An effective alternative to the traditional classroom practice of Silent Sustained Reading (SSR) called Scaffolded Silent Reading (ScSR), is described in detail in this article. An implementation of ScSR in a third-grade classroom is presented. Quantitative and qualitative results from a year-long field experiment are reported in which ScSR is…

Presents a technique for use with large groups of children to provide them with practice in fluent reading. (FL)

Offers an alternative to round-robin oral reading that uses paired, choral, imitative, and mumble reading. (FL)

Describes a teaching method designed to increase interest in oral reading and improve students' reading skills. (RB)

Concludes that students who have not mastered independent reading, who seldom receive instruction in critical thinking, and who are unprepared to engage in critical reading when required to do so, will benefit from instruction in critical listening as part of their reading instruction. (FL)

Argues that encouraging poor readers to correct their miscues helps them to improve their skills in reading for meaning. Proposes a four-step procedure to encourage corrections. (FL)

Concludes that training in the use of dictionary pronunciations as a means of instructing retarded readers might be more effective if combined with oral reading practice. (RW)

Points out the diagnostic and instructional value of children's reading miscues and provides methods for handling errors. Bibliography. (RW)

Using verse choir increases students' confidence and helps them appreciate the joy of literature. (HOD)