Difference

between
Extensive
Extensiveand Reading Intensive Reading
1. Intensive
It covers large area It Covers narrower area

2 Extensive reading is an Intensive Reading is a

. approach to language learning
in which long text and a large
amount of material are read by
the students for general
understanding.
reading method wherein
learners are supposed to
read the short text carefully
and deeply so as to gain
maximum understanding.

3 It is supplementary reading which It is comprehensive in nature,

. is concerned with decoding of as it involves comprehension
the written material.  of the written text.
4 Reading material is selected by Reading material is decided
. the individual himself. and recommended by the
teachers.
5 It involves reading of a number It involves reading of a book
. of books on a similar concept or again and again to extract its
subject. literal meaning.

6 We don’t use dictionary We use dictionary

.
7 It helps in developing reading
. fluency
8 It covers reading of novels,
. magazines, newspaper.
9 Extensive reading is reading for
. fun, entertainment and pleasure,
as well as to gain a basic
understanding of something
It helps in developing reading
skills, vocabulary and
grammatical knowledge.
It covers reading of textbooks.
the primary focus of intensive
reading is to understand the
literal meaning of the text
being read.