (Richard Day)
A series editor's view (1) (Jennifer Bassett)

Part 2 Extensive Reading: The Practice
Series editors' view (2) (Bill Bowler and Sue Parminter)
Class readers (Sue Parminter and Bill Bowler)
Libraries (Nick Bullard)
Reading circles (Mark Furr)

Part 3 Extensive Reading: Case Studies
An Extensive Reading Programme in Jordan (Nina Prentice)
The Extensive Reading Programme in Bahrain (Minas Mahmood)
Evolution of a high school Extensive Reading Programme (Daniel Stewart)
A digital solution for Extensive Reading (Thomas Robb)

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