Anyone can extol the benefits of reading, and many of us can do this with a sense of remorse because we feel that we do not read as much as we should. However, most people, including language teachers, do not fully realize the following fact. Second language learners who read extensively at their level can holistically improve all of their language skills. This approach to language learning is called extensive graded reading.
Many top linguists advocate this approach. One of them is Paul Nation,...