Then..................................Now

Mrs. Lamberth in the 2nd grade and now teaching the 2nd grade! WOW

Why Can't I Skip My
Twenty Minutes of Reading Tonight?
Let's figure it out -- mathematically!

Student A reads 20 minutes five nights of every week;
Student B reads only 4 minutes a night...or not at all!

Step 1: Multiply minutes a night x 5 times each week.
Student A reads 20 min. x 5 times a week = 100 mins./week
Student B reads 4 minutes x 5 times a week = 20 minutes

Step 2: Multiply minutes a week x 4 weeks each month.
Student A reads 400 minutes a month.
Student B reads 80 minutes a month.

Step 3: Multiply minutes a month x 9 months/school year
Student A reads 3600 min. in a school year.
Student B reads 720 min. in a school year.

Student A practices reading the equivalent of ten whole school days a year. Student B gets the equivalent of only two school days of reading practice.

By the end of 5th grade if Student A and Student B maintain
these same reading habits, Student A will have read the equivalent of 60 whole school days. Student B will have read the equivalent of only 12 school days.
One would expect the gap of information retained will have widened considerably and so, undoubtedly, will school performance. How do you think Student B will feel about him/herself as a student?

Some questions to ponder:

Which student would you expect to read better?
Which student would you expect to know more?
Which student would you expect to write better?
Which student would you expect to have a better vocabulary?
Which student would you expect to be more successful in school....and in life?
Turn off the TV for 20 minutes a night and read....it's worth it!

The information is from the No Child Left Behind Website:

Flip and Flop into a good book! The more you read, the more you know!

We are in our final count day until school starts! I hope everyone enjoys the remainder of their summer. We will be very busy this year, but it will be a fun kind of busy!!

Flip Flopping into 2nd Grade with Mrs. Lamberth

Are you ready for 2nd grade?

Can you believe it is almost time for school to start? I can't wait to introduce my students to the wonderful world of technology.