Daily Reading
Daily Reading
Students who read recreational at least 15 minutes a day outside of school hours have been documented to do better academically. Helping your child to set aside a time and place to read will encourage academic success in all areas.
“WHY CAN’T I SKIP MY 15 MINUTES OF READING TONIGHT?”
LET’S FIGURE IT OUT…MATHEMATICALLY!
| Student A | Student B |
| Student A reads 15 minutes4 nights of every week; | Student B reads only 5 minutes4 nights…or not at all. |
| Step 1: Multiply minutes a night x 4 times each WEEK. | |
| Student A reads 15 minutes x 4 times a week = 60 minutes/WEEK. | Student B reads 5 minutes x 4 times a week = 20 minutes/WEEK. |
| Step 2: Multiply minutes a week x 4 weeks each MONTH. | |
| Student A reads 240 minutesa MONTH. | Student B reads 80 minutesa MONTH. |
| Step 3: Multiply minutes a month x 9 months/SCHOOL YEAR. | |
| Student A reads 2160 minutesin a SCHOOL YEAR. | Student B reads 720 minutesin a SCHOOL YEAR. |
| So what does this mean??? | |
| Student A practices reading the equivalent of 6 whole school days a year. | Student B gets the equivalent ofonly 2 school days of reading practice. |
| By the end of 6th grade if Student A and Student B maintain these same reading habits, then… | |
| Student A will have read the equivalent of 36 whole school days. | Student B will have read the equivalent of only 12 school days. |
Here are some helpful website to promote the love of reading:
▪ The Children’s Literature Web Guide
Online stories, kids‚ writing, and information about books, authors, book awards, and storytelling.
▪ American Association of School Librarians (AASL)
Includes AASL partnerships, activities, and the ICONnect project.
▪ Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC)
Includes ALSC partnerships, activities, and the Newbery and Caldecott Medal pages.
▪ Booklist
This digital counterpart of the American Library Association’s Booklist magazine posts reviews and information about new books and other media for young, middle school, and older children.
▪ Council for Exceptional Children (CEC)
A national organization for those involved in special education and gifted education.
▪ Dewey Browse
Librarian Gail Shea Grainger maintains this listing of web sites for K-12 students, arranged in Dewey Decimal order.
▪ Internet Resources for Special Children (IRSC)
Information relating to the needs of children with disABILITIES on a global basis.
▪ Poetry 180
This site is designed to make it easy for students to hear or read a poem each day of the school year. Poems have been selected by Billy Collins, the Poet Laureate of the United States.
Students who read recreational at least 15 minutes a day outside of school hours have been documented to do better academically. Helping your child to set aside a time and place to read will encourage academic success in all areas.
“WHY CAN’T I SKIP MY 15 MINUTES OF READING TONIGHT?”
LET’S FIGURE IT OUT…MATHEMATICALLY!
| Student A | Student B |
| Student A reads 15 minutes4 nights of every week; | Student B reads only 5 minutes4 nights…or not at all. |
| Step 1: Multiply minutes a night x 4 times each WEEK. | |
| Student A reads 15 minutes x 4 times a week = 60 minutes/WEEK. | Student B reads 5 minutes x 4 times a week = 20 minutes/WEEK. |
| Step 2: Multiply minutes a week x 4 weeks each MONTH. | |
| Student A reads 240 minutesa MONTH. | Student B reads 80 minutesa MONTH. |
| Step 3: Multiply minutes a month x 9 months/SCHOOL YEAR. | |
| Student A reads 2160 minutesin a SCHOOL YEAR. | Student B reads 720 minutesin a SCHOOL YEAR. |
| So what does this mean??? | |
| Student A practices reading the equivalent of 6 whole school days a year. | Student B gets the equivalent ofonly 2 school days of reading practice. |
| By the end of 6th grade if Student A and Student B maintain these same reading habits, then… | |
| Student A will have read the equivalent of 36 whole school days. | Student B will have read the equivalent of only 12 school days. |
Here are some helpful website to promote the love of reading:
▪ The Children’s Literature Web Guide
Online stories, kids‚ writing, and information about books, authors, book awards, and storytelling.
▪ American Association of School Librarians (AASL)
Includes AASL partnerships, activities, and the ICONnect project.
▪ Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC)
Includes ALSC partnerships, activities, and the Newbery and Caldecott Medal pages.
▪ Booklist
This digital counterpart of the American Library Association’s Booklist magazine posts reviews and information about new books and other media for young, middle school, and older children.
▪ Council for Exceptional Children (CEC)
A national organization for those involved in special education and gifted education.
▪ Dewey Browse
Librarian Gail Shea Grainger maintains this listing of web sites for K-12 students, arranged in Dewey Decimal order.
▪ Internet Resources for Special Children (IRSC)
Information relating to the needs of children with disABILITIES on a global basis.
▪ Poetry 180
This site is designed to make it easy for students to hear or read a poem each day of the school year. Poems have been selected by Billy Collins, the Poet Laureate of the United States.
