One of my favorite routines with my six-year old son is
snuggling up on the couch and sharing a great book. With the many demands put
on families, I know how hard it can be to find the time to read together or for
your child to read independently, but the rewards are numerous.
Besides the joy of getting lost in a great
story, the amount of reading a student does is a major factor in vocabulary
growth. The more the student sees a new
word in connected text, the deeper the understanding becomes of a word. The
graphic below shows the vast difference in the number of words a child will
encounter throughout a school year based on the number of minutes he reads. It
is a great graphic to share with your child to reinforce the importance and the
reasons for nightly reading. Happy
Reading!
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