By Joseph Poulshock, PhDEditor, ReadOasis.com

"What?" said my friend. "Extensive reading? That's too hard and boring. Students want to speak English -- not read. Students don't read, and they don't like it. Reading is over and cancelled!"

Have you heard words like these? I have! But these strong words spread wrong ideas about reading. Just what is extensive reading? I call it "big, easy reading" or just "big reading" for short. And below I share the clearest picture* of big reading that y...