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When Students Perform at the below Basic Level on the NAEP: What Does It Mean and What Can Educators Do?
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Hiebert, Elfrieda H. – Reading Teacher, 2022
According to interpretations of results from the latest oral reading fluency (ORF) study conducted by the National Assessment of Educational Progress (White et al., 2020), fourth-grade students who score below the basic standard require interventions that focus on word recognition, phonological decoding, and fluency. Before such mandates for…
Descriptors: National Competency Tests, Reading Tests, Oral Reading, Reading Fluency
Making Data-Driven Decisions: Silent Reading
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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
Sustained Silent Reading: Does It Increase Skills?
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Evans, Howard M.; Towner, John C. – Reading Teacher, 1975
Indicates that Sustained Silent Reading (SSR) is not superior to other methods used to increase reading skills. (RB)
Descriptors: Grade 4, Intermediate Grades, Reading Improvement, Reading Instruction