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Silencing Reading, Silencing the Boys: Using Action Research to Investigate Silent Reading Programs and Its Effects on Boys' Literacy Skills
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Velluto, Rachel; Barbousas, Joanna – Networks: An Online Journal for Teacher Research, 2013
Despite the vast amount of literature regarding boys and their underperformance in the literacy realm, only some research indicates that boys' low literacy levels may be attributed to unchallenged literacy classroom practices. Sustained Silent Reading (SSR) is a free voluntary reading program in which students are expected to read (usually books)…
Descriptors: Males, Action Research, Reading Programs, Literacy Skills