Japanese Language and LIterature: Tadoku Extensive Reading

Extensive reading is method of learning a new language by reading lots of easy picture books without using a dictionary. Tadoku (多読) - ‘Ta’ (多) in tadoku means ‘a lot’, and ‘doku’(読) means ‘to read’. It's a program developed to help Japanese language learners to find books suitable to their reading level.

There's more information about Tadoku available online at sites including:

• https://tadoku.org/japanese/en/ - a website built by the Non-profit organization (NPO) Multilingual Multi-Reading TADOKU Supporters in Japan
• https://guides.osu.edu/tadoku - a comprehensive guide on Tadoku created by the librarians at Ohio State University