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Direct linkKrashen, Stephen – School Library Journal, 2006
This article focuses on a literacy approach called free voluntary reading. In schools, this approach is often called sustained silent reading, or SSR. The secret of its effectiveness is simple: children become better readers by reading, and it may be the only way to help children become better readers, writers, and spellers. Study after study has…
Descriptors: Reading Materials, Sustained Silent Reading, Silent Reading, Independent Reading
