Just the Facts, Jack

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* Students reading 11 or more books yearly had average NAEP scores 32 points higher than students reading none, AND scores rose as the number of books read increased. 
(NAEP - National Assessment of Educational Progress - similar to TCAP but far more intensive)  (The improvement in NAEP scores was across the curriculum, not just reading/language arts.)

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* The more time students spend reading outside class and the more books they read, the higher their achievement in all areas.

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 *Struggling readers will never become good readers unless they read widely and extensively.

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* UNDERSTAND THESE STATISTICS:
1. The average reading rate equals 250 words per minute.
2. The average page equals 250-300 words per page in a typical novel.
3. On average, students can read one page a minute.
4. The average book length is 200 pages.
5. On average, students can complete a book in 200 minutes,or 3 hours and 20 minutes.
6. 180 school days with 30 minutes daily spent reading equals 5,400 minutes
7. At this rate students could read 25 books or more.
8. If 11 books can improve performance, imagine what 25 books would do!
 

 
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