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Free voluntary reading results in better reading comprehension, writing style, vocabulary, spelling, and grammatical development
— Stephen D. Krashen
Hearing stories has a direct impact on literacy development.
— Stephen D. Krashen
Children read more when they see other people reading.
— Stephen D. Krashen
If we had paid no more attention to our plants than we have to our children, we would now be living in a jungle of weed.
— Luther Burbank
The child's reluctance to speak for the first few months of his residence in a new country is not pathological, but normal.
— Stephen D. Krashen
Language is best taught when it is being used to transmit messages, not when it is explicitly taught for conscious learning.
— Stephen D. Krashen
I'd love to win a Grammy! Not ambitious or anything. And just having a really lovely bunch of kids and a happy family life, would be good for me.
— Bat For Lashes
Ambiguity depletes as your budget rises.
— Tony Gilroy
The central hypothesis of the theory is that language acquisition occurs in only one way: by understanding messages.
— Stephen D. Krashen
Larger school library collections and longer hours increase circulation.
— Stephen D. Krashen
Access to a school library results in more reading.
— Stephen D. Krashen
Teaching vocabulary lists is inefficient - the time is better spent reading alone.
— Stephen D. Krashen
If children read 1 million words in a year, atl least 1,000 words will be added to their vocabulary.
— Stephen D. Krashen
More drills for poor readers do not work.
— Stephen D. Krashen
People acquiring a second language have the best chance for success through reading.
— Stephen D. Krashen
Eve is gorgeous, and she gets plenty of attention from guys, but her taste is selective. She only dates complete jerks.
— J.B. Salsbury
Spelling is improved when reading is done.
— Stephen D. Krashen
Sit down, have a nice cup of coffee read a book in another language - the fountain of youth!
— Stephen D. Krashen
The better the school library, the higher the reading scores.
— Stephen D. Krashen
Magazine reading appears to promote more reading.
— Stephen D. Krashen
It was a nice face, a face you get to like. Pretty, but not so pretty that you would have to wear brass knuckles every time you took it out.
— Raymond Chandler
However, a rich print environment helps only when more reading is done.
— Stephen D. Krashen
Children who are readers will develop acceptable levels of literacy.
— Stephen D. Krashen
Light reading is not to be avoided but should be used as a conduit to more serious reading.
— Stephen D. Krashen
Those who read in a second language write and spell better in that language.
— Stephen D. Krashen
The less literate are the first to fail and drop out of school.
— Stephen D. Krashen
Young people's reading choices are influenced by their peers.
— Stephen D. Krashen
Extrinsic reading rewards may not be necessary and may backfire.
— Stephen D. Krashen
It was not accustomed to being summoned.
— Laura Oliva
People who say they read more write better.
— Stephen D. Krashen
Access to public libraries also affects how much children read.
— Stephen D. Krashen
Learning to read in one language helps us read a second language.
— Stephen D. Krashen
Malcolm X educated himself in prison by reading.
— Stephen D. Krashen
Libraries are a consistent and major source of books for free reading.
— Stephen D. Krashen
Not one poor reader reported a lot of pleasure reading.
— Stephen D. Krashen