The Ssr Handbook,9780867094626

The Ssr Handbook

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ISBN13: 9780867094626
ISBN10: 0867094621
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2000-03-01
Publisher(s): Heinemann
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Summary

Readers will come away from this book with an understanding of what SSR is, why its important, and how to implement it in their own schools and classrooms.

Author Biography

JANICE PILGREEN, a secondary school teacher for more than twenty years, is currently the Director of Reading at the University of La Verne in California, where she teaches Masters- and credential-level courses in reading. She also conducts workshop presentations on silent sustained reading and K-12 reading methods in public schools throughout California.

Table of Contents

Foreword vii
Stephen D. Krashen
Acknowledgments xiii
Introduction Expanding the Vision: Sharing the ``How-To'' of Sustained Silent Reading xv
SSR: Its Roots and Rationale
1(7)
The Eight Factors for SSR Success
8(11)
Piloting a ``Stacked for Success'' Program
19(12)
Design and Description of the Formal Study
31(11)
Recommendations for Realistic SSR Implementation
42(29)
Problems, Perspectives, and Places to Go
71(62)
Appendixes
Appendix A: Studies Used in the SSR Analysis
103(3)
Appendix B: Results of Thirty-Two Free Reading Programs
106(3)
Appendix C: Percentages of Experimental Groups that Included the Identified Factors for Each Category of Success
109(1)
Appendix D: Pilot Student Questionnaire
110(2)
Appendix E: Pilot Study Results
112(2)
Appendix F: Interest Inventory
114(1)
Appendix G: Outside Pleasure Reading
115(1)
Appendix H: Reading Record
116(1)
Appendix I: Reading Responses
117(2)
Appendix J: Student Pretest/Posttest Questionnaires
119(5)
Appendix K: Pretest, Posttest, and Gain Score Means
124(4)
Appendix L: Reader's Survey
128(3)
Appendix M: Parent Survey
131(1)
Appendix N: School Year Reading Log
132(1)
References 133(6)
Index 139

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