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Post: using AR for reading grades is a mistake
Posted by MS parent on 9/27/08
As a parent currently working with our family's middle
school on this very issue, I have to respectfully disagree
with some previous posters and support "absolutely" here.
Using AR for grades is a carrot-and-stick approach to
reading motivation that is counterproductive to the stated
goal of encouraging students to read for pleasure. Please
read the latest literacy research on reading motivation.
Our school provides little-to-no class time for silent
reading, and the teachers freely acknowledge AR quizzes
are used simply to make students prove they are reading at
home. The quizzes are factored into grades. My children
read and are rightly insulted by the message this approach
sends. They are cooperative and respectful regarding AR
in school, though, while behind the scenes I meet with
teachers and administrators to question the educational
soundness of AR and ask for my children to be allowed opt
out (so far, after five months of dialogue, the school's
answer remains no.) Nevertheless, I can't in good
conscience watch their reading motivation harmed by being
compelled to read "quiz-worthy" books at home on arbitary
deadlines, so I continue to work on this. Please
remember, students often reread books, or choose magazines
or newspapers to read, but incredibly, in many places that
use AR, this doesn't "count."
Good luck to everyone who questions using AR for grades.
Posts on this thread, including this one
- using AR for reading grades is a mistake, 9/27/08, by MS parent.
- Re: using AR for reading grades is a mistake, 9/27/08, by absolutely.
- Re: The lunatics are running the asylum., 9/28/08, by BEWARE!!.
- Re: The lunatics are running the asylum., 9/29/08, by Envy.
- Re: The lunatics are running the asylum., 9/29/08, by it can be if it is used correctly.
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