It’s all in the numbers:
Student A
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Student B |
Student C |
Student A reads 30 minutes per day |
Student B reads 15 minutes per day |
Student C reads only 5 minutes 4 nights per week |
WEEKLY
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Reads 30 minutes x 7 times a week = 210 minutes/week |
Reads 15 minutes x 7 times a week = 105 minutes/week |
Reads 5 minutes x 4 times a week = 20 minutes/week |
MONTHLY
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Reads 210 minutes x 4 weeks = 840 minutes/month |
Reads 105 minutes x 4 weeks = 420 minutes/month |
Reads 20 minutes x 4 weeks = 80 minutes/month |
YEARLY
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Reads 210 minutes x 52 weeks = 182 hours/year |
Reads 105 minutes x 52 weeks = 91 hours/year |
Reads 20 minutes x 52 weeks = 17 hours/year |
WHAT DOES THIS MEAN?
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Student A practices reading the equivalent of 30 school days per year. |
Student B practices reading the equivalent of 15 school days per year. |
Student C practices reading the equivalent of only 3 school days per year. |
A school day is 6 hours long.