Reading FAQ by Frank Smith

Bryce Hedstrom recommended a list of books for me to read and this was on the list. Frank Smith is right up there with Krashen. Actually, he was there before Krashen. I had never heard of him, but I came to realize that he is no slouch — especially since he has his PhD from [...]

Fluency through TPR Storytelling by Blaine Ray & Contee Seely

This is basically the textbook on how to do TPRS. It is called the green book in many circles because it is the color green. Not much needs to be said about this book. It is a must have and full of so much vital information that it is an excellent resource.
As of 2008, there [...]

How to win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie

I was reading the green book the other day, Fluency Through TPR Storytelling, and Blaine mentions a book that had a big impact on him. The book he mentioned was How to win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie. At first glance I wasn’t so sure about the title, but I decided to check [...]

Foreign Language Education, The Easy Way

This is another great book by Krashen. When I first saw it, it make me think that the title was misleading. The Easy Way to me meant, teaching the easy way out. In other words not putting much effort into teaching. And perhaps there is some truth to this if you teach the way the [...]

The Power of Reading

This is a great book on the effect that reading can have on learning languages. Just reading it made me want to read more. It is by Krashen and contains a lot of research that points toward the benefits of reading as well as some ideas for how to implement more reading into the class.