Reading for Fun Gets High Marks

“Reading for Fun” is important to your child’s test scores. Results from a study nationwide explain the following:

• Students who read for fun every day score higher on tests than classmates who read less often.
• Students who “never or hardly ever” read for fun have the lowest scores.
• Students who read 11 or more pages daily for school and homework scored higher than student who read less.
• Those who did no homework made the lowest scores.

Having a variety of reading materials (books, magazines, newspaper, encyclopedias) around the house makes a difference. Students who had those materials around to pick up and read had higher reading scores than others. So make
sure you have a variety of reading materials at your child’s fingertips.

Tips for Improving Spelling:

1. Have your child look at the word.
2. Have your child cover the word up.
3. Have your child write it down.
4. Have your child check it.