Teaching Stamina and Silent Reading in the Digital-Global Age
Most students can read, but they don’t have rigorous independent reading habits. What many students lack is stamina—the ability to persevere in reading texts on their own. Three critical aspects of the topic of stamina in silent reading are addressed by the chapters in this volume: (a) describing the problem and the construct of stamina, (b) describing evidence that stamina can be increased through intentional instruction, and (c) describing the next steps in the design of instruction and research.