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This study introduces extensive reading to university students through the News in Levels app, a graded reading resource. The app is divided into three levels and features original news videos from BBC, VOA, and Reuters. In class, students use the app daily to enhance their reading skills. For the final project, students create a one-minute news program based on the app's videos, by writing scripts and presenting as news anchors, while using the original videos in silent mode to deliver their narration. This activity encourages active engagement with the content and helps develop reading comprehension, pronunciation, and presentation skills. The pedagogical framework is based on Day and Bamford’s (2002) principles of extensive reading, which emphasize accessible materials, a variety of topics, and student choice. Additionally, it incorporates Krashen’s (1982) Comprehensible Input Hypothesis, highlighting the importance of exposing learners to language slightly beyond their current proficiency level.