A few thoughts about Reading

Ms. Kelly, our reading specialist, shared this research on reading.  We just wanted to share wtih you
Happy Spring Break & Happy Reading!



10 to 15 minutes of daily reading shows a 20 percentile point increase on standardized tests (Dick Anderson)


“...and the amount of time spent reading is the best predictor of growth on the 5th grade standardized test.” Nagy/Anderson


But what does 45 minutes get you?

• 90th percentile child reads 5 times as much as the 50th percentile child (90th percentile child reads approximately 45 minutes/day)

• 50th percentile child reads 9 times as much as the 10th percentile child Dick Anderson


Variation in Amount of Independent Reading

Minutes/Day Reading Exposed to # Words/Year Percentile Rank

67.3mins/day   4,733,000 # of words/year   98th Percentile Rank

33.4                 2,357,000                            90th

16.9                 1,168,000                           70th

9.2                   601,000                               50th

4.3                   251,000                               30th

1.0                   51,100                                 10th

Reading Research Quarterly, Vol. 3, 1988,

“Growth in reading and how children spend their time out of school.”
"Children who read the most, read the best.”

NAEP