Do+The+Math+on+Reading



= 20 Minutes of Reading = > ** Student A reads 20 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 20 min. x 5 times a week = 100 minutess/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 400 minutes a month. **

> ** Student B reads 80 minutes a month. **

> ** Step 3: Multiply minutes a month x 9 months/school year **

> ** Student A reads 3600 min. in a school year. **

> ** Student B reads 720 min. 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 Student B maintain **** these same reading habits, 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 student? **

> ** 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 school....and in life? **