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Introduction to tadoku (extensive reading), a method for learning Japanese by reading enjoyable books without using a dictionary, starting from beginner level with furigana and pictures.
Testimonials from Japanese language learners who have used extensive reading methods in classes and volunteer programs, describing improvements in reading speed, vocabulary, confidence, and enjoyment of Japanese.
Guide to creating graded reading materials for Japanese learners, with detailed methods, vocabulary and grammar guidelines by level, and examples of adapting classical literature for extensive reading practice.
Members of a reading material creation workshop share their experiences developing accessible Japanese texts for learners.
Directory of extensive reading (tadoku) meetup groups for Japanese learners worldwide, organized by location with information about meeting schedules, levels, and contact details.
Report from a Japanese reading seminar covering extensive reading practices in universities, libraries, and schools, with discussions of evaluation methods, audio integration, and community-based learning approaches.
A graded reader about shiitake mushrooms grown in Oita Prefecture, Japan, with furigana, audio narration, and illustrations. Written for beginner-level Japanese learners.
Guide for teachers and volunteers on implementing extensive reading (tadoku) in Japanese language instruction, including reading methodology, materials preparation, learner support strategies, and classroom practices.
Report from a Japanese language teaching seminar covering extensive reading practices in universities, language schools, and community classrooms, with discussion of reading materials, listening and viewing, online.
NPO Tadoku provides level-sorted graded readers for Japanese learners from beginner to advanced, with illustrations, furigana, and audio narration to support enjoyable reading without a dictionary.
Page featuring testimonials from Japanese teachers and educators practicing extensive reading (tadoku) in universities, language schools and libraries worldwide.
Guidelines for using free graded Japanese texts on the Tadoku website, including rules for extensive reading, licensing information, and answers to common questions about using the materials in classes and communities.
Guide for teachers and supporters on extensive reading (tadoku) methodology for Japanese learners.
Resource center for extensive reading in Japanese, offering teacher training courses, practice reports, recommended reading materials by level, and guidance on implementing tadoku in classrooms and libraries.
Reference materials and graded reading resources from NPO Tadoku, including leveled reader lists, vocabulary and grammar tables, rules in multiple languages, and information on extensive reading instruction and.
Japanese conversation and reading classes based on the tadoku extensive reading method. Students progress through graded readers and develop speaking and writing skills through discussion and writing activities.
Guide to the Tadoku extensive reading program's seven reading levels, from absolute beginner to advanced, with vocabulary counts, character lengths, grammar points, and sample texts at each level.
NPO Tadoku describes seven reading levels for Japanese learners from absolute beginners to advanced, with vocabulary ranges, grammar elements, and sample books for each level to guide readers in selecting appropriate.
Information and resources for teachers and supporters of extensive reading instruction in Japanese, including classroom examples, teacher training courses, and published guides to implementing tadoku methodology.
Tadoku.org presents popular books for learning Japanese through extensive reading, organized by student groups, volunteer classrooms, and language schools.
NPO Tagengo Tadoku supports learning Japanese through extensive reading by creating and distributing graded readers for all levels and offering free online reading clubs and courses.
Online course teaching how to create extensive reading materials for Japanese learners. Participants learn creation principles through group work and feedback, targeting teachers and those with tadoku knowledge.
Blog post reporting on an online introductory course on extensive reading methodology for Japanese learners, covering reading materials, teacher support strategies, and student outcomes from practitioners with.
Five series of graded readers with controlled vocabulary, furigana, pictures, and audio recordings for learners from beginner to advanced levels. Includes free web books and paid series from multiple publishers.
Event page for the 8th Japanese Extensive Reading Support Seminar, a December gathering for teachers and supporters of extensive reading pedagogy worldwide to share classroom practices and discuss implementation.
Directory of graded reader collections and extensive reading materials for Japanese learners at all levels, including series created by teachers, schools, and learners worldwide, most with furigana and illustrations.
A one-day introductory course on teaching extensive reading (tadoku) and creating graded reading materials for Japanese learners.
Guide to Japanese books organized by reading level for extensive reading practice, including picture books, manga, children's literature, and novels written for native speakers.
A graded reader at Level 3 telling the true story of Iida Kunihiko, an atomic bomb survivor from Hiroshima who overcame loss to succeed academically. Includes furigana, audio narration, and PDF formats for learners.
Curated list of graded readers organized by proficiency level from zero to three, featuring illustrated books, folktales, and simplified literary works.
A Level 1 graded reader about Floyd Schmoe, an American peace activist who built a house in postwar Hiroshima. The story uses simple vocabulary with furigana, audio, and illustrations for beginning learners.
Student testimonials from learners who have practiced tadoku, or extensive reading, for over six months, showing improvements in reading speed, vocabulary, confidence, and enjoyment of Japanese texts.
Online introductory course for teachers and supporters on tadoku (extensive reading) methodology, covering its principles, classroom implementation, and practical teaching reports.
Introduces the tadoku method for learning Japanese through extensive reading of graded materials with pictures and audio.
Page providing audio recordings of graded Japanese reading materials organized by level, from NPO Tadoku Supporters. Offers downloads and links to multiple platforms for learners at all levels.
Free online Japanese extensive reading club for learners who can read hiragana and hold basic conversations. Participants receive guidance on selecting texts and discuss books together in group sessions.
Blog of the NPO Multilingual Reading organization documenting their extensive reading (tadoku) workshops, courses and support seminars for Japanese learners and teachers.
A level 3 graded reader about the science of hot springs in Japan, explaining what qualifies as a hot spring and the different types based on temperature and mineral content.
Guide to the free tadoku (extensive reading) books available through NPO Tadoku Supporters, explaining the four golden rules of tadoku and usage permissions for learners and teachers.
Audio recordings of Nihongo Tadoku Books graded readers for Japanese learners, available for direct download or through audio platforms. Supports reading practice at multiple proficiency levels.
A level 0 graded reader version of Aesop's fable about an ant and grasshopper, adapted for Japanese learners with furigana, 373 characters, and audio narration available for download.
A Level 2 graded reader introducing the city of Beppu in Oita Prefecture through photos and simple Japanese text with furigana.
A short folk tale about Kichomsan, a clever man from Oita Prefecture who outwits a samurai, written for beginning readers with furigana and available with audio and illustrations.
Directory of graded reader collections for Japanese learners created by teachers and learner groups worldwide, with free access to most materials ranging from absolute beginner to advanced levels.
Audio recordings for Nihongo Tadoku Books and other graded readers at various levels, with links to download sources and external sites. Supports learners combining reading and listening practice.
A collection of audio recordings for Japanese graded readers at multiple levels, from folk tales and contemporary stories to historical narratives, available for download or streaming through partner platforms.
A graded reader about Beppu's famous hot springs, featuring different types of onsen with furigana, audio, and a PDF version. Designed for early-stage Japanese learners.
A photo book in Level 0 Japanese with furigana explaining how to make nikujaga, a popular Japanese home-cooked dish.
A humorous folk tale retelling about a dutiful man and a lord, presented as a Level 2 graded reader with furigana, audio narration, and free PDF downloads.
A graded reader folk tale about the clever character Kichijiro at Level 3, with furigana, audio narration, and PDF versions available. Suitable for beginner Japanese learners.
A free weekly in-person reading club in Shinjuku for Japanese learners who can read hiragana, featuring group book reading and conversation with support from NPO staff.
Audio recordings for Nihongo Tadoku Books and other graded readers organized by level, available for download from this site and partner platforms including Himalaya and audiobook.jp.
A graded reader story about the fox dance festival of Himeshima in Oita Prefecture. Includes furigana, audio narration, and PDF formats for beginning Japanese learners.
Information about NPO Tadoku Supporters, an organization that promotes extensive reading (tadoku) through graded readers for Japanese learners at all levels, with materials, online clubs, and classroom resources.
A Level 1 graded reader retelling Aesop's fable about the golden and silver axes, with furigana, intended for beginner Japanese learners. Available free as PDF and e-book.
NPO Tadoku Supporters provides audio recordings for graded readers organized by level, including Nihongo Tadoku Books and related beginner-friendly materials with native speaker narrations.
A Level 3 graded reader about visiting a grandmother in Okinawa that introduces Okinawan dialect, culture, food and local words through photos and narrative.
Japanese language classes using tadoku graded readers for students of all levels, with instruction in summarizing, discussion, and writing. Courses run in Tokyo with both online and in-person options.
A Level 1 graded reader about John's humorous experiences learning Japanese and living in Japan. Includes furigana, audio narration, and 400-1500 characters, designed for beginning learners.
A graded reader story about Hachi, a famous dog in Japan, written at Level 1 with furigana and available audio narration. Designed for beginning Japanese learners to practice reading.
A graded reader about Abura-ya Kumahachi, the businessman who developed Beppu into a major hot spring resort in early 20th-century Japan.
A Level 1 graded reader retelling an Aesop's fable about bats and forest animals. Includes furigana and downloadable audio for listening practice.
A graded reader adaptation of O. Henry's short story about a shoemaker and a banker's daughter, with furigana, audio narration, and 4,236 characters at Level 3 difficulty for intermediate learners.
A Level 3 graded reader adapted from Arishima Takeo's short story about a boy who steals and learns compassion. Includes furigana, audio narration, and is published by NPO Multilingual Reading for Japanese learners.
A Level 2 graded reader about yaseuuma, a traditional sweet from Oita Prefecture, told through a folk tale. The story includes furigana, audio narration, and a PDF version for free reading.
Order page for Nihongo Tadoku Books, a set of nine graded readers by NPO Tadoku designed for extensive reading practice at beginner to intermediate levels. Offers purchase options for individual books or complete sets.
NPO promoting extensive reading (tadoku) for language learning, offering free and paid Japanese reading clubs, courses, forums, and graded reading materials for learners of all levels.
A Level 1 graded reader adaptation of The Three Little Pigs with furigana, audio narration, and 683 characters. Designed for Japanese learners beginning extensive reading practice.
A level 2 graded reader adaptation of O. Henry's short story about a baker who falls in love with a poor customer.
A Level 2 graded reader adaptation of the Japanese folk tale "Old Man Cherry Blossom" with furigana, audio narration, and English translation. Designed for beginning Japanese learners.
A curated directory of Japanese books graded by difficulty for language learners, including picture books, manga, children's literature, and novels.
A curated list of Japanese books organized by reading level from Level 0 to Level 3, designed for learners to practice extensive reading without translation.
A Level 2 graded story by Ogawa Mimei about red fish and children, simplified with furigana for early Japanese readers. Available free as PDF with audio coming soon.
A Level 1 graded reader retelling a Japanese folk tale about a poor man and a magic mill, with furigana and audio available for beginner learners.
A Level 1 Japanese folk tale about why monkeys have short tails and why jellyfish have no bones, with furigana and audio available. For complete beginners learning to read Japanese.
A graded science picture book for beginner Japanese learners with large photos of insects, animals, food, and nature topics written in hiragana with furigana support.
A Level 0 graded reader retelling Aesop's "The Wind and the Sun" in simple Japanese with furigana and audio support, designed for beginning readers using the Tadoku extensive reading method.
A Level 0 graded reader about a young police officer named Ryo-san, featuring simple vocabulary and furigana for absolute beginners learning to read Japanese.
A Japanese folk tale retelling of Kachikachi Mountain with furigana, audio narration, and comprehension notes. Suited for beginner readers developing reading fluency through graded stories.
A Level 0 Japanese graded reader adapting Aesop's Fable about the hare and tortoise, with furigana and audio available for complete beginners.
A graded reader about cherry blossoms in Japan at Tadoku Level 0, with furigana, audio narration, and illustrations. Designed for complete beginners learning to read Japanese.
A graded reader story about a taxi driver's strange nighttime encounter, written for beginning Japanese learners with furigana and audio narration available.
A Level 1 picture book in hiragana only about a mouse and its sweater, featuring repetitive language and animal characters. Suitable for complete beginners and children learning to read Japanese.
A catalog entry for a beginner-level picture book written entirely in hiragana about a boy contemplating an apple. Part of the Tadoku Japanese extensive reading collection for learners.
A picture book for beginner Japanese readers featuring a spooky story about a boy visiting his grandmother's house, written entirely in hiragana.
A Level 0 graded reader about the Kimura family's daily life, with furigana and available with audio narration. Designed for complete beginners learning Japanese.
A Level 0 graded reader introducing Japanese culture through riddles and quizzes, with furigana and audio available. Suited for complete beginners.
A Level 1 graded reader about a boy from Hiroshima based on the true story of a hibakusha survivor. Includes furigana, audio narration, and is designed for Japanese language learners.
A Level 1 picture book featuring a boy named Yuta and his dog, written entirely in hiragana with simple, rhythmic text. Suitable for absolute beginners and young learners starting to read Japanese.
A catalog entry for "The Giving Tree" translated by Haruki Murakami, a beginner-level picture book with furigana designed for Japanese learners practicing extensive reading.
A Level 2 graded reader written entirely in hiragana about the daily life of monkeys on a small island, with simple sentences and illustrations suitable for beginning Japanese readers.
A Level 0 graded reader with furigana and audio that introduces various types of Japanese toilets through photos and illustrations, suitable for complete beginners.
A Level 0 picture book featuring vegetables with a guessing game format where readers see a cross-section and identify the vegetable. Written entirely in hiragana for beginning Japanese learners.
A level 0 picture book written entirely in hiragana about a girl and a snake, part of the Tadoku extensive reading collection for Japanese learners.
A picture book for beginning Japanese learners that uses only hiragana and photo sequences to develop inferential reading skills. The book presents pairs of images where learners deduce what happened between them.
A Level 1 graded reader retelling the Japanese folk tale Kasa Jizo, with furigana, audio narration, and 400-1500 characters. Suitable for complete beginners learning to read Japanese.
Donation page for Tadoku, which provides free graded readers and extensive reading materials designed for Japanese learners at various levels to build reading skills through accessible texts.
A free in-person Japanese reading club meeting weekly in Tokyo where beginners can practice reading Japanese books with support from NPO staff and other learners.
Free online reading club for Japanese learners who know hiragana and basic conversation, meeting twice monthly to select books and discuss them in group sessions.
A Level 1 graded reader retelling a classical Japanese folktale about two frogs, one from Kyoto and one from Osaka, written for Japanese learners. The story includes furigana and is freely available as PDF.
A photo book introducing Japanese annual events and celebrations with furigana and audio, published as a graded reader for beginning Japanese learners by Tadoku.
A Level 0 graded reader with hiragana-only text and full-page photographs of nature, designed for beginning Japanese learners and young children. The book explores similarities and differences in natural objects.
A Level 1 graded reader in hiragana only about a mouse searching for the perfect house. Suitable for beginners and children learning to read Japanese.
A level 3 graded folk tale from Tottori Prefecture about a wealthy man and a pond, told in simple Japanese with furigana. Free to read as PDF or e-book, suitable for early Japanese readers.
A Level 4 graded reader with furigana about mysterious cone-shaped objects on New York rooftops, designed for Japanese learners beginning to read longer texts.
A Level 0 graded reader about Japanese monkeys with furigana, audio narration, and photographs. Designed for complete beginners learning to read Japanese.
A Level 0 graded reader about a young student and his robot companion, featuring simple everyday stories with furigana and audio narration. Suitable for beginner learners and children.
Entry for a level 3 graded reader about a third-grader who writes fictional diary entries to surprise his mother. The book includes furigana and is part of the Tadoku extensive reading collection.
A wordless picture book about a girl with a red umbrella walking through town, part of the Tadoku extensive reading collection for Japanese learners at beginner level.
A wordless picture book for beginning Japanese readers about a dog abandoned from a car, illustrated entirely in pencil. Published on Tadoku, a multilingual extensive reading platform.
A Level 0 photo book with no words showing everyday moments with people and animals, designed for Japanese extensive reading practitioners to build confidence and enjoyment in reading.
A Twitter account posting daily simple Japanese about Japan, everyday life, and interesting topics. Run by Japanese language teachers from NPO Tadoku for learners building reading skills.
NPO Tadoku shares daily Japanese reading practice on Twitter with replies and support from Japanese teachers. Suitable for learners of all levels seeking engaging daily reading material.
Provides free graded readers and extensive reading materials at various levels, with PDF downloads, audio files, and YouTube versions.
A collection of free graded reading materials organized by difficulty level for Japanese learners practicing extensive reading, with downloadable audio narrations and information about tadoku reading clubs.
Database of over 300 graded readers for Japanese learners of all levels, searchable by difficulty level and genre. Part of the Tadoku extensive reading program.
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