What can the reading habits of EFL students tell us about their reading development? This project tracked the reading activity of 150 bridging program students over 26 weeks in order to gain insight into their reading development. The published article can be found in [Frontiers in Education: Educational Psychology](https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/feduc.2024.1286132/full).
Do English learners become faster readers during a university bridging program—and does *extra* reading outside of class matter? We followed **142** Mandarin/Cantonese-speaking students across an **8-month** program using week-by-week reading logs. Students got steadily faster over **26 weeks** of instruction, and crucially, **those who read more pages in English made bigger gains in reading speed**. The published article can be found in [Frontiers in Education: Educational Psychology](https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/feduc.2024.1286132/full).