Explore silent reading instruction at next Research Colloquium

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Join the UGA College of Education for our Research Colloquium Series. Each month, we welcome experts from within and outside the College to speak on a variety of topics.

Our next speaker is Donna Alvermann, a professor in the Department of Language and Literacy Education.

Awareness of Need for K-12 Silent Reading Instruction: On the Decline?

• Friday, Feb. 10
• Aderhold Hall Room G5
• 12:30-1:30 p.m.

Taking into account a theoretical perspective that supports silent reading instruction, but a research literature that shows a trend toward oral reading classroom practices-, we posed the following question: To what extent are K-12 teachers enrolled in two sections of an online content literacy course aware of the need for silent reading instruction? Findings based on a convergent mixed methods design suggest silent reading instruction is a tough sell. This has serious implications for long-term English learners in an era of high-stakes testing.