Research on Extensive Reading
A Study of Extensive
Reading With Remedial Students.
This paper reports a study that used a pre-test, post-test control group design
to measure the effectiveness of extensive reading with remedial reading students
in a Philippines secondary school. Results suggest that extensive reading led to
greater gains that traditional reading instruction.
Extensive reading with adult
learners.
This article
reports a study that looked at the effect of reading habits on the second
language learning of government officials from Vietnam learning English in
Singapore. Results suggest that extensive reading is a significant predictor of
second language proficiency.