在中小学英语教学中，拓展阅读是培养语感、拓宽知识面、丰富词汇量、增强语言运用能力的有效途径之一。本书作者Brian Tomlinson是国际知名教材研究专家，国际教材开发协会（MATSDA）创始人兼现任主席。本书依托作者本人及其团队成员有关指导学生开展拓展阅读的研究，结合众多具体的教学实践，从不同角度对开展拓展阅读的重要性和必要性进行了介绍和分析，涉及拓展阅读的价值、阅读者的学习目的和方式、教师的职责、辅助活动和评估方式等方方面面，并在书后附有推荐阅读书目和术语表等。全书简明易懂，例证丰富，实操性强，可为中小学英语教师指导学生开展拓展阅读提供宝贵的经验和启示。

Preface
Chapter 1 Introduction
Chapter 2 What Is Extensive Reading?
Chapter 3 What Extensive Reading Is Not?
Chapter 4 What Do the Learners Read?
Chapter 5 How Do the Learners Read?
Chapter 6 What Does the Teacher Do?
Chapter 7 What Activities Can Support Extensive Reading?
Chapter 8 Can Extensive Reading Be Assessed?
Chapter 9 What Is the Value of Extensive Reading?
Chapter 10 Ways of Implementing an Extensive Reading Programme
Chapter 11 Problems in Implementing an Extensive Reading Programme and Ways to Overcome Them
Chapter 12 Compromises in the Extensive Reading Classroom
Conclusion
Further Reading
Glossary
References