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Reading Reasons. Why we teachers torture you with reading expectations. It’s for your own good, you know. Reading = Smarts. Reason #1: Reading = Smarts. Reason #1: Reading = Smarts. How does that work?. Vocabulary: Words form our thinking – our ability to think about how ideas relate. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Reading Reasons
Why we teachers torture you with reading expectations.
It’s for your own good, you know.
Reading = Smarts
% Rank on test Minutes per day
98
90
70
50
20
10
Reason #1: Reading = Smarts
% Rank on test Minutes per day
98 90.7
90 40.4
70 21.7
50 12.9
20 3.1
10 1.6
Reason #1: Reading = Smarts
% Rank on test Minutes per day
Words read/yr.
98 90.7 4,733,000
90 40.4 2,357,000
70 21.7 1,168,000
50 12.9 601,000
20 3.1 134,000
10 1.6 51,000
How does that work?
Vocabulary: Words form our thinking – our ability to think about how ideas relate.
Rare words are words that we don’t tend to hear in common speech, but we need them to understand the world around us.
Number of Rare Words per Thousand
Listening Rare Words
Adult to child 6 mo. 9.3
Adult to child 3 yr. 9.0
Adult to child 10 yr. 11.7
Adult to Adult 17.3
Prime time TV 22.7
Number of Rare Words per Thousand
Listening Rare Words Reading Rare WordsAdult to child 6 mo. 9.3 Children’s book 30.9
Adult to child 3 yr. 9.0 Adult book 52.7Adult to child 10 yr. 11.7 Comic book 53.5
Adult to Adult 17.3 Popular magazine 65.7
Prime time TV 22.7 Newspaper 68.3
Scientific paper 128
See?Reading is good for you.
Not convinced?
Let’s talk about $.
Average Career Earnings(in millions of 1999 dollars)
< HS diploma ?
HS diploma ?
Some college ?
Associate degree ?
Bachelor’s degree ?
Master’s degree ?
Doctoral degree ?
Professional degree ?
Average Career Earnings(in millions of 1999 dollars)
< HS diploma $1.0
HS diploma $1.2
Some college $1.5
Associate degree $1.6
Bachelor’s degree ?
Master’s degree ?
Doctoral degree ?
Professional degree ?
Average Career Earnings(in millions of 1999 dollars)
< HS diploma $1.0
HS diploma $1.2
Some college $1.5
Associate degree $1.6
Bachelor’s degree $2.1
Master’s degree $2.5
Doctoral degree $3.4
Professional degree $4.4
Not convinced?
Let’s talk about education.
Reading Opens Doors
# of students who applied to UCLA 43,421
# of students admitted to UCLA
# of students denied admission
GPA’s of all who applied
GPA’s of all admitted
SAT score of all who applied
SAT score of all admitted
4.0 GPA’s or higher who were denied
Reading Opens Doors
# of students who applied to UCLA 43,421
# of students admitted to UCLA 10,522
# of students denied admission
GPA’s of all who applied
GPA’s of all admitted
SAT score of all who applied
SAT score of all admitted
4.0 GPA’s or higher who were denied
Reading Opens Doors
# of students who applied to UCLA 43,421
# of students admitted to UCLA 10,522
# of students denied admission 32,314
GPA’s of all who applied
GPA’s of all admitted
SAT score of all who applied
SAT score of all admitted
4.0 GPA’s or higher who were denied
Reading Opens Doors
# of students who applied to UCLA 43,421
# of students admitted to UCLA 10,522
# of students denied admission 32,314
GPA’s of all who applied 3.83
GPA’s of all admitted
SAT score of all who applied
SAT score of all admitted
4.0 GPA’s or higher who were denied
Reading Opens Doors
# of students who applied to UCLA 43,421
# of students admitted to UCLA 10,522
# of students denied admission 32,314
GPA’s of all who applied 3.83
GPA’s of all admitted 4.23
SAT score of all who applied
SAT score of all admitted
4.0 GPA’s or higher who were denied
Reading Opens Doors
# of students who applied to UCLA 43,421
# of students admitted to UCLA 10,522
# of students denied admission 32,314
GPA’s of all who applied 3.83
GPA’s of all admitted 4.23
SAT score of all who applied 582.6
SAT score of all admitted
4.0 GPA’s or higher who were denied
Reading Opens Doors
# of students who applied to UCLA 43,421
# of students admitted to UCLA 10,522
# of students denied admission 32,314
GPA’s of all who applied 3.83
GPA’s of all admitted 4.23
SAT score of all who applied 582.6
SAT score of all admitted 642.3
4.0 GPA’s or higher who were denied
Reading Opens Doors
# of students who applied to UCLA 43,421
# of students admitted to UCLA 10,522
# of students denied admission 32,314
GPA’s of all who applied 3.83
GPA’s of all admitted 4.23
SAT score of all who applied 582.6
SAT score of all admitted 642.3
4.0 GPA’s or higher who were denied 7,731
SAT SCORES AND SCHOLARSHIPS:
HIGHER SCORES mean better colleges & more financial aid.
SAT SCORES AND SCHOLARSHIPS:
Merit Scholarship Category(financial need not
required)
General Eligibility Requirements
Amount Awardable*(distributed over four
years)
SAT GPA
Board of Trustees Scholarship
1500-1600 Minimum A $109,000
(Full-tuition)
Presidential Scholarship 1300-1600 Minimum B $40,000-$70,000
University Scholarship 1200-1290 Minimum B $30,000-$40,000
Achievement Scholarship 1050-1190 Minimum B $20,000-$30,000
I know you’re not all convinced…
Think about the world when you are adults (it’s not that far in the future).
Who will be your…?
Daughter’s teacher Doctor County Auditor Lawyer Auto mechanic Dentist Accountant EMT Grocer Mayor News reporter
Who will be your…?
Daughter’s teacher Doctor County Auditor Lawyer Auto mechanic Dentist Accountant EMT Grocer Mayor News reporter
Biomedical Engineer Medical Roboticist Genetic Counselor Stem Cell Researcher Nanotechnologist Simulation Engineer Hydrologist Cyber Security Specialist Interface Designer Compliance Officer Sarbanes-Oxley Specialist
You are each other’s future!
Prepare now for a better life for yourself and for each other.