silent reading

Offers teachers an effective program to help improve their students' reading ability, explaining the benefits of sustained silent reading and how it can be incorporated into the classroom.

Discusses the benefits of using a "free voluntary reading" model to encourage children to develop strong reading skills to excel academically and later as adults, describing literacy trends in the United States, and examining whether rewards-based programs encourage lifelong reading and the value of phonics in reading instruction.

Explains how teachers can combine sustained silent reading and instruction in subject-specific vocabulary terms to help students overcome deficiencies in background knowledge that hamper the academic achievements of many students.