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Sustained Silent Reading (SSR)

Sustained Silent Reading (SSR). Mary Lois Martin “ Those who read the most, read the best .” – US Dept of Education NAEP 2004. What it is. Students read whatever they want for a period of 10-20 minutes. Many names given: FVR, DEAR, SQUIRT, USSR

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Sustained Silent Reading (SSR)

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  1. Sustained Silent Reading (SSR) Mary Lois Martin “ Those who read the most, read the best.” – US Dept of Education NAEP 2004

  2. What it is • Students read whatever they want for a period of 10-20 minutes. • Many names given: FVR, DEAR, SQUIRT, USSR • Individualized Reading since 1950’s and 60’s • Common goal: • “to develop each student’s ability to read silently without interruption for a long period of time”(McCracken, 1971). –PilgreenSSR Handbook

  3. Basics • Choice in reading material • Specific time given • Modeling • No books reports or other work assigned • It is for EVERYONE

  4. 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)

  5. 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)

  6. Statistics • NEA report-To Read or Not to Read • less than 1/3 of 13 year olds read for pleasure • The percentage of 17 year who read nothing for pleasure has doubled over a 20 year period. • http://www.nea.gov/research/toread.pdf

  7. Research • Pilgreen (2000) review of 32 studies • SSR 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…”

  8. Benefits • Supports all readers • Act of reading becomes automatic • Reading as recreation • Increase in reading proficiency • Better comprehension, writing, and vocabulary Challenges or Concerns ???

  9. Controversy • National 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.

  10. 8 factors for successful SSR • Pilgreen’s SSR Handbook • ACCESS • APPEAL • CONDUCTIVE ENVIRONMENT • ENCOURAGEMENT • STAFF TRAINING • NON- ACCOUNTABILITY • FOLLOW- UP ACTIVITIES • TIME

  11. Simple do’s and don’ts • Allow any type of reading • Have wide variety of reading material available • Read when they do! • No Grades! No Reports! • Mix it up… allow peer sharing/ reading, read aloud to class.

  12. References • Krashen, 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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