SUSTAINED SILENT INTRUCTION

Sustained silent instruction

SSR is an acronym for sustained silent reading. first developed over thirty years ago by Lyman hunt at the university of  Vermont, SSR has become a common practice in classrooms. Some teachers go further and build SSR into every school day. SSR occurs often in elementary and middle school settings, and in high school are beginning to embrace this practice

Goal and benefits of SSR :

Ø  Increase student reading proficiency

     -    comprehension

     -    build a belief in self as a better reader

     -    achievement

Ø   improve student motivation to read

 facilitate overall language development

The researchers took SSR as the method implemented in reading class because of several consideration:

v  This method is practical

v   This method does not disturb students activities in    the reading classes

v   This method can be used as the building knowledge of the lesson

CONCLUSION

This method is practical  and can be used as the building knowledge of the lesson. The more students know and understand the better they do in school,  the more exposure they have to unfamiliar vocabulary and content knowledge.