SSR is an acronym for sustained silent reading. first developed over thirty years ago by Lyman hunt at the university of Vermont, SSR has become a common practice in classrooms. Some teachers go further and build SSR into every school day. SSR occurs often in elementary and middle school settings, and in high school are beginning to embrace this practice
2. WHAT IS SSR?
SSR is an acronym for sustained silent
reading. first developed over thirty
years ago by Lyman hunt at the
university of Vermont, SSR has
become a common practice in
classrooms. Some teachers go further
and build SSR into every school day.
SSR occurs often in elementary and
middle school settings, and in high
school are beginning to embrace this
3. Increase student reading proficiency
1. comprehension
2.build a belief in self as a better reader
3.achievement
improve student motivation to read
facilitate overall language development
5. This method is practical
This method does not disturb students
activities in the reading classes
This method can be used as the
building knowledge of the lesson
6. 1. Access book
2. Appeal book
3. Environment
4. encouragement
5. Non-accountability
6. Distributive time to
read
7. Follow-up activities
8. Staff training
7. Ensuring students have access to
a wide range of reading material
Material are provided directly to
students.
8. Tapping into students
reading interest and
letting them choose
their own materials,
offer a range of
readability levels, and
display material
attractively.
9. Providing a comfortable atmosphere
in which to read
Seating that is not cramped
10. Implementing various
strategies to support
students in developing
effective reading habits
Need all staff support to
encourage student to
engage in reading
Teacher read after SSR
to followed by sharing
and discussion.
11. Provide a non evaluative atmosphere
Students allowed to stop reading a book if
they find it uninteresting
Emphasis is on the pleasure of reading
12. Creating opportunities to read on a regular
basis
Give between 15-30 minutes of reading time
Minimum of twice a week
Goal is for free reading to become a habit
13. Establishing activities that
occur after SSR to allow
students to share what they
are reading with others. Goal
is to sustain student excitement
about books they are reading
14. Supporting staff in the rationale for SSR as well as
best practice for effective implementation
Develop roles as active in helping students connect
with books
Establish practical guidelines
Provide support and opportunity to work together to
build the program
15. if student are excepted to a reading ,
teacher should do the same.
teacher should comment talk about
books they read
the teacher can serve as a model by
talking about the book her or she is
reading
Teacher the thought processes that
accompany reading by talking about the
author’s use of language.
16. This reading model build relationships,
reinforces internal monitoring of
comprehension
Promotes reading as a dynamic process
of conversation among reader, peers,
and author
and the last motivates readers to read
more
17. This method is practical and can be
used as the building knowledge of the
lesson. The more students know and
understand the better they do in
school, the more exposure they have
to unfamiliar vocabulary and content
knowledge.