Impact of Long-Term Extensive Reading Programs on Students

These three transcripts originate from separate plenary sessions at the ERWC7 conference, focusing on the topic of Extensive Reading (ER) and its role in language education. The first features David Beglar, who discusses the promises and limitations of ER for developing reading fluency, arguing that while extensive reading is crucial, it should be supplemented with other intentional fluency activities. The second presents Akio Furukawa and details the six-year extensive reading program at SEG, sharing student success stories and the methodological approach of starting with simple stories and gradually increasing complexity, alongside the importance of the Yomi Yasa Level (YIL) grading system. Finally, Yoko Yamashita provides an overview of an ER program in a Japanese school and the results of a graduate survey, highlighting the long-term positive impact of the programme on students' language skills, cultural awareness, and the development of a global mindset. 

I'm a fan of NotebookLM and this summary of the three plenaries at the ERWC7 conference gives a great introduction to what the three speakers covered.

The Video Overview adds to that and here it is at 7 minutes long with subtitles extracted by Turboscribe.

Here's the same video with subtitles generated by Clipchamp

Here are the three plenaries from the ERWC7 Conference:

ERWC7 Plenary 1 David Beglar: Extensive Reading and Reading Fluency: Promises and Limitations

ERWC7 Plenary 2 SEG Akio Furukawa: How to Conduct a 6-year Extensive Reading Program

ERWC7 Plenary 3 Yoko Yamashita: Impact of Extensive Reading Programs on Students more