Articles
What comprehensible input is, what reading actually does to a language you are learning, and how to build a habit out of it. The same ideas the books are made of, written out in full.
I Understanding the method
What comprehensible input is, where the idea comes from, and why reading is the most practical way to get it.
-
What Comprehensible Input Is, and Why Reading Works
Krashen’s input hypothesis in plain terms, and the reason reading is the most practical way for an adult to get the input it asks for.
II Learning through reading
What actually happens while you read a foreign language, and how to read so that it turns into acquisition.
-
How to Read in a Foreign Language Without Knowing Every Word
Tolerating the unknown is a skill, not a character trait. How to read past the words you do not know, and when to stop and look one up.
-
Read a Lot or Read Closely? Maximising Acquisition Through Reading
Extensive reading builds fluency, intensive reading builds precision. What each one is good for, and the ratio that works in practice.
III Building your own path
Choosing texts, setting a level, and the questions that come up once you are reading in earnest.
-
How to Choose the Right Texts for Comprehensible Input
The ninety-eight per cent rule, the five-finger test, and what to do when the only books at your level are written for children.
-
A Complete Reading Method, Step by Step
The whole method in one place — five passes over a story, what to do with the words you keep, and a thirty-day programme to start from.