KCI READS! Calling all parents... we need your support. S. Danic K.C.I.

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

How’d you learn to do this?

You had to start somewhere!

How do you get good at reading?

You have to 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. 90 percent of employers rated “reading comprehension” as “very important” for workers. (nytimes.com/2008/07/27)

Show me the money! Statistics show that those who score higher on reading tests tend to earn higher incomes. (nytimes.com/2008/07/27)

KCI READS -- twenty minutes a day! Like brushing your teeth, it’s good for your teen!

How can you encourage your teenager to read? Model reading – read for enjoyment. Support MSIP.

View pleasure reading as a value in itself. Almost anything your teens read--including the Sunday comics-- helps build reading skills.

(Parsi 2009)

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