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Download full textMachet, Myrna; Olen, Sandra – 1996
A study in two South African schools investigated the impact of encouraging free, voluntary reading on the English language skills of English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) learners. Subjects were 139 fourth- through seventh-grade students in an experimental group and 105 students in a control group. Pretests of reading comprehension were administered…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Classroom Techniques, Elementary Education, English (Second Language)
