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Peer reviewedSadoski, Mark C. – Journal of Reading, 1980
Describes a pilot program to determine the desirability of starting a sustained silent reading program. Reports on a survey that assessed student and faculty attitudes. (JT)
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, Pilot Projects, Program Development, Reading Attitudes
Peer reviewedRisser, Barbara – Clearing House, 1979
A junior high reading teacher explains how she got teachers and students involved in a daily school-wide reading period. (SJL)
Descriptors: Guidelines, Junior High Schools, Program Development, Reading Programs
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
