sustained silent reading (ssr)
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Sustained Silent Reading (SSR)
Mary Lois Martin
“ Those who read the most, read the best.”
– US Dept of Education NAEP 2004
What it isStudents read whatever they want for a
period of 10-20 minutes. Many names given: FVR, DEAR, SQUIRT,
USSRIndividualized Reading since 1950’s and 60’sCommon goal:
“to develop each student’s ability to read silently without interruption for a long period of time”(McCracken, 1971). –Pilgreen SSR Handbook
BasicsChoice in reading materialSpecific time givenModeling No books reports or other work assigned
It is for EVERYONE
Two SSR’s• Self- Selected Reading VS Sustained Silent
Reading• Quiet reading time with teacher conferences• Reading logs
Both are forms of Free Voluntary Reading
-SSW (sustained silent writing)
Why its important“Students who read the most, read the best, achieve the most, and stay in school the longest”
- Jim Trelease (Read Aloud Handbook)
Statistics
NEA report-To Read or Not to Readless than 1/3 of 13 year olds read for pleasureThe percentage of 17 year who read nothing
for pleasure has doubled over a 20 year period. http://www.nea.gov/research/toread.pdf
ResearchPilgreen (2000) review of 32 studiesSSR and the ESL student
Krashen and the Power of Reading Single most comprehensive study done on SSR
“What the research tells me [about SSR] is that when children or less literate adults read for pleasure… their reading comprehension will improve, they will find difficult, academic- style texts easier to read…”
BenefitsSupports all readersAct of reading becomes automaticReading as recreationIncrease in reading proficiency
Better comprehension, writing, and vocabulary
Challenges or Concerns ???
ControversyNational Reading Panel (NRP)
Supported by the U.S. Government
Concluded that there is no clear evidence to support SSR Problems with the studies
However, it did state that the absence of evidence was not evidence against SSR.
8 factors for successful SSRPilgreen’s SSR Handbook
ACCESSAPPEALCONDUCTIVE ENVIRONMENTENCOURAGEMENTSTAFF TRAININGNON- ACCOUNTABILITYFOLLOW- UP ACTIVITIES TIME
Simple do’s and don’ts Allow any type of readingHave wide variety of reading material
availableRead when they do!No Grades! No Reports! Mix it up… allow peer sharing/ reading, read
aloud to class.
ReferencesKrashen, S. (2004) The Power of Reading.
Westport, CT: Heinemann. Pilgreen, J. (2000) The SSR Handbook.
Portsmouth, N.H.: Boyton/Cook.Trelease, J. (2006) The Read- aloud
handbook. NY: Penguin Books.
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