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Title	A study of the effectiveness of an uninterrupted sustained silent reading program as conducted in a Newfoundland school setting
Author	Legge, James Charles
Description	Thesis (M.Ed.) -- Memorial University of Newfoundland, 1985. Education
Date	1984
Pagination	v, 81 leaves
Subject	Silent reading;
Degree	M.Ed.
Degree Grantor	Memorial University of Newfoundland. Faculty of Education
Discipline	Education
Language	Eng
Notes	Bibliography : leaves 62-65.
Abstract	"Many young people lack a quiet place to read or have no adult model to foster a desire to read. S.S.R. attempts to provide both." (Moore, 1980, p.446) - The need identified by Moore supplied the impetus for this study. Young people are not always given an opportunity at home or at school to experience the pleasure and value of reading. When this problem was recognized at Hollands Memorial, a solution was sought. A program of Uninterrupted Sustained Silent Reading was introduced and it was decided to study the program in depth. - After a year of U.S.S.R. the students' attitudes towards reading were measured and changes noted. The findings confirmed that positive attitude change had occurred. How much of the change was a result of U.S.S.R. is difficult to estimate but it is felt that U.S.S.R. had a significant role to play in that change.
Type	Text
Resource Type	Electronic thesis or dissertation
Format	Image/jpeg; Application/pdf
Source	Paper copy kept in the Centre for Newfoundland Studies, Memorial University Libraries
Local Identifier	75331742
Rights	The author retains copyright ownership and moral rights in this thesis. Neither the thesis nor substantial extracts from it may be printed or otherwise reproduced without the author's permission.
Collection	Electronic Theses and Dissertations
Scanning Status	Completed
PDF File	(10.24 MB) -- http://collections.mun.ca/PDFs/theses/Legge_JamesCharles.pdf
CONTENTdm file name	316563.cpd