The number of minutes a day your child spends reading books make a difference to their success in school and in life. So says the co chair of next week’s reading summit in Montreal.
In Finland people read for 46 minutes a day, and Finland is the top scorer in the latest PISA research.
Canadians read for 40 minutes a day (someone must read much less because i read for much longer every day!)
In Spain people only read for 15 minutes a day (they have low rates of literacy there).
It is book reading that makes the difference, not reading boring school text books. Book reading not only increases vocabulary and verbal ability it also provides an understanding of how other people talk and
So, books count.
Carry on reading to and with your child.
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