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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
Lee, Sy-ying – RELC Journal: A Journal of Language Teaching and Research, 2007
This paper presents three consecutive studies on the effect of extensive reading on the development of reading and vocabulary for Taiwanese university non-English majors. Each study used a different approach, with subsequent studies adjusting the methodology in response to the results of the previous year. These results confirm other findings,…
Descriptors: Sustained Silent Reading, Silent Reading, Reading Programs, English (Second Language)
Rodrigo, Victoria; Greenberg, Daphne; Burke, Victoria; Hall, Ryan; Berry, Angelee; Brinck, Tanya; Joseph, Holly; Oby, Michael – Reading in a Foreign Language, 2007
This article describes the implementation of an extensive reading (ER) program with 43 first language (L1) and second language (L2) adult literacy students. Among them, 16% were nonnative speakers of English. The main principles considered in the design of the program were (a) purpose of reading, (b) reading tactics, (c) material used, and (d) …
Descriptors: Sustained Silent Reading, Silent Reading, Reading Programs, Teacher Role

Grubaugh, Steven – Clearing House, 1986
Discusses the effects of a sustained silent reading (SSR) program on school administrators, teachers, librarians, and the students. Offers suggestions on setting up an SSR program. (SRT)
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Elementary Secondary Education, Program Content, Program Implementation
Flynn, Elizabeth A. – 1980
Students in college basic skills programs will become more proficient writers not simply by being taught specific writing strategies, but also by greater exposure to the total linguistic system through reading. In the first of two reading projects initiated in an Ohio State University basic skills program, eight students participated voluntarily…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Higher Education, Low Achievement, Programed Instruction