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Obituary: Robert O’Neill

Peter Viney pays tribute to Robert O’Neill, who has left us on 29th June 2014. ‘Robert O’Neill was a writer, not just a “textbook author.” This is recognized in the Extensive Reading Foundation’s Lifetime Achievement Award. Robert crafted original texts … Continue reading

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‘Why ER should be an indispensable part of all language programs’ by Rob Waring

‘A teacher’s goal is to make herself unemployed.’ – Anonymous This paper puts forward the idea that graded reading, or extensive reading, is a completely indispensable part of any language program, if not all language programs. In order to demonstrate … Continue reading

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