reading reasons

Reading Reasons

Why we teachers torture you with reading expectations.

It’s for your own good, you know.

Reading = Smarts

% Rank on test Minutes per day

98

90

70

50

20

10

Reason #1: Reading = Smarts

% Rank on test Minutes per day

98 90.7

90 40.4

70 21.7

50 12.9

20 3.1

10 1.6

Reason #1: Reading = Smarts

% Rank on test Minutes per day

Words read/yr.

98 90.7 4,733,000

90 40.4 2,357,000

70 21.7 1,168,000

50 12.9 601,000

20 3.1 134,000

10 1.6 51,000

How does that work?

Vocabulary: Words form our thinking – our ability to think about how ideas relate.

Rare words are words that we don’t tend to hear in common speech, but we need them to understand the world around us.

Number of Rare Words per Thousand

Listening Rare Words

Adult to child 6 mo. 9.3

Adult to child 3 yr. 9.0

Adult to child 10 yr. 11.7

Adult to Adult 17.3

Prime time TV 22.7

Number of Rare Words per Thousand

Listening Rare Words Reading Rare WordsAdult to child 6 mo. 9.3 Children’s book 30.9

Adult to child 3 yr. 9.0 Adult book 52.7Adult to child 10 yr. 11.7 Comic book 53.5

Adult to Adult 17.3 Popular magazine 65.7

Prime time TV 22.7 Newspaper 68.3

Scientific paper 128

See?Reading is good for you.

Not convinced?

Let’s talk about $.

Average Career Earnings(in millions of 1999 dollars)

< HS diploma ?

HS diploma ?

Some college ?

Associate degree ?

Bachelor’s degree ?

Master’s degree ?

Doctoral degree ?

Professional degree ?

Average Career Earnings(in millions of 1999 dollars)

< HS diploma $1.0

HS diploma $1.2

Some college $1.5

Associate degree $1.6

Bachelor’s degree ?

Master’s degree ?

Doctoral degree ?

Professional degree ?

Average Career Earnings(in millions of 1999 dollars)

< HS diploma $1.0

HS diploma $1.2

Some college $1.5

Associate degree $1.6

Bachelor’s degree $2.1

Master’s degree $2.5

Doctoral degree $3.4

Professional degree $4.4

Not convinced?

Let’s talk about education.

Reading Opens Doors

# of students who applied to UCLA 43,421

# of students admitted to UCLA

# of students denied admission

GPA’s of all who applied

GPA’s of all admitted

SAT score of all who applied

SAT score of all admitted

4.0 GPA’s or higher who were denied

Reading Opens Doors

# of students who applied to UCLA 43,421

# of students admitted to UCLA 10,522

# of students denied admission

GPA’s of all who applied

GPA’s of all admitted

SAT score of all who applied

SAT score of all admitted

4.0 GPA’s or higher who were denied

Reading Opens Doors

# of students who applied to UCLA 43,421

# of students admitted to UCLA 10,522

# of students denied admission 32,314

GPA’s of all who applied

GPA’s of all admitted

SAT score of all who applied

SAT score of all admitted

4.0 GPA’s or higher who were denied

Reading Opens Doors

# of students who applied to UCLA 43,421

# of students admitted to UCLA 10,522

# of students denied admission 32,314

GPA’s of all who applied 3.83

GPA’s of all admitted

SAT score of all who applied

SAT score of all admitted

4.0 GPA’s or higher who were denied

Reading Opens Doors

# of students who applied to UCLA 43,421

# of students admitted to UCLA 10,522

# of students denied admission 32,314

GPA’s of all who applied 3.83

GPA’s of all admitted 4.23

SAT score of all who applied

SAT score of all admitted

4.0 GPA’s or higher who were denied

Reading Opens Doors

# of students who applied to UCLA 43,421

# of students admitted to UCLA 10,522

# of students denied admission 32,314

GPA’s of all who applied 3.83

GPA’s of all admitted 4.23

SAT score of all who applied 582.6

SAT score of all admitted

4.0 GPA’s or higher who were denied

Reading Opens Doors

# of students who applied to UCLA 43,421

# of students admitted to UCLA 10,522

# of students denied admission 32,314

GPA’s of all who applied 3.83

GPA’s of all admitted 4.23

SAT score of all who applied 582.6

SAT score of all admitted 642.3

4.0 GPA’s or higher who were denied

Reading Opens Doors

# of students who applied to UCLA 43,421

# of students admitted to UCLA 10,522

# of students denied admission 32,314

GPA’s of all who applied 3.83

GPA’s of all admitted 4.23

SAT score of all who applied 582.6

SAT score of all admitted 642.3

4.0 GPA’s or higher who were denied 7,731

SAT SCORES AND SCHOLARSHIPS:

HIGHER SCORES mean better colleges & more financial aid.

SAT SCORES AND SCHOLARSHIPS:

Merit Scholarship Category(financial need not

required)     

General Eligibility   Requirements   

Amount Awardable*(distributed over four

years)

         SAT GPA       

Board of Trustees Scholarship

1500-1600   Minimum A  $109,000

(Full-tuition)

Presidential Scholarship 1300-1600  Minimum B  $40,000-$70,000 

University Scholarship 1200-1290 Minimum B $30,000-$40,000 

Achievement Scholarship 1050-1190 Minimum B  $20,000-$30,000

I know you’re not all convinced…

Think about the world when you are adults (it’s not that far in the future).

Who will be your…?

Daughter’s teacher Doctor County Auditor Lawyer Auto mechanic Dentist Accountant EMT Grocer Mayor News reporter

Who will be your…?

Daughter’s teacher Doctor County Auditor Lawyer Auto mechanic Dentist Accountant EMT Grocer Mayor News reporter

Biomedical Engineer Medical Roboticist Genetic Counselor Stem Cell Researcher Nanotechnologist Simulation Engineer Hydrologist Cyber Security Specialist Interface Designer Compliance Officer Sarbanes-Oxley Specialist

You are each other’s future!

Prepare now for a better life for yourself and for each other.