The Power of 15 Minutes Boosting your child’s success through daily reading. We all know how busy life can get, juggling work, chores, and family time. Yet, there's one simple habit that can make a world of difference in your child's education and future – dedicating just 15 minutes a day to reading. Children who hone strong reading skills not only excel in school but also boost their selfesteem, heighten creativity and empathy, and sharpen their focus and concentration. Let’s break down how this daily reading habit accumulates overtime:
Student A
Student B
Reads 15 mins a day for 1 year
Reads 1 min a day for 1 year
5,475 minutes 91 ¼ hours
vs.
365 minutes 6 hours
a Talk about gap in significant adiness! reading re Here’s the great news -- it's never too late to embark on building a daily 15-minute reading routine. And to get you and your child started, here are some toprated picture books, graphic novels, and chapter books to dive into together!
Picture books
If You Laugh, I'm Starting This Book Over by Chris Harris (Author), Serge Bloch (Illustrator)
Jumping Hurdles: An Olympian's Story of Hard Work and Perseverance by Angela Selmon (Author), Gabhor Utomo (Illustrator)
Broken Crayons Still Color by Toni Collier (Author), Whitney Bak (Author), Natalie Vasilica (Illustrator)
The Light Within You by Namita Moolani Mehra (Author), Kamala Nair (Illustrator)
The Year We Learned to Fly by Jacqueline Woodson (Author), Rafael López (Illustrator)
More than Words: So Many Ways to Say What We Mean
The Name Jar by Yangsook Choi (Author)
by Roz MacLean (Author, Illustrator)
I Just Ate My Friend by Heidi McKinnon (Author, Illustrator)
The Dot by Peter H. Reynolds (Author)
This Is a Ball (Books That Drive Kids CRAZY!) by Beck Stanton (Author), Matt Stanton (Author)
The Great Pasta Escape by Miranda Paul (Author), Javier Joaquin (Illustrator)
Who Do You Want to Be When You Grow Up? by Paula Faris (Author), Bhagya Madanasinghe (Illustrator)
Graphic Novels
(Yes, these are books, too!)
Invisible
Smile
Dog Man
The Talk
by Christina Diaz Gonzalez (Author), Gabriela Epstein (Illustrator)
by Raina Telgemeier (Author, Illustrator)
by Dav Pilkey (Author, Illustrator)
by Darrin Bell (Author)
Curlfriends: New in Town
Miles Morales: Shock Waves
Click
by Sharee Miller (Author)
by Justin A. Reynolds (Author), Pablo Leon (Illustrator)
The Brain: The Ultimate Thinking Machine
Stargazing
El Deafo
Allergic
Mexikid
by Cece Bell (Author)
by Megan Wagner Lloyd (Author), Michelle Mee Nutter (Illustrator)
by Pedro Martín (Author, Illustrator)
by Jen Wang (Author, Illustrator)
by Tory Woollcott (Author), Alex Graudins (Illustrator)
by Kayla Miller (Author, Illustrator)
Chapter books
The Seventh Most Important Thing by Shelley Pearsall (Author)
Nightmare Island by Shakirah Bourne (Author)
The Season of Styx Malone
High Score by Destiny Howell (Author)
by Eve Bunting (Author)
Class Dismissed
Glitch
Dork Diaries 1: Tales from a NotSo-Fabulous Life
by Kekla Magoon (Author)
by Allan Woodrow (Author)
by Laura Martin (Author)
Blackwater
by Rachel Renée Russell (Author)
The Unteachables by Gordon Korman (Author)
A Whole New Ballgame
The Misfits: A Royal Conundrum
Forgotten Five: Map of Flames
by Phil Bildner (Author)
by Lisa Yee (Author)
by Lisa McMann (Author)
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