Free Voluntary Reading
eBook - PDF

Free Voluntary Reading

  1. 104 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Free Voluntary Reading

About this book

An eye-opening look at the latest research findings about the success of free voluntary reading in developing high levels of literacy. Free voluntary reading looks better and more powerful than ever. Stephen D. Krashen, PhD, is an advocate for free voluntary reading in schools and has published many journal articles on the subject. Free Voluntary Reading: Power 2010 collects the last ten years of his extensive work and reconsiders all aspects of this important debate in light of the latest findings. The book provides an accessible examination of topics, such as free voluntary reading's value in language and literary acquisition domestically and worldwide, recent developments in support of free voluntary reading, whether rewards-based programs benefit the development of lifelong reading, the value of phonics in reading instruction, and trends in literacy in the United States.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Contents
  3. Introduction
  4. 1. Eighty-Three Generalizations About Free Voluntary Reading
  5. 2. Does the Power of Reading Apply to All Languages?
  6. 3. Extensive Reading in English as a Foreign Language by Adolescents and Young Adults: A Meta-Analysis
  7. 4. Should We Reward Recreational Reading?
  8. 5. The “Decline” in Reading in America: Another Case of the “Shock Doctrine“?
  9. 6. Does Intensive Decoding Instruction Contribute to Reading Comprehension?
  10. 7. Free Voluntary Web-Surfing
  11. 8. Hypotheses About Free Voluntary Reading
  12. Index