An eye-opening look at the latest research findings about the success of free voluntary reading in developing high levels of literacy. * Presents and organizes information in reprints of articles written by Stephen Krashen and published in journals worldwide * Addresses 83 generalizations about research that point to the success of FVR in developing literacy
The Power of Reading: Insights from the Research
A joint effort from three thought leaders in educational research, linguistics, and literacy acquisition, this book explores the latest research that shows that compelling comprehensive input (CCI) is the baseline for all language and ...
Ku and Anderson (2001) found that for fourthgraders in Taiwan, reading an unfamiliar character in Chinese in context resulted in a modest increase in the ability to recognize the character on a test. This was a similar result to the ...
Heritage Language Development
Spanish FVR Level One Package
To those familiar with the field of linguistics and second-language acquisition, Stephen Krashen needs no introduction. He has published well over 300 books and articles and has been invited to...
American journalist and single mother, Leslie Corrales, travels to Argentina to investigate the suspicious disappearance of 'Raul, ' the son of Magdalena Casasnovas.
Powerful and practical, this book will support you as you change your classroom for the better while helping you to understand how to overcome current classroom cultures where some children learn and many learn to hate reading.” ...
Aviva Chomsky dismantles twenty-one of the most widespread and pernicious myths and beliefs about immigrants and immigration in this incisive book.
Argues that the decline in reading by children in the United States is furthered by schools by focusing on test-taking and focusing solely on academic texts with guidance for educators on how to conteract this trend.