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    The document outlines Drop Everything and Read (DEAR) time and Uninterrupted Sustained Silent Reading (USSR). DEAR time sets aside daily time for independent reading by students and teachers, aiming to encourage extended reading. It provides choice in materials and increases time allowance over the academic year. The teacher's role is to model reading silently at their desk. USSR was developed in 1970 to have students focus on reading silently for a short period, helping them acquire skills like professional readers. It takes place in general education classes with everyone, including teachers, reading silently the entire time without assessment or disturbances.

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    The document outlines Drop Everything and Read (DEAR) time and Uninterrupted Sustained Silent Reading (USSR). DEAR time sets aside daily time for independent reading by students and teachers, aiming to encourage extended reading. It provides choice in materials and increases time allowance over the academic year. The teacher's role is to model reading silently at their desk. USSR was developed in 1970 to have students focus on reading silently for a short period, helping them acquire skills like professional readers. It takes place in general education classes with everyone, including teachers, reading silently the entire time without assessment or disturbances.

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    Provides Time For Students To Read A Selection of Their Choice

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    The document outlines Drop Everything and Read (DEAR) time and Uninterrupted Sustained Silent Reading (USSR). DEAR time sets aside daily time for independent reading by students and teachers, aiming to encourage extended reading. It provides choice in materials and increases time allowance over the academic year. The teacher's role is to model reading silently at their desk. USSR was developed in 1970 to have students focus on reading silently for a short period, helping them acquire skills like professional readers. It takes place in general education classes with everyone, including teachers, reading silently the entire time without assessment or disturbances.

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    DEAR- Drop Everything and Read Definition

    - is a time that is set aside daily for independent reading by both students and teacher

    Goal :- to encourage students to read independently for extended periods of time


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    Provides time for students to read a selection of their choice.

    Time Frame Suggestion beginning 5 minutes for younger student and 15 minutes for older students. increasing the time allowance as the academic year progresses.

    Student role: sit quiet for the given amount of time and read

    Teachers role Sit at their desk and model they are readers as well

    Rules for DEAR time


    Everyone in the room must read book of their choice. The book or books must be selected long before DEAR time begins. No getting up after DEAR time has begun. No talking or moving during DEAR time. Everyone must read silently. No interruptions. There can be sharing and follow up activities for the reading, but it is not necessarily

    Advantage Weakness Need time to find a book beforehand provide students an opportunity to read any materials of their choice enhance student motivation to read encourage independent reading help develop better writing skills

    USSR (UNINTERRUPTED SUSTAINED SILENT READING) Definition: Sustain silent reading for a short period of time Developers: L.C Hunt first described the procedure and purposes for Sustained Silent Reading at 1970.

    Goal:

    may help pupils to stay more focused in their reading and to acquire

    other complementary reading skills and habits that professional adult readers possess.
    Setting:

    general education class reading class

    With the USSR process, everyone include teacher reads for Guidelines for using USSR. Students must read for the entire allotted reading period Students may read any suitable material which interests them You must have a book in your possession You may not talk or disturb the others. no formal assessment

    Advantages develop a good habit in reading improve their English proficiency vocabulary acquisition developing a positive attitude towards reading

    weakness: limited period in school

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