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Direct linkSchoenbach, Ruth; Greenleaf, Cynthia; Murphy, Lynn – Jossey-Bass, An Imprint of Wiley, 2012
Published in partnership with WestEd, this significantly updated second edition of the bestselling book contains strategies for helping students in middle school through community college gain the reading independence to master subject area textbooks and other material. Features of this book include: (1) Based on the Reading Apprenticeship…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Textbooks, Reading Improvement, Reading Achievement
Peer reviewedRalston, Nicole C.; Benner, Gregory J.; Nelson, J. Ron; Caniglia, Cyndi – Journal of Direct Instruction, 2009
Building on research showing the interdependence of language skills and reading proficiency, this study examined the effects of using the "Language Arts" strand of the "Reading Mastery Signature" 2008 series program as a supplement to non-Direct Instruction reading programs with English Language Learner (ELL) students.…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Silent Reading, Oral Reading, Language Arts
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
Trudel, Heidi – Reading Teacher, 2007
Due in part to conflicting opinions and research results, the practice of sustained silent reading (SSR) in schools has been questioned. After a frustrating experience with SSR, the author of this article began a data-driven decision-making process to gain new insights on how to structure silent reading in a classroom, including a comparison…
Descriptors: Private Schools, Sustained Silent Reading, Student Attitudes, Independent Reading
Ehrenfeld, Jane – Teacher Magazine, 2003
In this article, the author relates an incident at the elementary school in Maryland where she was teaching 3rd grade at the time. After the author finally managed to get her students to read--and enjoy it--the principal insisted they watch TV instead. Odd as the accusation was, it was made even odder by the fact that her students were reading…
Descriptors: Grade 3, Silent Reading, Urban Schools, Elementary Education
Gardiner, 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
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