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Reading Reasons

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.

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Reading Reasons

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  1. Reading Reasons Why we teachers torture you with reading expectations.

  2. It’s for your own good, you know.

  3. Reading = Smarts

  4. Reason #1: Reading = Smarts

  5. Reason #1: Reading = Smarts

  6. 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.

  7. Number of Rare Words per Thousand

  8. Number of Rare Words per Thousand

  9. See? Reading is good for you.

  10. Let’s talk about $. Not convinced?

  11. Average Career Earnings(in millions of 1999 dollars)

  12. Average Career Earnings(in millions of 1999 dollars)

  13. Average Career Earnings(in millions of 1999 dollars)

  14. Let’s talk about education. Not convinced?

  15. Reading Opens Doors

  16. Reading Opens Doors

  17. Reading Opens Doors

  18. Reading Opens Doors

  19. Reading Opens Doors

  20. Reading Opens Doors

  21. Reading Opens Doors

  22. Reading Opens Doors

  23. SAT SCORES AND SCHOLARSHIPS: HIGHER SCORES mean better colleges & more financial aid.

  24. SAT SCORES AND SCHOLARSHIPS:

  25. I know you’re not all convinced… Think about the world when you are adults (it’s not that far in the future).

  26. Daughter’s teacher Doctor County Auditor Lawyer Auto mechanic Dentist Accountant EMT Grocer Mayor News reporter Who will be your…?

  27. 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 Who will be your…?

  28. You are each other’s future! Prepare now for a better life for yourself and for each other.

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