Sustained Silent Reading
Since the time of the one-room schoolhouse, Silent Sustained Reading (SSR) is a method that has been applied across grade levels. SSR involves students in long periods of silent reading during a designated time each day. This approach generally includes eight elements: access to varied reading materials, appeal and interest of materials, anenvironment that is comfortable and quiet for reading, encouragement by a teacher, staff development to promote the philosophy, non-accountability for reading material, follow-up activities, and distributed time to read (Pigreen, 2003)
Read Key Word: Sustained Silent Reading in THE BLUE BOOK by Callison and Preddy, 527-530.
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Pilgreen, J. (2003). Questions teachers are asking about Sustained Silent Reading. California Reader, 37(1), 42-53.