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Why I Can't Skip Reading

A math perspective as to why students can't skip reading 20 minutes every night provided by the U.S. Department of Education. Very useful for parents to see, also translated in Spanish :)

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Why I Can't Skip Reading

A math perspective as to why students can't skip reading 20 minutes every night provided by the U.S. Department of Education. Very useful for parents to see, also translated in Spanish :)

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Why cant I skip my 20 minutes of reading tonight?

LETS FIGURE IT OUT---MATHEMATICALLY


Student A reads for 20 minutes, 5 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 20 minuntes x 5 times a week = 100 minutes/week. Student B reads 4 minutes x 5 times a week = 20 minutes/week. Step 2: Multiplay minutes a week x 4 weeks each month. Student A reads 400 minutes a month. Student B reads 80 minutes a month. Step 3: Multiplay minutes a month x 9 months/ school year. Student A reads 3600 minutes in a school year. Student B reads 720 minutes in 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. By the end of 6th grade if Student A and Students 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. One would expect the gap of information retained will have widened considerably and so, undoubtedly, will school performance. How do you think Student B will feel about him/ herself as a students? Some questions to ponder:

Which student would you expect to read better? Which student would you expect to know more? Which student would you expect to write better? Which student would you expect to have a better vocabulary? Which student would you expect to be more successful in schooland in life?
Source: U.S. Dept. of Education, America Reads Challenge. (1999) Start Early, Finish Strong: How to Help Every Child Become a Reader. Washington, D.C.

Por qu no puedo faltar de leer por 20 minutos sta noche?


AHORA CALCULA LOS NUMEROS
Alumno A lee por 20 minutos, 5 noches de cada semana; Alumno B lee por slo 4 minutos cada noche no lee sta semana. Paso 1: Multiplica los minutos de cada noche x 5 veces cada semana. Alumno A lee 20 minuntos x 5 veces para la semana = 100 minutos/semana. Alumno B lee 4 minutos x 5 veces para la semana = 20 minutos/semana. Paso 2: Multiplica los minutos por semana x 4 semanas cada mes. Alumno A lee 400 minutos por mes. Alumno B lee 80 minutos por mes. Paso 3: Multiplica los minutos por mes x 9 meses/ ao escolar. Alumno A lee 3600 minutos por ao escolar. Alumno B lee 720 minutos por ao escolar. Alumno A practica la lectura igual a 10 das enteros de escuela por ao. Alumno B practica la lectura igual a slo 2 das enteros de escuela por ao. Cuando terminen el sexto grado si Alumno A y Alumno B mantienen los mismos hbitos de la lectura, no tomando en cuenta lo que lean durante los nes de semana durante el verano: Alumno A leer igual a 60 das enteros de escuela. Alumno B leer igual a slo 12 das enteros de escuela. Uno podra esperar que la brecha de informacin retenido sera ampliada bastante, y sin duda, tambin el rendimiento escolar. Cmo piensa que se sentir Alumno B de l mismo? Algunas preguntas para considerar: Cul alumno esperara que lea mejor?

Cul alumno esperara que supiera ms informacin? Cul alumno esperara que escriba mejor? Cul alumno esperara que tenga el vocabulario mejor? Cul alumno esperara que tenga ms xito en la escuela y en su vida?
Source: U.S. Dept. of Education, America Reads Challenge. (1999) Start Early, Finish Strong: How to Help Every Child Become a Reader. Washington, D.C.

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