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The article, What Kids Are Reading' Report Details Vocabulary Exposure, is a great read about students, over several grade levels, and a study over the fact that reading time increases their vocabulary. The study is measured by several categories which include the amount of time spent reading, nonfiction reading and even complex reading. The article states that the amount of time that is instructed to each student, in return, is not meeting the career standards for reading readiness that should be met (Decarr, 2015). It goes on to state that “the amount of time children spend reading is an important indicator of how much vocabulary they will acquire” (Decarr, 2015). Meaning, the more reading time, the greater vocabulary and vice versa.
Furthermore, the article indicates that the average child should be reading up to thirty minutes, instead of, what most teachers assign, which is about fifteen minutes …show more content…

I have a daughter, with a reading disability, who does not like to read. I read with her every night with an assigned time of thirty minutes. Her teacher also reads with her during the day. She also reads to a group of kindergarteners, along with her younger sister in the evening. I can definitely say that this increased time and different complexities has helped to improve her reading. I do agree with the article in the sense that the assigned reading time can be a struggle. Having a set time to read, when she does not enjoy it and/or has been at school all day, can sometimes become a battle between the two of us. However, I have noticed when in reading to her sister on a less structured, more casual basis she enjoys it much more. Her younger sister enjoys it as well. In doing this her vocabulary and fluency, for that matter, has increased. I believe that when any child is forced to do something; especially, something they do not enjoy, it can be hard for them, the teacher, and the

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