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ERIC Number: EJ577596
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1998
Pages: N/A
Abstractor: N/A
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ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0333-533X
How One School Made Extensive Reading Work.
Wolkinson, Deborah; Burchfield, Lisa
English Teachers' Journal (Israel), v52 p69-72 Oct 1998
One Israeli junior high school initiated an extensive reading program that promotes independent English reading and increases acquisition of English. This article explains how to get such a program started, develop guidelines, and handle problems. Student surveys indicated that similar numbers of students enjoyed reading English and reading Hebrew, though some believed the program did not improve their English reading. (SM)
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Foreign Countries, Grade 7, Independent Reading, Junior High School Students, Junior High Schools, Program Development, Reading Habits, Reading Programs, Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning, Student Attitudes
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Practitioners; Teachers
Language: English
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Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Israel