See also ERIC, independent reading, reading, reading environment, response to reading Silent, quiet or independent reading helps children extend the range and variety of their reading. Because they choose the books they develop their own tastes and...

Sustained silent reading (SSR) is a form of school-based recreational reading, or free voluntary reading, where students read silently in a designated time period every day in school. An underlying assumption of SSR is that students learn to read by...