Why Your Child Should Read for 30 Minutes Every Day
Why can't I skip my reading tonight?
LET'S FIGURE IT OUT --- MATHEMATICALLY!
Student A reads 30 minutes five nights of every week;
Student B reads only 4 minutes a night...or not at all!
Step 1: Multiply minutes a night x 5 times each week.
Student A reads 30 min. x 5 times a week = 150 min./week
Student B reads 4 minutes x 5 times a week = 20 minutes
Step 2: Multiply minutes a week x 4 weeks each month.
Student A reads 600 minutes a month.
Student B reads 80 minutes a month.
Step 3: Multiply minutes a month x 9-months (school year).
Student A reads 5400 min. in a school year.
Student B reads 720 min. in a school year.
*Student A practices reading the equivalent of 15 whole school days a year.
*Student B gets the equivalent of only 2 school days of reading practice.
*One would expect the gap of information retained will have widened considerably and so, undoubtedly, will school performance.
Top 10 Ways to Improve Your Child's Reading Ability
Tips on to helping your children become more effective readers.
1. Set aside a regular time to read to your children every day.
2. Surround your children with reading material.
3. Have a family reading time. (Be the example)
4. Encourage a wide variety of reading activities.
5. Develop the library habit.
6. Be knowledgeable about your children's progress.
7. Look for reading problems.
8. Get help promptly for reading problems.
9. Use a variety of aids to help your children.
10. Show enthusiasm for your children's reading.
Student A reads 30 minutes five nights of every week;
Student B reads only 4 minutes a night...or not at all!
Step 1: Multiply minutes a night x 5 times each week.
Student A reads 30 min. x 5 times a week = 150 min./week
Student B reads 4 minutes x 5 times a week = 20 minutes
Step 2: Multiply minutes a week x 4 weeks each month.
Student A reads 600 minutes a month.
Student B reads 80 minutes a month.
Step 3: Multiply minutes a month x 9-months (school year).
Student A reads 5400 min. in a school year.
Student B reads 720 min. in a school year.
*Student A practices reading the equivalent of 15 whole school days a year.
*Student B gets the equivalent of only 2 school days of reading practice.
*One would expect the gap of information retained will have widened considerably and so, undoubtedly, will school performance.
Top 10 Ways to Improve Your Child's Reading Ability
Tips on to helping your children become more effective readers.
1. Set aside a regular time to read to your children every day.
2. Surround your children with reading material.
3. Have a family reading time. (Be the example)
4. Encourage a wide variety of reading activities.
5. Develop the library habit.
6. Be knowledgeable about your children's progress.
7. Look for reading problems.
8. Get help promptly for reading problems.
9. Use a variety of aids to help your children.
10. Show enthusiasm for your children's reading.