The Extensive Reading Foundation is a not-for-profit, charitable organization whose purpose is to support and promote extensive reading. One Foundation initiative is the annual Language Learner Literature Award for the best new works in English. Another is maintaining a bibliography of research on extensive reading. The Foundation is also interested in helping educational institutions set up extensive reading programs through grants that fund the purchase of books and other reading material.
IATEFL ERF Reception a Smashing Success!
28 March 2012 - 3:13am — admin“A great night to be involved in ER.” “Quite memorable!” Very much enjoyed it.” “Encouraging to see so many people there.” “Jeremy did a great job as usual.”
The 5th Annual JALT ER SIG Seminar "Extensive Reading: Research and Practice"
12 February 2012 - 1:42pm — admin• Plenary addresses from Dr. S. D. Krashen and Junko Yamanaka
• July 1st, 2012 at Sugiyama Jogakuen University (Hoshigaoka campus), Nagoya, Japan.
The ERF World Congress Draws Attendees from Around the World
8 September 2011 - 12:49am — adminThe Extensive Reading Foundation reports that their First Extensive Reading World Congress, held from 3 September to 6 September at Kyoto Sangyo University has been an overwhelming success with more than 400 participants from 20 countries around the world. Participants hailed from the U.K., the U.S., Canada & Mexico, from the Middle East and virtually every country in South and Eastern Asia.
The Extensive Reading Foundation's Guide to Extensive Reading
27 August 2011 - 8:15pm — adminThe Extensive Reading Foundation is pleased to announce the Extensive Reading Foundation's Guide to Extensive Reading.
The guide introduces Extensive Reading and :
- explains what ER is
- explains why it is so vital to language learning
- explains what graded readers are
- shows how to set up and manage an Extensive Reading program
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Recent blog posts
- Proposal to Set Up Extensive Reading IATEFL SIG
- ELI Readers - More than just an illustration
- ERF World Congress Proposal Deadline Coming Soon!
- Extensive reading -- blogs of interest
- MoodleReader reaches 1000 quizzes!
- An effective 'Readability Index'?
- Discuss Extensive Reading at Harrogate Online
- The ERF Language Learner Literature Award Finalist Evaluation Program for 2010
- The MoodleReader Software for Tracking Student Reading
- Annotated Bibliography of Works on Extensive Reading in a Second Language now on the ERF site!
