Sustained Silent Reading in Foreign Language Education: An Update

Year 2017, Volume: 2 Issue: 2, 70 - 73, 29.05.2017

Stephen Krashen Beniko Mason

Abstract

Three meta-analyses of the effect of sustained silent reading are reviewed, all showing a consistently positive effect for self-selected reading in school, with most studies with EFL students. In addition, an important new study from Korea is analyzed: Despite less-than-optimal conditions, EFL students made impressive gains in vocabulary and reading that were consistent with previous results

Keywords

sustained silent reading, meta-analysis, English as a foreign language, vocabulary, reading comprehension

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