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Peer reviewedHolt, Sondra B.; O'Tuel, Frances S. – Reading Improvement, 1989
Examines the effect of sustained silent reading and writing on achievement of seventh and eighth grade students reading two or more years below grade level. Finds significant improvement in reading achievement, writing, and attitude toward reading for both seventh and eighth grade students. (RS)
Descriptors: Grade 7, Grade 8, Junior High Schools, Reading Achievement
Download full textHolt, Sondra B.; O'Tuel, Frances S. – 1988
A study examined the effect of sustained silent reading and writing on the reading achievement, writing, and reading attitude of students reading two or more years below grade level. Subjects, 97 seventh graders and 104 eighth graders enrolled in a semi-rural, predominantly black, lower socioeconomic status, Southeastern school district, were…
Descriptors: Basal Reading, Grade 7, Grade 8, Journal Writing
