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Happy reading,

Mrs. Rogan, Mrs. Blauvelt, and Miss Silano* * * * * * *

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At Mt. View School, all students are asked to read a minimum of 20 minutes each night. Click here for a copy of the monthly reading log for December. Research supports the claim that the more students read- the smarter they become. Thank you for supporting your child to develop life-long literacy skills.

  Click on a link below to download two helpful resources:

Listening to Your Child Read

Ways to Encourage Your Child to Read

Why is it so Important for Our Kids to Read for at Least 20 Minutes Each Day?

   Research suggests that the more time students spend reading independently, the higher their gains will be in reading achievement. Research also indicates that having a strong vocabulary helps students succeed academically because it improves their ability to comprehend text they read and hear (Irvin 1998, 128).

      When students read a million words of text annually, about 1 in 20 of these words will be learned. This leads to the acquisition of between 750 and 1,500 words a year simply by reading (Nagy and Herman, 1987, 26). It has also been found from multiple, strictly controlled, long-term studies, that reading volume is directly connected to reading success for all students, regardless of ability (Cunningham and Stanovich 1988).

      The chart below, Variation in Amount of Independent Reading, shows the correlation among reading percentile, the amount of time spent reading per day, and the number of words read per year.

  Variation in Amount of Independent Reading