Sustained Silent Reading

Continuous Silent Reading (SSR) is indispensable for reading programs at many schools and has been widely used in classrooms for nearly 40 years. Implementation of SSR is very different, and research on the effectiveness of SSR in reading attitude and reading comprehension is also mixed. Lyman C. Hunt of the University of Vermont, Jr .. The concept of continuous silent reading was first introduced in the early 1960s. It was popularized by readers Robert and Marlene McCracken in the 1970s (Pilgreen, 2000; Trelease, 2001).

Continuous Silent Reading (SSR) is a period of continuous silent reading designed to improve reading comprehension, student reading speed, vocabulary skill and spelling. Students, ideally their teachers, silently read a book he chose for a while. SSRs are offered in various forms depending on the level of the school and the needs of the student. The purpose and procedures of the SSR are first outlined by L.C. Hunter in 1970. It is often said that SSR is based on simple principles. Reading is a skill. Just like most skills, the more you practice, the better you will improve. The less you use it, the harder it is. Most of the skills after swimming will never be forgotten once you learn. But for better reading and swimming it is necessary to jump into a book or water and start over again and again (D-Dowling Central 2001).

Continuous Silent Reading (SSR) is a school-based entertainment reading or free voluntary reading that students quietly read everyday at school-designated times. The basic premise of SSR is to learn what students read by reading continuously. A successful SSR model usually allows students to choose their own books and does not test or report books. The school implements the SSR with various names such as "drop everything (DEAR)", "free seamless reading (FUR)", or "seamless continuous silence reading (USSR)" did.