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The power of reading : insights from the research

Title
The power of reading : insights from the research / Stephen Krashen.
Author
Krashen, Stephen D.
Publication
Englewood, Colo. : Libraries Unlimited, 1993.

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Description
x, 119 pages : illustrations; 23 cm
Summary
"The author 'outlines and "proves" via ... research reports how Free Voluntary Reading (FVR), the use of in-school free reading programs, is beneficial to children's reading comprehension, writing style, vocabulary, spelling, and grammatical development ... This book will be useful for teachers and librarians (media specialists) who need solid data and numbers to take to their library directors or principals.'"
Subject
  • Books and reading
  • Literacy
  • Reading interests
  • Reading interests
  • Books and reading
  • Literacy
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 91-107) and indexes
Contents
Is there a literacy crisis? -- The research -- The cure -- Other issues and conclusions.
ISBN
  • 1563080060
  • 9781563080067
LCCN
92015096
OCLC
  • ocm25713049
  • 25713049
  • SCSB-1973711
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library