Stephen D. Krashen Quotes & Sayings
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Famous Quotes By Stephen D. Krashen
The central hypothesis of the theory is that language acquisition occurs in only one way: by understanding messages. — Stephen D. Krashen
Older acquirers progress more quickly in early stages because they obtain more comprehensible input, while younger acquirers do better in the long run because of their lower affective filters. — Stephen D. Krashen
Spelling is improved when reading is done. — Stephen D. Krashen
More drills for poor readers do not work. — Stephen D. Krashen
There is massive evidence that self-selected reading, or reading what you want to read, is responsible for most of our literacy development. Readers have better reading ability, know more vocabulary, write better, spell better, and have better control of complex grammatical constructions. In fact, it is impossible to develop high levels of literacy without being a dedicated reader, and dedicated readers rarely have serious problems in reading and writing. — Stephen D. Krashen
Teaching vocabulary lists is inefficient - the time is better spent reading alone. — Stephen D. Krashen
What immersion has taught us is that comprehensible subject-matter teaching is language teaching - the subject matter class is a language class if it is made comprehensible. In fact, the subject-matter class may even be better than the language class for language acquisition. — Stephen D. Krashen
However, a rich print environment helps only when more reading is done. — Stephen D. Krashen
People who say they read more write better. — Stephen D. Krashen
The better the school library, the higher the reading scores. — Stephen D. Krashen
Free voluntary reading results in better reading comprehension, writing style, vocabulary, spelling, and grammatical development — Stephen D. Krashen
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
Light reading is not to be avoided but should be used as a conduit to more serious reading. — 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
Hearing stories has a direct impact on literacy development. — Stephen D. Krashen
Magazine reading appears to promote more reading. — Stephen D. Krashen
Larger school library collections and longer hours increase circulation. — Stephen D. Krashen
Learning to read in one language helps us read a second language. — Stephen D. Krashen
Sit down, have a nice cup of coffee read a book in another language - the fountain of youth! — Stephen D. Krashen
People acquiring a second language have the best chance for success through reading. — Stephen D. Krashen
Children who are readers will develop acceptable levels of literacy. — Stephen D. Krashen
Malcolm X educated himself in prison by reading. — Stephen D. Krashen
Young people's reading choices are influenced by their peers. — Stephen D. Krashen
Not one poor reader reported a lot of pleasure reading. — Stephen D. Krashen
Access to a school library results in more reading. — Stephen D. Krashen
Libraries are a consistent and major source of books for free reading. — 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
Extrinsic reading rewards may not be necessary and may backfire. — Stephen D. Krashen