Abstract
The Schoolwide Enrichment Model in Reading (SEM-R) is a reading enrichment approach that has been shown to be effective in increasing elementary and middle school students’ reading achievement and attitudes toward reading. The SEM-R provides enriched reading experiences by exposing students to books in their areas of interest, daily supported independent reading of challenging self-selected books using differentiated reading instruction, and interest-based choice opportunities in reading. In keeping with our emphasis in this book on reaching a wider range of practitioner audiences, we have selected an article that appeared in Educational Leadership rather than 346the many articles that have been published in research journals. In one study (Reis et al., 2007), researchers found that when they eliminated 5 hours of regular grouped reading instruction and replaced it with short conferences and enriched reading based on interests, significant differences were found, favoring the SEM-R group, in reading fluency and attitudes toward reading.