SUMMER READING FOR MS. MCWHORTER'S RESOURCE CLASSES

Research shows that if a student reads 20 minutes each day (3,600 minutes in a school year), they will have read 1,800,000 words.  Reading increases the vocabulary, which in turn increases reading comprehension which is one of the major problems that our students have.  The more students read, the more they will understand, the more successful they will be on tests and in college and their career. 

If that’s not enough, reading improves memory, concentration, and stress.  Dr. Jennifer Duffy, Graduate School Dissertation Chair at NCU, states, “Reading is a fundamental skill needed to function in society.  Words—spoken and written—are the building blocks by which a a child’s mind grows.  Reading is not only essential to a child’s verbal and cognitive development, but it also teaches the child to listen, develop new language, and communicate.  Additionally, books open a child’s imagination into discovering his or her world.”

Top 10 benefits of reading every day:

1.        Mental Stimulation

2.       Stress Reduction

3.       Knowledge

4.       Vocabulary Expansion

5.       Memory Improvement

6.       Stronger Analytical Thinking Skills

7.       Improved Focus and Concentration

8.       Better Writing Skills

9.       Tranquility

10.   Free Entertainment

This year for summer reading, YOU can pick whatever you want to read (fiction or nonfiction) as long as it is age appropriate and parent approved.  

JUST READ!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!