ER-MOOC

• Introduction: Why Extensive Reading is Essential for your School (Video: 1:28)

Topics:

• What is Extensive Reading?
• Intensive vs Extensive Reading
• Nation’s "Four Strands" and ER
• Does Extensive Reading Really Work
• What are "Graded Readers?"
• Managing your graded readers
• Other Material for ER
• Getting Started with Extensive Reading
• Gauging the Difficulty of Graded Readers
• Follow-up activities
• Tracking and Assessing Students' Reading
• Cooperative Learning and ER
• Introduction to Online Websites for Reading and Listening

This course attempts to inform teachers about the major aspects of the Extensive Reading Approach to language learning. Those who register and complete the course will receive an official certificate of completion from the Extensive Reading Foundation.