1. What is Extensive Reading?
The Extensive Reading Foundation

2. A quiz on “ER” . . .
Each slide will ask you a basic question about Extensive Reading.
Look at the answer choices.
Decide on one or more.
Ready?

3. How much should students read?
Just what the teacher tells them to read.
As much as they can read carefully.
As much as possible, even if they don’t understand it all

4. What reading material should they use?
Their textbooks
English novels
Newspapers in English
Graded Readers
Materials in “Easy English”
Online material
Their textbooks
English novels
Newspapers in English
Graded Readers
Materials in “Easy English”
Online material

5. Who should choose the material?
The teacher
The student
The teacher
The student

6. How difficult should the texts be?
A little below their current reading level.
Just at their current level.
A little above their reading level.
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”A little below their current level” is the standard response, but it is good to challenge them at times.

7. How fast should they read?
At a slow pace so that they can catch every word and stop when they don’t understand.
As rapidly as possible even if they don’t understand some things.
At a slow pace so that they can catch every word and stop when they don’t understand.
As rapidly as possible even if they don’t understand some things.

8. What is the teacher’s job?
To select the reading material.
To set reading targets (books/words).
To track how much they’ve read.
To check they understand completely.
To prepare follow-up activities.
To encourage them to read by setting a good example.

9. Where should the students read?
In class
On the bus / train
At home

10. How should the students read?
Individually
Together as a class
Out loud
Silently
“Together as a class” is good once in a while, although “individually” and “silently” is the main mode for ER.

11. How did you do?