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Direct linkPerks, Kevin – ProQuest LLC, 2010
In response to concerns about poor engagement and achievement in reading, some high schools have implemented independent reading programs to give students time to read self-selected texts during school. Some schools are also adopting the Lexile framework as a tool for matching readers with challenging texts in order to improve reading motivation…
Descriptors: Evidence, Reading Materials, Sustained Silent Reading, Silent Reading
Peer reviewedMinton, Marilyn Joy – Journal of Reading, 1980
Suggests reasons why a sustained silent-reading program failed to work at a San Diego high school. (JT)
Descriptors: Grade 9, Negative Attitudes, Program Evaluation, Reading Habits
Peer reviewedOzburn, Mary S. – English in Texas, 1995
Describes a sustained silent reading program in a 9th-grade reading class of 60 students, most of them at-risk students. Finds that, on average, students improved 3.9 grade levels in their reading. (SR)
Descriptors: Course Descriptions, Grade 9, High Risk Students, High Schools
