: A major focus is placed on the necessity of extensive reading—reading large amounts of easy material—to build the automaticity and vocabulary (estimated at 10,000+ words) required for fluency.
: The book provides a detailed treatment of the cognitive processes—such as word recognition, working memory, and discourse processing—that underpin fluent reading in any language. Reading in a Second Language: Moving from Theor...
: It explores how literacy skills in a person's first language (L1) affect their second language (L2) reading development, identifying which skills transfer and which must be relearned from scratch. : A major focus is placed on the