Recreational reading, also known as sustained silent reading, free voluntary reading, or drop everything and read, allows students to choose their own reading materials for fun. It can take place in school or at home for 15 minutes daily. Studies show recreational reading benefits students by increasing their knowledge, improving reading skills, stimulating imagination, and promoting positive attitudes towards reading, which can lead to higher achievement. Parents and teachers are encouraged to be role models, provide interesting reading materials, and make reading a regular activity to develop strong, independent readers.

1. Recreational Reading ED 357 Reading Method October 28, 2008 Group 4

2. Objectives What is Recreational Reading? Reading as recreation Studies on the method Tips to encourage RR Benefits Activities

3. What is Recreational Reading? Sangi M. Susuico

4. Recreational Reading….. Recreational Reading is simply “ fun reading .” Other names: Sustained Silent Reading (SSR) Free Voluntary Reading (FVR) Drop Everything and Read (DEAR) Free Uninterrupted Reading (FUR)

5. Facts Is for everyone Can take place within any setting School, home, outside, etc Covers all topics Contemporary fiction, etc Materials take many forms Books, newspapers, magazines, comics

6. Allow students to choose a book Structure of Recreational Reading time 15 minutes daily and add on each week Set an example Don’t test students or require a report Encourage them to continue reading outside of class

7. Reading as Recreation Lorena Decipulo

8. 1. Read to check reality Want to understand place in the world and the relationship of the world Understand how what they say, do, think, and dream fits into the society Differences of lives from people of the same sex, religion, age, or socioeconomic level Know if they are or not out of the ordinary

9. 2. Read to escape Withdraw from the world Escape to taste forbidden fruits, controls the world, and views new world Puts the locus of power in the hands of the reader

10. 3. To learn specific skills/information How to do something How to improve or change our lives How something happened or something works How things were or weren’t How to do or make things

11. News on Recreational Reading Kristy Galindo

12. Tips for Parents & Teachers: Encouraging Children to Read Alicia Quintanilla

13. Parent Tips: Be a good role model. Provide a comfortable reading area. Read to your child every day / every night. Get a library card for your child. Get books based on your child’s interest.

14. Teacher tips: Read aloud daily. Provide a print-rich environment. Use different mediums of reading. Base reading materials on students interest. Have children read to you.

15. Ewalani Escrupulo Read a loud

16. Love You Forever Author: Robert Munsch Illustrated by: Sheila McGraw

17. What are the benefits: Increases children’s knowledge Allows children to practice and improve their reading skills Stimulates their imagination Leads to higher achievement skills Promotes positive attitudes towards reading Allows those who participate in this activity to become accelerated readers

18. Bulletin Board/work display board Door Chalk/Media Board Students Belongings Art and Math Center Reading Center Activity Carpet Student table 1 Table Window and storage cabinets Student table 2 Student table 3 Reminder Board

19. Summary: Recreational reading is reading for fun Children need to be allowed to read for fun to help them learn more about their interests Parents and teachers can encourage RR by reading with their children Reading topics of interests encourage readers to read more, increase their knowledge and success

20. References Understand Recreational Reading Patterns http://goliath.ecnext.com/coms2/summary_0199-6678582_ITM Children’s Choices for Recreational Reading http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa3785/is_200601/ai_n16452270 Americans close the book on Recreational Reading http://www.usatoday.com/news/education/2007-11-18-reading-decline_N.htm Sustained Silent Reading http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sustained_silent_reading