Why Your Child Can’t Skip Their
20 Minutes of Reading Tonight
James
Travis
reads 20 minutes per night,
5 times per week
9
12
12
20
mins
4
mins
3
9
reads only 4 minutes per night
...or not at all
3
6
6
In one week:
100
12
12
100
3
mins
20
mins
12
100
9
mins
9
minutes of reading
6
6
12
12
3
9
20
3
minutes of reading
6
In one month:
400
minutes of reading
12
9
12
12
12
12
100 400 400 400 400 400 400
9
9 3 mins
9 3 mins
9 3 mins
9 3 mins
9 3
3
mins
mins
mins
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
12
3
9
80
12
80
80
9
3
minsmins
6
3
6
minutes of reading
In one school year (9 months):
3600
10
school
days
minutes of reading
720
2
school
days
minutes of reading
By the end of eighth grade:
28,800
minutes of reading
80
school
days
16
school
days
5760
minutes of reading
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 life?
How do you think each student will feel about himself as a learner?
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