![]() In sustained silent reading, students read silently in a designated time period every day in school. The aim of the SSR is to help students develop a good habit of reading and improve their English proficiency in the long run. IntroductionĪ Sustained Silent Reading (SSR) program has been implemented in schools through the Hong Kong Extensive Reading Scheme in English, which has been initiated and developed by the Education Department for 10 years. The effects are more prominent when the students are allowed to select their own reading materials and the SSR programs are run for 6 months or more. Students also develop more positive attitudes towards reading after the SSR programs. Research on native speakers of English and students of English as a second language has shown that the amount of time spent reading is related to students' reading comprehension and vobabulary growth. A general assumption about reading is that students improve their reading ability by reading a lot. Po Leung Kuk Lee Shing Pik College (Hong-Kong, China)ĭeh-Yu College of Nursing and Management (Taiwan) A literature review on the effects of incorporating sustained silent reading (SSR) in class was given and the key features of successful SSR were examined. The Internet TESL Journal Evaluating Sustained Silent Reading in Reading ClassesChow, Ping-Ha
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