Reading in a Second Language: Moving from Theory to Practice William Grabe What is known about first and second language reading? Do research findings have implications for reading instruction? This innovative volume explores these and many other essential questions about reading and expands the study of L2 reading by bringing to the fore extensive L1 reading research. This book illuminates the complex cognitive processes that readers employ when they read, including the roles played by the implicit and explicit learning, attention, noticing and consciousness, contextual and background knowledge, and memory. It explores variation in reading abilities, and examines contributing causes, such as L1-L2 relationships and sociocultural factors. This comprehensive volume also considers many other important aspects of reading, such as the development of L2 reading comprehension abilities; the major requirements for becoming a fluent reader; and the kinds of instruction and skills development that foster fluent reading. William Grabe is Regents Professor of Applied Linguistics in the English Department of Northern Arizona University where he teaches in the MA-TSL and PhD in Applies Linguistics Programs.