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Re: accelerated reader
Posted by Jeri on 7/11/08
I am so surprised how much negativity there is about AR. I
just got my state achievement test scores and 100% of my
students passed reading. I am in a suburban district and the
districts score was 89.5%. I teach sixth grade Language Arts to
my homeroom and three classes of math.I have kept statistics
that last two years and students on average make more than the
expected 9 month growth. This year there was an average of 17
months growth in eight months. I further broke down the class
into low, middle, and high readers in my statistics. My low
group classified as those with less than a fourth grade reading
level made greater growth than the average. It is part of my
language arts program and I did not offer incentives, but part
of their language arts score is determined on how many points
they read and their percents on tests. I use Cris Tovani's
books and Kylene Beers' for activities and teaching.On 7/05/08,
Diana wrote:
> A.R. has been a very useful tool in my teaching.
> It is very motivational.
>
> My students are always voracious readers, and achieve more
> that a year's growth, as measured by A.R. levels, by DRA
> assessments, and by standardized tests. This happens
> consistently year after year.
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> I attribute the positive student outcomes to many factors -
> one of which is our use of the Accelerated Reader program.
> It is never used punitively, and I differentiate goals for
> students based on individual needs.
>
> As you can tell. I'm a big fan.
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> On 6/22/08, karla barrows wrote:
>> I am writing a research paper regarding whether AR is
>> detrimental to the development of students' love of
>> reading. Does anyone have any comments on this?
Posts on this thread, including this one
- accelerated reader, 6/22/08, by karla barrows.
- Re: accelerated reader, 6/22/08, by Ima Teacher.
- Re: accelerated reader, 6/24/08, by LSprink.
- Re: accelerated reader, 6/24/08, by pros and cons.
- Re: The neg. effects of AR, 6/29/08, by reading teacher.
- Re: accelerated reader, 6/30/08, by Bob Daniels.
- Re: accelerated reader, 7/05/08, by Diana.
- Re: accelerated reader, 7/11/08, by Jeri.
- Re: accelerated reader, 10/02/08, by Marcia Winans.
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