I have a question for anyone who uses RAZ-kids. I have
found that some of my students don't use it as well as they
should. When I look at their reports it seems like they
really jump around from story to story and might take a
quiz 5 times and still only score 4/10 every time. I know
they are at the correct level, I just don't think they are
putting effort into it. These are 6th graders who are
several years below grade level. I use it while I work
with small groups so students are occupied, so it is hard
for me to monitor their time and attention on each story.
And my new group doesn't even know about the rocket feature
yet. I can just see them clicking through stories and
quizzes just to earn stars without even reading.

So my question is, do you have all books at a level open to
a student and they get to choose the ones they want until
all books at a level are complete? Or would it be a good
idea to limit the books available to one or two at a time
and require students to complete the listening, reading and
passing the quiz before more are added? Maybe I am just
overthinking it and maing RAZ-kids harder than it's meant
to be, but I want them to be meaningfully engaged and
accountable (and for their reading to improve).
Thanks,
Christine

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