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Does independent reading at home really help?
Indeed, the adage “a rising tide lifts all boats” is apt when we consider independent reading. When we read independently, many other literacy skills rise, too. We have decades of research that prove avid readers are almost always skillful readers and strong writers. They know more about the conventions of language, such as spelling, punctuation and grammar (that’s because every time we open the pages of a book, we simultaneously get a lesson on effective writing); they have robust vocabularies; and they know about the world. In short, reading makes us smart.
(Cunningham & Stanovich, 2001; Moss & Miller, 2013)."
(Cunningham & Stanovich, 2001; Moss & Miller, 2013)."
Top 5 reading tips for Parents
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Set aside time every day for “reading time.” Read aloud to children and ask them to read aloud to you, or encourage independent reading. Discuss with your children the different materials that you are reading and why, the books you are reading to them, and the books that they are reading on their own. When children are read three stories a day, by the time they enter first grade, they will have heard more than 6,000 books.
(The Joy and Power of Reading p. 152)"
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Survey time!
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"Children whose parents have lots of books are nearly 20 percent more likely to finish college. Indeed, as a predictor of college graduation, books in the home trump even the education of the parents. Lest you think that only the privileged with the means to purchase books reap the benefit of books: not so. Even a child who hails from a home with 25 books will, on average, complete two more years of school than would a child from a home without any books at all.
(The Joy and Power of Reading p.145)”
(The Joy and Power of Reading p.145)”