Extensive reading

Mr. Mohamed Saoudi

Calliope Language Center

 Outline

I. What is Extensive Reading?

II. The Benefits of Extensive Reading
III. Read Easy, Read a Lot
IV. Task-based Elements of Extensive Reading
V. Overcoming Obstacles to Extensive Reading
VI. Reading Circles
 What is Extensive Reading?

Extensive reading is a language teaching procedure where learners are

supposed to read large quantities of material or long texts for global
understanding, the principal goal being obtaining pleasure from the text."
(Bamford, Extensive Reading Activities 1)

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The Benefits of Extensive Reading
Fluent reader Encounter
Read more words/phrases
in different
contexts

Deepening of
Improved word
performance knowledge

Engaged Enhanced
attitudes fluency

Motivated Increase oral

learners competence in
Autonomous both listening
learners 4 & speaking
Read Easy, Read a Lot

Increase word
recognition

Familiar words
Easy texts ,
motivate to
read fast
read more

Read more
means enjoy
and gain more

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 Task-based Elements of Extensive Reading

Book clubs: discuss &play roles

Suggest new title
Best cover book design
Best critic comment
Change some characters of the book.
Book review
Visual text (change the text into images/ comics)
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 Overcoming Obstacles to Extensive Reading

Most students now are digital citizens

Watching compared to adaptation
Bring books and have a classroom library
Community sponsoring
Rewarding reading communities

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 Reading Circles

Religious communities
Origin &
purposes
Social/ educational/ entertainment

Discuss: book genre/ simple structure/ 3hrs per week

How to
implement
Chair person: reminder/ weekly reading

Read: struggle & read loud

In the
classroom
Discuss: define & critic

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 References

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http://ww.cape.edu/docs/TTalk0021.pdf
http://iteslj.org/Articles/Bell-Reading.html
https://www.britishcouncil.org/voices-magazine/how-help-english-learners-read-more-quickly
https://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/article/extensive-reading
http://www.fluentu.com/blog/extensive-reading-activities-for-teaching-language/?lang=en
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