Just Take 20 for Families
Did You Know?
Parent Hub “When parents are involved in their children’s education
As parents, it’s important to promote and establish involved in school, children go farther in school and the
the value of lifelong literacy. Knowing where to start, schools they go to are better.”
however, can be a challenge. Studies show that it only
takes 20 minutes per day to vastly improve a child’s
reading ability. In one year, a child who reads 20 minutes
a day is exposed to 1.8 million words. For children who
only read 5 minutes per day outside of school, the
number of words they’re exposed to drops to 282,000.
Download the materials on the fldoe.org website
you need to encourage your child to read outside the
classroom. By utilizing the information found on the
site, you’ll be equipped with the information you need
to provide literacy support for your child’s love
of reading.
at home, they do better in school. And when parents are
What can I do?
Just Take 20 (JT20) minutes each day to perform one of
the simple activities found on the JT20 website. There
are numerous activities and strategies to choose from,
each designed for a grade level cluster: K-2, 3-5, 6-8 or
9-12. You have many to choose from and you decide
which ones are right for you. Just choose the topics that
interest you and create a unique family plan of activities
to get started. Don’t hesitate to repeat activities that
were especially enjoyable. The goal is to develop a love
of reading in our youth that leads to lifelong literacy.
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