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Direct linkRodrigo, 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
Loh, Jason Kok Khiang – Reading in a Foreign Language, 2009
This case study investigates whether teachers model reading in 1 Singapore primary school during an exercise called "uninterrupted sustained silent reading" (USSR) carried out in the classroom. Even though reading is an important determinant of a student's growth in language skills and ability, and modeling the act of reading is…
Descriptors: Sustained Silent Reading, Reading Programs, Interviews, Foreign Countries
