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Reading Matters
Here's the impact of reading 20 minutes per day!
A student who reads 20 minutes per day
will be exposed to 1.8 million words per year and is more likely to score in the 90th percentile on standardized tests
A student who reads 5 minutes per day
will be exposed to 282,000 words per year and is more likely to score in the 50th percentile on standardized tests
A student who reads 1 minute per day
will be exposed to 8,000 words per year and is more likely to score in the 10th percentile on standardized tests
