Time Spent Reading Is Critical

Apr 23, 2015 - Teacher's Pet - James and the Giant Peach Character Word Mat - FREE Classroom Display Resource - EYFS, KS1, KS2, Roald Dahl, James and the Giant Peach, characters, wordmat. The reading passage is written on a middle of the year 3rd grade Reading Level, which makes the passage ideal for 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade students. They can focus on reading closely and paying attention to the text, without getting stuck by too difficult concepts and words. Close reading is a strategy that is encouraged through Common Core.

• “Extensive reading was linked to superior performance on measures of general knowledge, vocabulary, spelling, verbal fluency, and reading comprehension.” – Cunningham and Stanovich, 1998

• “In one of the most extensive studies of reading yet conducted, Anderson, Wilson, and Fielding traced reading growth to reading and reading volume. They found that the amount of time students spent reading was the best predictor of reading achievement.” – Anderson, Wilson, and Fielding (1988)

• “It is clear that reading early in life are critical factors in student success,” – Anthony W. Marx, president of the New York Public Library, New York Times (2015)

• “Students not reading well in third grade are 4 times more likely to drop out.” – Students First, Statistics About Education in America

• “Differences in volume of pleasure reading between good and poor readers is massive.” – Cunningham and Stanovich, 1998

• “Differences in reading volume make an independent contribution to growth in reading and language skills.” – Mol & Bus, 2011

• “Research consistently shows strong correlation to reading & academic success at all ages” – National Center for Educational Statistics

• “Variation in time spent reading can further widen the gap in achievement between good and poor readers. Avoiding this dynamic is one reason why early intervention for reading problems is so important.” – Biemiller, 1999

2/3 Of Students Don’t Read At Grade Level

Reading Dipthird Grade James Testing

• “2/3 of students do not read at grade level” – The Nations Report Card.Gov

• “80% of students from low-income backgrounds read below grade level”– Students First, Statistics About Education in America

Reading Dipthird Grade James Test

• “Students not reading well in third grade are 4 times more likely to drop out.” – Students First, Statistics About Education in America

• “The link between academic failure, delinquency, and crime is welded to reading failure.” – The Nations Report card.Gov

• “The current literacy rate is not any better than it was 10 years ago” – National Center for Education Statistics

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