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Hung Tan Ha; Duyen Thi Bich Nguyen; Stuart McLean; Joshua Matthews – Reading in a Foreign Language, 2025
Ensuring classroom reading materials align with learners' lexical knowledge is crucial, often requiring teachers to infer vocabulary knowledge from vocabulary test performance. However, the best approach to match learners with lexically appropriate texts based on vocabulary test scores remains unclear. This study compared two methods:…
Descriptors: Vocabulary Development, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Rodrigo, Victoria; Greenberg, Daphne; Burke, Victoria; Hall, Ryan; Berry, Angelee; Brinck, Tanya; Joseph, Holly; Oby, Michael – Reading in a Foreign Language, 2007
This article describes the implementation of an extensive reading (ER) program with 43 first language (L1) and second language (L2) adult literacy students. Among them, 16% were nonnative speakers of English. The main principles considered in the design of the program were (a) purpose of reading, (b) reading tactics, (c) material used, and (d) …
Descriptors: Sustained Silent Reading, Silent Reading, Reading Programs, Teacher Role