Child A reads
20 minutes per day,
3600 minutes per school year,
18,00,000 words per year.
‘A’ scores in the 90th percentile on standardized tests.
Child B reads
5 minutes per day,
900 minutes per school year,
2,82,000 words per year,
‘B’ scores in the 50th percentile on standardized tests.
Child C reads
1 minutes per day,
180 minutes per school year,
8,000 words per year,
‘C’ scores in the 10th percentile on standardized tests.
If they start reading for 20 minutes per day in Kindergarten, by the end of 6th grade, child A will have read for the equivalent of 60 school days, child B will have read for 12 school days and child C will have 3.
-Which child would you expect to read better?
– Which child would you expect to know more?
– Which child would you expect to write better?
– Which child would you expect to have a better vocabulary?
– Which child would you expect to be more successful in school and life?
– How do you think each child will feel about himself as a learner?
WANT YO BE A BETTER READER? SIMPLY READ.
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