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Brannan, Lauren R.; Johnson, R. Burke; Giles, Rebecca M.; Kent, Andrea M. – Language and Literacy Spectrum, 2020
The purpose of the present study was to explore the beliefs and practices of teachers who implement independent reading in their classrooms. Results showed that teachers who implemented independent reading believed in the importance of both the quantity and quality of student reading. The teachers' practices of independent reading showed students…
Descriptors: Grade 2, Elementary School Teachers, Reading Instruction, Reading Achievement
Garan, Elaine M.; DeVoogd, Glenn – Reading Teacher, 2008
Many teachers and administrators are caught between opposing forces in education. Often, they're forced into compliance with scientifically based reading research (SBRR) requiring methods and materials that run counter to their own beliefs. Or, teachers are forced to eliminate reading methods that their own experience has shown to be effective.…
Descriptors: Scientific Research, Sustained Silent Reading, Reading Research, Silent Reading

Greenwood, Scott C. – Journal of Reading, 1985
Discusses the use of performance contracts to teach reading to secondary school students in classes classified as "corrective,""developmental," and "enrichment." (HOD)
Descriptors: Independent Reading, Performance Contracts, Reading Instruction, Reading Skills
Trudel, Heidi – Reading Teacher, 2007
Due in part to conflicting opinions and research results, the practice of sustained silent reading (SSR) in schools has been questioned. After a frustrating experience with SSR, the author of this article began a data-driven decision-making process to gain new insights on how to structure silent reading in a classroom, including a comparison…
Descriptors: Private Schools, Sustained Silent Reading, Student Attitudes, Independent Reading
Brause, Rita S. – 1976
Oral reading, usually designated as unessential, is an effective teaching technique which students enjoy. Through careful preparation, reading to students can help to develop linguistic, cognitive, perceptual, and affective abilities necessary to read well. This can be combined productively with a program of silent, independent reading. An outline…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Independent Reading, Interpretive Reading, Oral Interpretation
Jacobs, George M.; Gallo, Patrick B. – Online Submission, 2002
Extensive reading (ER) programs involve students in silently reading large quantities of materials. These materials are usually at a level that permits students to gain at least a fair understanding of what they are reading without outside help. Such programs' benefits for first- and second-language (L1 and L2) learners are well documented (Coady,…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Reading Materials, Sustained Silent Reading, Reading Programs