1. DID YOU KNOW??? Presented by SD Parent Information and Resource Center

2. Did you know….. …..reading 15 minutes a day will increase your child’s vocabulary by 1,000 words in a year!!!

3. Did you know….. …..From birth through high school, children spend 15% of their time in school and 85% of their time outside school. Parents ARE their child’s first and most influential teachers!

4. Did you know…. …. The average American child will have seen over 200,000 acts of violence (including 16,000 murders) before the age of 18.

5. Did you know…. …..Children who are encouraged to read by their families – READ MORE!!!!

6. Did you know…. ….The average time that a child spends watching television per week is 19 hours/40 minutes.

7. Did you know…. … Watching more than 10 hours of TV a week negatively affects academic achievement!!!!

8. Did you know….. ….Reading aloud to children has been called the single most important activity for building the knowledge required for success in reading.

9. Did you know….. …..38.5 minutes (Is the amount of time PER WEEK that parents spend in meaningful conversation with their children.)

10. Did you know…. Good Reading skills are important because: Children that read well in the early grades are far more successful in later years.

11. Did you know…. Good Reading skills are important because: Reading opens the door to learning about math, history, science, literature, geography, etc.

12. Did you know…. Good Reading skills are important because: Reading develops confidence.

13. Did you know…. ….There is a strong relationship between reading in the home and how students perform in school.

14. Did you know???? Children spend: Hours per year in school = 900 Hours per year watching TV = 1,023

15. Did you know???? Students surveyed said they spent 4 minutes a day reading at home. (They also reported spending 2 hours a day watching television.)

16. Did you know…. READING = Success in Life and School!!!!