Teachers can use graded readers or storybooks and setting up a class library in Japan proved to be a good way to bring reading to primary students. Students choose what they want to read based on their interests, they are encouraged to use the book jacket and title to make their selection and if they don´t enjoy it, because it may be too difficult, they can change their book, after all, this is reading for pleasure. This was done weekly and students completed a book review each time they read a book. These contained their opinions, usually in pictures and sometimes with words and with higher levels helped support and develop other skills.

The programme was very student centred and my MA Action Research question revolved around whether young children (8 and 9 years of age) using book reports helped the students to remember the stories and the words and I would like to present my findings at this conference and explain how to set up an extensive reading programme.