Re: Responses for silent reading

Posted by Julie on 6/25/08

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I recently read an article in The Reading Teacher titled
R5: The Sustained Silent Reading makeover. . . from the
Oct. 2006 magazine. It discusses how a classroom teacher
and a university instructor "made over" the SSR time in the
classroom so that students could be held accountable for the
reading they were supposed to do. If you don't have access
to the magazine they published a book that goes into greater
detail about the process. You can do a search for R5 In
Your Classroom. Two of the elements include partnering up
two students who share an "i wonder. . ." or "Wow" moment
from the book. Their partner then shares that observation
with the class. The bottom line is that this process holds
the reader accountable for the reading time because they
know that they will need to have a response to share with a
peer. Maybe someone else out there has tried this and can
explain the process in a clearer way. Good luck! Julie

Posts on this thread, including this one

• Responses for silent reading, 6/24/08, by Carol.
• Re: Responses for silent reading, 6/25/08, by Julie.