Why You Can’t Skip 20 Minutes
of Reading to Your Child Tonight
James
Travis
is read to 20 minutes per night,
5 times per week
9
12
12
20
mins
4
mins
3
9
is read to 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
12
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
9
minutes of reading
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
12
3
9
80
12
80
80
9
3
minsmins
6
3
minutes of reading
6
In one year:
4800
minutes of reading
13 1/3
school
days
960
2 2/3
school
days
minutes of reading
By the beginning of Kindergarten (6 years old):
28,800
minutes of reading
80
school
days
16
school
days
Which child would you expect to know more?
Which child would you expect to have a better vocabulary?
Which child would you expect to be better prepared for school?
Which child would you expect to be better prepared to learn to read?
Which child would you expect to be more successful in school?
How do you think each child will feel about himself as a new student?
5760
minutes of reading
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