2015 FALL BOOK FAIR SUCCESS
THANK YOU!
The 2015 Fall Scholastic Book Fair at Hodgeman County Elementary was a tremendous success. Your generous support helped to raise $1,155.97 in Scholastic Dollars to purchase new books for our children!
Did you know?
READING DEVELOPS VOCABULARY!
"Students who read more learn the meaning of thousands of new words each year."
21.1 minutes of daily reading can expose students to 1,823,000 words a year.
14.2 minutes of daily reading can expose students to 1,146,000 words a year.
6.5 minutes of daily reading can expose students to 423,000 words a year.
1.3 minutes of daily reading can expose students to 106,000 words a year.
0.1 minutes of daily reading can expose students to 8,000 words a year.
READING INCREASES ACHIEVEMENT!
"Students' reading achievement correlates with success in school and life."
65 minutes of daily reading can place a stuent in the 98th percentile.
21.1 minutes of daily reading can place a student in the 90th percentile.
14.2 minutes of daily reading can place a student in the 80th percentile.
6.5 minutes of daily reading can place a student in the 60th percentile.
1.3 minutes of daily reading can place a student in the 10th percentile.
**Anderson, R.C., Wilson, P.T., & Fielding, L.G. (1988). Growth in Reading and How Children Spend their Time Outside of School. Reading Research Quarterly, 23, 285-303.