KCI READS!

How much time did you spend shooting hoops before you got good?

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How many hours in the pool or at the lake?

How many hours do these guys put in?

Jake Brown, Tony Hawk and Danny Way

How did you learn to do this?

You had to start somewhere!

How do you get good at reading?

Ya gotta read!

In a study involving a sustained silent reading program, the “students gained an average of 3.9 year levels on their reading achievement test scores during the one year program.” (Cullinan, 2000)

“Readers are better writers.” (MacDonell, 2004)

“Readers are better at mathematics and science.”

(OECD PISA Study, School Libraries and Student Achievement in Ontario, 2007)

Reading skills are also valued by employers.

A 2006 survey found that nearly 90 percent of employers rated “reading comprehension” as “very important” for workers.

(nytimes.com/2008/07/27)

Department of Education statistics also show that those who score higher on reading tests tend to earn higher incomes.

(nytimes.com/2008/07/27)

Pick up a book @ your library.

KCI READS -- twenty minutes a day!

Like brushing your teeth, it’s good for you!

We won’t interrupt!

Other good stuff to know!

Talking ?Group discussion tables – quietly . . . and about school work.

Squared table area – the odd whisper

Carrels – no talking

Eating and drinking?

•No -- unless it’s water.•Don’t feed the mice

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Have a specific goal.

• English

• Write 3 paragraphs on Mockinbird.

MSIP – a gift of time

•Use it well!

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