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Direct linkGardiner, Steve – Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, 2005
Find out how a simple and inexpensive program of sustained silent reading--where students read independently during class time--can be a sure-fire way to improve student vocabulary development, literacy skills, and background knowledge. Teacher-author Steve Gardiner updates you on the research studies that validate sustained silent reading as a…
Descriptors: Sustained Silent Reading, Reading Programs, High Stakes Tests, Literacy
Constantino, Rebecca, Ed. – 1998
Papers on linguistic minorities and library use include: (1) "Why Consider the Library and Books?" (Stephen Krashen); (2) "Supporting Spanish Language Literacy: Latino Children and School and Community Libraries" (Sandra Pucci); (3) "'I Did Not Know You Could Get Such Things There!': Secondary ESL Students' Understanding, Use and Beliefs…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Adults, Attitude Change, Attitudes
