Lisa, as I parent I think you need to evaluate the real reward
here. Is the main reason your daughter was reading was for some
prize? Did she not enjoy or accelerate her reading skills during
this time. Not every reward has immediate results. The goal here
is not the short term reward but the long term reward. Eventually
she will look back and be greatful for the reward she will find in
the end. Lets encourage our children to focus on the journey, not
the reward.

On 6/10/09, Lisa wrote:
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>
> My daughters also scored in excess of 1000 in a year but
> unfortunately our school rewards everyone who participates. So
> my very bright kids reading at least 3 grades above expected and
> scoring well stopped reading...there is no reward for pushing
> yourself if someone else gets the same reward for only acquiring
> 10 points. I hope some of you teachers will think about this.
> Our world tries so hard to include all but they are hurting the
> bright kids who have no desire to do better.
>
>
> On 5/13/09, Tom wrote:
>> On 5/13/09, Michael wrote:
>>> My daughter has done awsome in ar this year and I was
>>> trying to locate the ar record. She has 1247 points with
>>> three weeks of school left does anyone know how many
>>> points have been obtainted in a year?
>>
>> I thought there was a Expected Points chart as it is all
>> based on reading level, grade of student, etc. Keep in mind,
>> reading books is not all about points. I see students gain
>> lots of points, but they are all on 0.5 pt books, so reading
>> cat in the hat all day long to gather points does not help
>> the growth of a student. Books should be in a challenging
>> range for them as well as quality of the questions correct
>> above 85% proves they are doing well.

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