Free voluntary reading

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Everyone is in agreement that children must develop strong reading skills in order to become successful students and later, effective adults. The unsettled, ongoing controversy among educators is which method delivers the highest reading competency. What does the research indicate about the effectiveness of free voluntary reading as compared to other learning models?

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Full title :Free voluntary reading / Stephen Krashen.

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Publication Date:2011.

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Publisher(s):Libraries Unlimited
Place of Publication:Santa Barbara, Calif
Language:eng
Publication Date:2011.

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Description:1 online resource (viii, 90 pages) : : illustrations

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ISBN:1598848453, 9781598848458, 6613317535, 9786613317537, 1598848445, 9781598848441
oclc:ocn760055604
LC Classification:LB1050.55
Dewey Decimal:418/.4

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Arts du langage -- États-Unis Children -- Books and reading Children -- Books and reading -- United… EDUCATION / Professional Development Electronic resource Enfants -- Livres et lecture -- États-U… Language arts Language arts -- United States LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Library … LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Literacy LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Reading … Lecture silencieuse Literacy Literacy -- United States Silent reading Silent reading -- United States United States