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Why Can’t I Skip My 20 Minutes of
Reading Tonight?
Answer:
Let’s figure this out using Mathematics!
Student A reads 20 minutes,
5 nights, every week.
Student B reads 5 minutes a
night…or not at all.
Step 1: Multiply minutes per
night by 5 times per week.
Student A reads 20 x 5 = 100
minutes per week
Student B reads 4 x 5 = 20
minutes per week
Step 2: Multiply minutes per
week times 4 weeks per month.
Student A reads 400 minutes
per month
Student B reads 80 minutes
per month
Step 3: Multiply minutes per
month time 9 ‘school’ months per school year.
Student A reads 3600 minutes
per school year
Student B reads 720 minutes
per school year
Student A reads the
equivalent of 10 whole school days per year.
Student B reads the
equivalent of 2 school days per year.
By the end of grade 6, 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.
Questions to think about….
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?
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