2. Reading is Fundamental (RIF) released
the results of an extensive research
meta-analysis
Access to books/print materials:
– Improves reading performance.
– Is instrumental in helping learn the basics of
reading.
– Students read more and for longer lengths
of time.
– Improves attitudes toward reading and
learning.
3. What research tells us:
-kids who read more words per year score higher on tests
-Oxford University report- 16 yr olds and future careers
-Over 50% of NASA employees are dyslexic.
-Out-of-school reading habits of students has shown that even
15 minutes a day of independent reading can expose students
to more than a million words of text in a year.
9. Websites with Book Lists
• Young Adult Library Services Association (books
for teens)
– http://www.ala.org/yalsa/booklists/bbya
• Simon and Schuster/NC list
– http://teach.simonandschuster.net/state-
awards/North-Carolina
• International Reading Association
– http://www.reading.org/Resources/Booklists.as
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