Free Voluntary Reading : Power 2010

Written by an advocate for free voluntary reading in schools, "Free Voluntary Reading" collects the last 10 years of Krashen's extensive work and reconsiders all aspects of this important debate in light of the latest findings.

Stephen Krashen, PhD, is an advocate for free voluntary reading in schools. His published works include two editions of Libraries Unlimited's The Power of Reading: Insights from the Research. Krashen closely follows media coverage of local, state, and national activities that reflect on student learning. He responds with letters to the editor of journals and newspapers across the country to defend the rights of children to read, promote school and public libraries, and advocate having professionally trained and certified school librarians to support student reading. Krashen is an inductee of the International Reading Association's Reading Hall of Fame.