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Why Can't I Skip My Twenty Minutes of Reading Tonight?
Student A reads 20 minutes every night.
Student B reads only 4 minutes a night. . .
or not at all!
Multiply minutes a night X 5 times a week.
Student A 20
minutes X 5 = 100 minutes.
Student B 4 minutes X 5 = 20 minutes.
Multiply minutes a week X 4 weeks a month.
Student A reads 400 minutes
a month.
Student B reads 80 minutes a month.
Multiply minutes a month X
9 months.
Student A reads 3600 minutes in a school year.
Student B reads
728 minutes in a school year.
Student A reads the equivalent of ten whole
school days a year.
Student B reads the equivalent of only two whole school
days a year.
By the end of 6th grade Student A and Student B maintain these
same reading habits . . . .
Student A will have read the equivalent of 60
whole school days and Student B will have read the equivalent of only 12 school
days. One would expect the gap of information retained will have widened
considerably so, undoubtedly, will school performance. How do you think Student
B will feel about him/herself as a student?
Which student read better?
Which student would know more?
Which student would write better?
Which student would have a better vocabulary?
Which student would be
more successful in school and life?
Student A reads 20 minutes every night.
Student B reads only 4 minutes a night. . .
or not at all!
Multiply minutes a night X 5 times a week.
Student A 20
minutes X 5 = 100 minutes.
Student B 4 minutes X 5 = 20 minutes.
Multiply minutes a week X 4 weeks a month.
Student A reads 400 minutes
a month.
Student B reads 80 minutes a month.
Multiply minutes a month X
9 months.
Student A reads 3600 minutes in a school year.
Student B reads
728 minutes in a school year.
Student A reads the equivalent of ten whole
school days a year.
Student B reads the equivalent of only two whole school
days a year.
By the end of 6th grade Student A and Student B maintain these
same reading habits . . . .
Student A will have read the equivalent of 60
whole school days and Student B will have read the equivalent of only 12 school
days. One would expect the gap of information retained will have widened
considerably so, undoubtedly, will school performance. How do you think Student
B will feel about him/herself as a student?
Which student read better?
Which student would know more?
Which student would write better?
Which student would have a better vocabulary?
Which student would be
more successful in school and life?
Links Worth Clicking! See below.
Reading Rockets
Valuable resources to
help your child with
reading skills.
Resources from the Florida Department of
Education
Resources from the International Reading Association