What?s the best way to improve your English? Of course, there are many ways. But big, easy reading is one of the best. And it probably has the most research and evidence to support it.

What is big, easy reading? First, you read lots of books and stories. That?s the big part. And these texts need to be right at your level. That?s the easy part. There are many different ways to talk about big, easy reading. Some people call it a ?book flood.? Others call it the book-based approach. I call it big,...