Sustained Silent Reading with English as a Second Language High School Students: Impact on Reading Comprehension, Reading Frequency, and Reading Enjoyment.

Pilgreen, Janice; Krashen, Stephen

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ERIC Number: EJ473064

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1993

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Sustained Silent Reading with English as a Second Language High School Students: Impact on Reading Comprehension, Reading Frequency, and Reading Enjoyment.

Pilgreen, Janice; Krashen, Stephen

School Library Media Quarterly, v22 n1 p21-23 Fall 1993

High school English as a Second Language (ESL) students in a 16-week sustained silent reading program showed gains in reading comprehension, reported greater frequency and enjoyment of reading, and utilized more sources of books. Results suggest that free reading is an effective means of literacy development with ESL students. (Contains 13 references.) (EAM)

Descriptors: English (Second Language), High School Students, High Schools, Literacy Education, Literature Appreciation, Reading Comprehension, Reading Habits, Reading Improvement, Reading Programs, Silent Reading, Tables (Data)

Publication Type: Reports - Evaluative; Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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