Wednesday, September 19, 2012

To Do or Not to Do?

What is homework?

home·work/ˈhōmˌwərk/

Noun:
  1. Schoolwork that a student is required to do at home.
  2. Work or study done in preparation for a certain event or situation
O.k, let's find out what schoowork is...

school·work/ˈsko͞olˌwərk/

Noun:
Work assigned students by their teachers in school.

“The amount of free reading done outside of school has consistently been found to relate to growth in vocabulary, reading comprehension, verbal fluency, and general information”
(Anderson, Wilson, and Fielding 1988; Greaney 1980; Guthrie and Greaney 1991; Taylor, Frye, and Maruyama)
American Association of School Librarians


 





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