Independent reading
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More names for independent reading
- SSR: Sustained Silent Reading
- DEAR: Drop Everything And Read
- Voluntary Reading
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Aims of independent reading
Students will
- Read more willingly and more often.
- Become more interested in the printed word in general, including their own writing.
- Become more receptive to enrichment activities related to their reading.
- Discover that they can think and write in a meaningful way about their reading.
- Learn that literature can enrich their lives.
- Expand their vocabulary.
- Receive higher test scores.
How to include independent reading into a routine
Teachers can
- Allot time each to independent, where the student will choose a book and read for that amount of time.
- Set a number of pages that students have to read by the end of a specific timeframe.
- Have a book report due where the student chooses and reads a book of their choice and explains it to the class.
Parents can:
- Set a certain amount of time that their child has to read.
- Have their children read them books of their choice.
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