Re: Is A. R. reading only for school/class time?

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It is independent reading, but the teacher has to monitor it.
It is designed for in-school use, not as homework.

Your school is not using points correctly All students should
not have the same goal unless they have exactly the same reading
level. The night in young grades, but that doesn't happen in
upper grades at all.

On 11/12/09, CityTeacher wrote:
> What grade is your child in?
> In my school, AR is INDEPENDENT reading. It is part of
> homework every night. The kids can read in the library and at
> lunch, too, but class time is not for AR reading in my
> school. It could be different in other schools. It is not
> used for a grade, but in my schools, there are rewards for
> kids who meet the monthly goals. LOTS of rewards!
> The reading goals that my school uses are the grade level
> minimums suggested by Renaissance Learning, nothing more. In
> Kindergarten= 7 points per year. 1st grade= 20 points, 2nd
> grade is 30 points, and so on.... (I was told these were
> MINIMUMS set by the company, not us. I could have been told
> incorrect information, but that is what I recall from 7 years
> ago, and no one ever said anything differently.) Special Ed
> students have a different goal. It is based on their reading
> level grade equivalent. (a 4th grader reading on a 2nd grade
> level gets to do the 2nd grade goal) We've had 3 principals
> since I began, and none of them has ever changed the goals or
> the method.
> On 11/08/09, Concerned Parent wrote:
>> Please clear something up for me. Should my elementary
>> aged child have to read for A.R. outside of the classroom?
>> It is not for a grade. I think the teacher has given way
>> too many points as a goal, and I don't think my child
>> should be expected to get 19 points in a school quarter.
>> She would have to do some reading at home to accompish this
>> (I feel) and I don't think that is how the program is
>> supposed to work. Am I wrong? Also, wouldn't it be better
>> to give kids lower points goals so more kids can earn a
>> reward??? Isn't this program about helping kids feel
>> successful?
 

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