Why Read?
Reading builds fluency, and therefore better comprehension. Reading increases vocabulary development and acquisition. Reading builds background knowledge. Beyond the obvious of gaining knowledge, look at these statistics for reading. Independent reading has been shown to increase scores on standardized tests.
Student A reads 20 minutes five nights of every week.
Student B reads on 5 minutes a night, or not at all.
Step 1: Multiply minutes a night by 5 each week.
Student A reads 20 minutes x 5 times a week = 100 minutes a week
Student B reads 5 minutes x 5 times a week = 25 minutes a week.
Step 2: Multiply minutes a week by 4 weeks each month.
Student A reads 400 minutes a month.
Student B reads 100 minutes a month.
Step 3: Multipy minutes a month x 9 months a school year.
Student A reads 3600 minutes a school year.
Student B reads 900 minutes a school year.
Student A practices reading the equivalent of ten whole school days a year. Student B gets the equivalent of only two school days of reading practice per year.
By the end of 6th grade, if Student A and Student B maintain these same reading habits, Student A will have read the equivalent of 60 whole school days. Student B will have read the equivalent of only 12 school days.
Student A reads 20 minutes five nights of every week.
Student B reads on 5 minutes a night, or not at all.
Step 1: Multiply minutes a night by 5 each week.
Student A reads 20 minutes x 5 times a week = 100 minutes a week
Student B reads 5 minutes x 5 times a week = 25 minutes a week.
Step 2: Multiply minutes a week by 4 weeks each month.
Student A reads 400 minutes a month.
Student B reads 100 minutes a month.
Step 3: Multipy minutes a month x 9 months a school year.
Student A reads 3600 minutes a school year.
Student B reads 900 minutes a school year.
Student A practices reading the equivalent of ten whole school days a year. Student B gets the equivalent of only two school days of reading practice per year.
By the end of 6th grade, if Student A and Student B maintain these same reading habits, Student A will have read the equivalent of 60 whole school days. Student B will have read the equivalent of only 12 school days.