Achievement Effects of Sustained Silent Reading in a Middle School
Achievement Effects of Sustained Silent Reading in a Middle School

Author: Mary Pinson Sullivan

Publisher:

Published: 2010

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13:

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The purpose of this study was to determine the reading achievement effects of a school- year-long program of sustained silent reading in a middle school. Students' scores on the Stanford Achievement Test, Ninth Edition across three years (2006, 2007, and 2008) were analyzed to test eleven null hypotheses. A 3 x 3 repeated measures factorial ANOVA showed significant post treatment differences in gains for Total Reading and Reading Comprehension at each of the three grade levels (sixth, seventh, and eighth grades) and for Reading Vocabulary for seventh grade. Pretreatment gains were greater for Reading Vocabulary in sixth and eighth grades. A 3 x 3 x 2 repeated measures mixed factorial ANOVA showed that no significant differences existed between the gains of higher (at or above the 60th percentile) and lower (at or below the 40th percentile) performing students following the treatment. Through interviews, teachers reported the presence of up to eight traits of successful sustained silent reading programs. Results of a univariate ANOVA indicated that student achievement was higher in classrooms characterized by six or more of the traits.

Dreadful Young Ladies and Other Stories
Dreadful Young Ladies and Other Stories

Author: Kelly Barnhill

Publisher: Algonquin Books

Published: 2018-02-20

Total Pages: 304

ISBN-13: 1616208309

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When Mrs. Sorensen’s husband dies, she rekindles a long-dormant love with an unsuitable mate in “Mrs. Sorensen and the Sasquatch.” In “Open the Door and the Light Pours Through,” a young man wrestles with grief and his sexuality in an exchange of letters with his faraway beloved. “Dreadful Young Ladies” demonstrates the strength and power—known and unknown—of the imagination. In “Notes on the Untimely Death of Ronia Drake,” a witch is haunted by the deadly repercussions of a spell. “The Insect and the Astronomer” upends expectations about good and bad, knowledge and ignorance, love and longing. The World Fantasy Award–winning novella “The Unlicensed Magician” introduces the secret magical life of an invisible girl once left for dead—with thematic echoes of Barnhill’s Newbery Medal–winning novel, The Girl Who Drank the Moon. With bold, reality-bending invention underscored by richly illuminated universal themes of love, death, jealousy, and hope, the stories in Dreadful Young Ladies show why its author has been hailed as “a fantasist on the order of Neil Gaiman” (Minneapolis Star Tribune). This collection cements Barnhill’s place as one of the wittiest, most vital and compelling voices in contemporary literature.

The SSR Handbook
The SSR Handbook

Author: Janice L. Pilgreen

Publisher: Boynton/Cook

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 164

ISBN-13:

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

The Impact of Comprehension Strategies Incorporated Into Sustained Silent Reading on Sixth Grade Students' Reading Achievement
The Impact of Comprehension Strategies Incorporated Into Sustained Silent Reading on Sixth Grade Students' Reading Achievement

Author: James J. Eich

Publisher:

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 142

ISBN-13:

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This capstone answers the question how do comprehension strategies incorporated into sustained silent reading impact 6th grade students' reading achievement? I begin by defining the middle school reader, and then explore the purpose of sustained silent reading, provide a definition of reading comprehension, and investigate the effectiveness of sustained silent reading, specifically in response to the National Reading Panel's 2000 stance against sustained silent reading as an effective instructional practice to improve reading comprehension. I challenge the Panel's position by researching five reading strategies--think-alouds, conferences, reciprocal teaching, and response journals--and incorporate these strategies into my curriculum. I provide my results by looking at student journal responses, student reflections, reading test scores from the Measure of Academic Progress, and my own self-reflection. I prove that strategies incorporated into my sustained silent reading program had a positive and significant impact on my students' reading scores.

Free Voluntary Reading
Free Voluntary Reading

Author: Stephen D. Krashen

Publisher: Libraries Unlimited

Published: 2011-05-18

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 1598848445

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"This book documents the latest research findings about the success of free voluntary reading in developing high levels of literacy"--Provided by publisher.

Revisiting Silent Reading
Revisiting Silent Reading

Author: Elfrieda H. Hiebert

Publisher:

Published: 2010

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780872078338

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Literacy leaders come together to give advice about silent reading instruction and how to make it work in your classroom. --from publisher description.