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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
Appelson, Marilyn; And Others – 1984
A 310 Project, Learn to Read, was conducted by Oakton Community College in suburban Chicago to teach reading to functionally illiterate and limited English speaking (LEP) adults using a variety of approaches. Participants included two groups. One group consisted of American-born adults who had basic oral competency but had failed to acquire…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Reading Programs, Dropout Prevention
