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Why Reading is so Important for Children
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Reading is Fundamental (RIF)
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ABC's of Teaching Reading

 Why Read 20 Minutes at Home?

Student A Reads 
20 minutes per day.
3,600 minutes per school year.
1,800,000 words per year. 
Scores in the 90th percentile on standardized tests.

Student B Reads 
 5 minutes per day.
900 minutes per school year.
282,000 words per year.  
Scores in the 50th percentile on standardized tests.

Student C Reads
1 minute per day.
180 minutes per school year.
8,000 words per year.
Scores in the 10th percentile on standardized tests.

If they start reading for 20 minutes per night in Kindergarten, by the end of 6th grade, Student A will have read for the equivalent of 60 school days. Student B will have read for 12 school days, and Student C will have read for 3.