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Current Research. The Reading Hypothesis, the Expanded Reading Hypothesis, and the Greatly Expanded Reading Hypothesis and Notes from ERIC.

Neuman, Delia, Ed.; And Others – School Library Media Quarterly, 1995

Reviews current research on free voluntary reading and discusses its benefits for vocabulary development, reading ability, writing style, spelling, grammar, pleasure, personal discovery, and literacy. Positive correlations are made between free voluntary reading and academic achievement and second-language acquisition. Eleven relevant documents…

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Annotated Bibliographies, Individualized Reading, Language Acquisition