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<p class="MsoNormal">Hi! I just found <a href="http://schenkgr4.blogspot.com/2013/04/why-read-20-minutes-pinterest-inspired.html">
a handout</a> in English and Spanish uses graphics to show why reading 20 minutes a day is important. For young children it is important to remember that they don’t have to read/be read to in one 20 minute sitting, the 20 minutes can be broken into smaller
chunks of time throughout the day. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The data is from the 1980s so may not be 100% accurate anymore, but the general concept is still true so this may be good to use with low-literate or illiterate families to
<b><i>show </i></b>them why reading a certain amount every day is important. Also, it says “if kids start reading 20 minutes per night in kindergarten…” We now know we need to start reading/sharing books with kids 20 minutes a day before kindergarten.
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<p class="MsoNormal">If anyone has a more up-to-date graphic, please share!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">PS: Here’s the URL is the hyperlink doesn’t work: <a href="http://schenkgr4.blogspot.com/2013/04/why-read-20-minutes-pinterest-inspired.html">
http://schenkgr4.blogspot.com/2013/04/why-read-20-minutes-pinterest-inspired.html</a>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="color:black">Katie Anderson, Library Development Services<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="color:black">* Youth Services Consultant * Oregon Center for the Book Coordinator *<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="color:black">Oregon State Library, 250 Winter St. NE, Salem, OR 97301<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="color:black"><a href="mailto:katie.anderson@state.or.us">katie.anderson@state.or.us</a>, 503-378-2528</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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