Here is a thought on the importance of reading every night that you can share with the parents of the students in your classroom!
Why I can’t skip my 20 minutes of reading tonight?Let’s figure it out — MATHEMATICALLY!
Step 1: Multiply minutes a night x 5 times a week.
Student A reads 20 minutes x 5 times a week= 100 minutes/week
Student B reads 4 minutes x 5 times a week= 20 minutes/week
Step 2: Multiply minutes a week x 4 weeks each month.
Student A reads 400 minutes a month.
Student B reads 80 minutes a month.
Step 3: Multiply minutes a month x 9 month/school year
Student A reads 3600 minutes a school year.
Student B reads 720 minutes in a school year.
Student A practices reading the equivalent of 10 whole days a year.
Student B gets the equivalent of only 2 days of reading practice.
By the end of 6th grade if Student A and Student B maintain these same reading habits – not counting reading on the weekends or during summer vacation:
Student A will have read the equivalent of 60 whole school days.
Student B will have read the equivalent of only 12 school days.
The conclusion the gap of information retained per student will widen considerably and their individual school performance suffer.
Don’t forget to read 20 minutes tonight!
Why I can’t skip my 20 minutes of reading tonight?Let’s figure it out — MATHEMATICALLY!
Step 1: Multiply minutes a night x 5 times a week.
Student A reads 20 minutes x 5 times a week= 100 minutes/week
Student B reads 4 minutes x 5 times a week= 20 minutes/week
Step 2: Multiply minutes a week x 4 weeks each month.
Student A reads 400 minutes a month.
Student B reads 80 minutes a month.
Step 3: Multiply minutes a month x 9 month/school year
Student A reads 3600 minutes a school year.
Student B reads 720 minutes in a school year.
Student A practices reading the equivalent of 10 whole days a year.
Student B gets the equivalent of only 2 days of reading practice.
By the end of 6th grade if Student A and Student B maintain these same reading habits – not counting reading on the weekends or during summer vacation:
Student A will have read the equivalent of 60 whole school days.
Student B will have read the equivalent of only 12 school days.
The conclusion the gap of information retained per student will widen considerably and their individual school performance suffer.
Don’t forget to read 20 minutes tonight!