How much reading is enough seems to be a common question
amongst educators and parents. The
reading states that there is not a precise answer as to how much reading is
enough for different children. Every
child is at a different reading level, so the amount of reading that should be
done is not always the same. It is
important to engage students in reading.
The more students are interested in their reading, the more they will
learn and flourish as readers. There
needs to be about forty five minutes to an hour of a reading lesson each day in
the elementary classroom for the greatest improvement of reading for all
students. Obviously young students
cannot sit and read for an hour, so the lesson plan needs to be broken up into
activities that engage the students and get them to actually want to read. It is also important for teachers to make
sure each student is reading at the appropriate level. Like I mentioned early, every child reads at
a different pace and has a different reading capacity level. Each child should read books that are easy
enough to read, but still challenge them to grow as readers.
