1. ENCOURAGING EXTENSIVE READING
A discussion of why and how
Susan Britton – Qatar Aeronautical College and IELTS Testing Venue

2. EXTENSIVE READING Agenda
Define Intensive Reading & Extensive Reading Extensive Reading - Why? Extensive Reading - How?

3. EXTENSIVE READING – WHY? IELTS.ORG 2015 - QATAR
Listening
Reading
Writing
Speaking
Overall
5.2
4.9
4.7
5.6

4. EXTENSIVE READING Professor Richard Day Chair and Co-founder
Extensive Reading Foundation

5. INTENSIVE READING No choice    Pressure    Difficult   
Stress   

6. EXTENSIVE READING Choice ☺☺☺☺ No time limits ☺☺☺☺ Easy ☺☺☺☺
Enjoyable 

7. EXTENSIVE READING - WHY?
"The best methods are therefore those that supply 'comprehensible input' in low anxiety situations, containing messages that students really want to hear." Stephen Krashen

8. EXTENSIVE READING - WHY?
Krashen's Theory of Second Language Acquisition
The Acquisition-Learning hypothesis
The Monitor hypothesis
The Input hypothesis
The Natural Order hypothesis
The Affective Filter hypothesis

9. BENEFITS OF EXTENSIVE READING
Students become ‘readers’
Students develop reading strategies
Improves vocabulary
Listening, speaking and writing skills improve
Attitude improves and motivation increases
Reading scores can increase significantly

10. ENCOURAGING EXTENSIVE READING
Learner Involvement – Entertainment
Set an example
Reader Review – spoken or written
Read Aloud – Audio materials
NO TESTS
Discourage overuse of dictionary
Monitor progress

11. HOW TO ‘DO’ EXTENSIVE READING
Set aside class time
Set a good example
Encourage discussions
Use Graded Readers

12. WHAT IS GRADED READING?

13. M READER PROGRAM
What is it? How does it work? Getting students on board

14. References
Professor Richard Day – Chair and Cofounder of the Extensive Reading Foundation Stephen D. Krashen – Principles in Second Language Acquisition MReader - Thomas Robb IELTS.ORG QATAR

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