If you’re anything like us, you’re always looking for ways to help your students read more, and more, and MORE. There’s no such thing as too many books, are we right? And these surprising reading facts prove it:

1. Reading reduces stress by 68 percent .

Reading: the ultimate form of self-care!

2. Owning your own books matters. A lot.

When children have a home library, as few as 20 books of their own at home (think: one bookshelf full), they achieve three more years of schooling than children who don’t have any books at home.

3. It doesn’t take much to read a lot of words.

Read 20 minutes a day, and you’ll read 1,800,000 words per year.

4. And all that reading pays off.