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My son is starting a gifted 3rd grade LA program and today received guidelines stating that each student would be required to read 25 books at their level over the course of the year. Is this typical. I'm concerned that this approach to reading puts more emphasis on quantity vs enjoying reading. My previous experience with middle school students is that each student is given a point goal and reads any number of books that reaches that goal for the nine weeks. Your thoughts are greatly appreciated.
Kate Yes! I am struggling with the same thing. My son has been assigned to earn 10 AR points each trimester. He was also told he is not allowed to read ANYTHING not in his assigned range until he has met his 10 point target. He was in tears about this. He loves to read, but is only allowed to read 1 book at a time (according to his teacher) and it must ...See More
Sep 7, 2012
Queen of AR How are the goals set?

There are plenty of rules within the AR program, yet many teachers will make their own rules and completely derail the program.
Sep 8, 2012
Students should set their own goals Well isn't that just a wonderful way to get kids to hate reading? This is why I am so opposed to mandating AR points. I let my kids choose their own points each quarter. Solid readers usually choose high, slow readers usually choose mid range, and reluctant readers usually choose less than 20 pts per quarter. I don't fight it, or demand anything el...See More
Nov 17, 2012
ar nyc haha what's detrimental is test prep workbooks.! AR is fun...away from your desk..at a computer...fun! My kids love it and we don't talk about goals, we don't even talk about points! We read AR books around themes that generate interest..ocean animals, forest animals, community... and when they get 100? whoo-hoo high five for you! Maybe a round of ...See More
Jun 22, 2013


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