Article 4 "The effectiveness and efficiency of extensive reading at developing reading rates"

The effectiveness and efficiency of extensive reading at developing reading rates

Few studies have examined the development of foreign language learners’ reading rates through extensive reading. evidence of both the effectiveness and efficiency of developing reading rates through extensive reading relative to traditional reading instruction with grammar-translation exercises. Pedagogical implications include allocating more time for extensive reading and questioning the value of the grammar-translation approach.

            You can also skiming and use Dictionary use is another skill that can be developed through intensive reading. Equally important is guessing. Both children and foreign language learners often learn what words mean gradually as they make educated guesses when seeing it in context.