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Ten Principles of Successful Extensive Reading Programs
It has been over twenty years since Richard Day and Julian Bamford first came out with their 10 Principles of Extensive Reading. This seminal list, and the many papers and studies on the topic that came afterwards have greatly increased awareness of extensive reading. However, appreciating the benefits of extensive reading, and providing your students with a large library of graded readers, whether physical books or digital, does not ensure they will actually read. Students need to be motivated to read, and that can be accomplished with a well-planned and implemented program. The presenter, who has advised dozens of ER programs, has come up with ten strategies that will significantly increase the likelihood of your program’s success, and your students doing considerably greater amounts of reading
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Paul Goldberg has taught English as a foreign language in Venezuela, Spain, Korea, the US, and most recently at Kwansei Gakuin University, in Japan. His main areas of interest are extensive reading and extensive listening. Paul is the founder of Xreading, which he developed because of his desire to make graded readers more accessible for students, and extensive reading programs easier for teachers to manage. Email: paul@xreading.com.