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Ball, Diane A. – 1981
A junior high school reading program entitled Reading for Enjoyment and Development (READ) that combines the Reading is Fundamental (RIF) inexpensive book distribution program and the practice of entire school participation in uninterrupted sustained silent reading (USSR) is described in this paper. The development of the project and practical…
Descriptors: Junior High Schools, Motivation Techniques, Program Descriptions, Program Development
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
