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The purpose of this paper is to suggest an elementary English reading program to help children improve English on their own in the future and to alleviate current problems: declining enthusiasm in learning English and a gap between language learners at upper and lower levels. A set of recent empirical studies of the effects of reading programs in elementary schools in Korea is outlined. Those children who were read to by teachers and experienced a sustained silent reading program developed positive attitudes towards reading in English, and showed good gains in language, confirming the power of reading in English as a foreign language. Following these empirical studies, an implementation of a reading program was presented. For a successful English reading program in elementary schools, a large supply of interesting reading should be available: a library filled with a variety of books, magazines, films, audiotapes, audio books, CDs, and DVDs for all of the children and teachers.