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Setting the "Opportunity to Read" Standard: Resuscitating the SSR Program in an Urban High School

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Fisher, Douglas – Journal of Adolescent and Adult Literacy, 2004

Providing students with time to read during school has been questioned by researchers and practitioners. This article reports on the efforts of one school to resuscitate a schoolwide initiative to provide students the opportunity to read. A single comment made by a student led to committee work and significant policy changes. A chronicle of events…

Descriptors: Sustained Silent Reading, Reading Programs, Urban Schools, Secondary Education

Initiating Sustained Silent Reading in Your School: Ask, "What Can SSR Do for Them?"

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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