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by Terry

Apr 4, 2010

Does anyone know how i can get the book "Why is Boopey So Sad?" My students absolutely love that book and the others in the series!!

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Does anyone have teacher-made tests for this book?

by Donna music/TN

Apr 7, 2010

Dragon's Egg by Sarah L. Thompson

My DD bought it at the school book fair and wants to use it for AR, but her school doesn't have the test. Her teacher has said that if I either create the questions or find one, DD can use the book-and since this is more challenging than what DD has picked, I want to encourage her to try it and see how she...See More

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Ima Teacher I looked in one online database and didn't see it there. Is it a lower-level or middle-grades book? I just looked in the elementary database.

Apr 7, 2010

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teacher5 It is quiz number 118144 EN, level 4.9, 6 points and the author's last name is spelled wrong-it is Thomson without the p.

On 4/07/10, Donna music/TN wrote: > Dragon's Egg by Sarah L. Thompson > > My DD bought it at the school book fair and wants to use it > for AR, but her school doesn't have the test. Her teacher > has said...See More

Apr 8, 2010

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1st Grader Reads over ONE MILLION WORDS

by Alan Siegel

Apr 13, 2010

I have not one but TWO kids in my first grade class this year who have surpassed ONE MILLION WORDS in their personal AR account. We're barely into April and actually both of these kids is over 1.2 million and growing, AND a third student may reach the million mark (she's currently at 800K). This is the third year our school has used the web-based A...See More

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Alan Well then would you mind checking the specifics for me on that.....that is to say, are the first graders joining you because they made "A" club (such as 250K) or because they made the millionaire club? I have seen first graders get to 250K commonly, but the 1,000,000 thing .... no. If you have first graders who have actually read a million words, w...See More

Apr 14, 2010

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Don't hurt yourself . . . I already told you. It's a "Millionaire's Row" club. You can't be in a millionaire's club without being a millionaire. I said that the clubs start at 250,000 and go up. Then I mentioned that we had first graders in the Millionaire's Row group.

If it makes you feel better, you can have it. Your first graders are the smartest first graders ...See More

Apr 14, 2010

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End of unpleasant chat

by Alan

Apr 14, 2010

I am proud of what these kids have done and am merely information seeking, your reactions are unkind and absolutely unecessary. Clearly you won't be a source of information for me. I am in this for my kids and would like them to know that what they have done is spectacular. I would love to hear other commentary from other parts of the country on th...See More

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Mona On 4/15/10, funny wrote: > That's great news Alan! > > On 4/14/10, Alan wrote: >> Kind of you, thanks! >> >> On 4/14/10, NY5 to Alan wrote: >>>Guys, you guys on this thread sound just like the people I NEED help from. Okay, I don't know about the millions of word stuff. I am sorry to say, I am a parent and I nee...See MoreOn 4/15/10, funny wrote: > That's great news Alan! > > On 4/14/10, Alan wrote: >> Kind of you, thanks! >> >> On 4/14/10, NY5 to Alan wrote: >>>Guys, you guys on this thread sound just like the people I NEED help from. Okay, I don't know about the millions of word stuff. I am sorry to say, I am a parent and I need HELP really really bad. Maybe it's just something I don't understand. Just hear me out please. My son went to first grade. He got really excited about AR. He is smart, but the reason I am so proud is on his own, he worked really hard and his reading level had a huge jump. The teacher said his STAR reading report at the beginning of the year was normal, but by the end of first grade he was reading at a 5th grade level. He received 144 points. He had more points than anyone in 1st, 2nd, or third grade, I think. He changed schools. He wanted real bad to show how good he was at AR. I didn't know this, but he set a "personal" goal for himself to get 170 points this year at his new school. I recently asked him how AR was going. He said he almost cried when he saw his points, because he had almost reached his personal goal because no one not even his teacher even knew he had almost reached his "personal" goal because they go by how many books you read. I went to his teacher and she said, that my son hadn't done anything that anyone else in her class hadn't done. Okay, here is the thing. My son is great friends with everyone in his class. I asked him, if maybe he was mistaken and everyone had read as much as him. He said that the closest person to him had 40 points. Guys, I believe my son. I know what he is saying is true. He has a really nice teacher. I went to her again, and said he was frustrated at her lack of interest at his accomplishment. She told me what he was doing was the "NORM" here at this school, but I am good friends with many parents and they confirmed their children only had anywhere from 25 to 40 points.

My first question is, is it even possible since they go by books, she doesn't know how difficult it is to get 170 points.

Would it be normal, for a teacher to say he hasn't done anything extra if he has 170 points, and the closest kid to him has 40 points. I mean she is adament, but I know about the other kids points for sure. What I am saying is if it is my confusion it is not about the facts, I know about the other points for certain. So am I confused about how much harder it is to get 170 points.

My last question is all schools are different. This school doesn't really focus that much on AR. I completely understand that, but I just need a general idea. When this began a month ago my son had 170 points. He will probably finish second grade with about 200+ points. My question is, is that considered quite a bit, even at school that really focuses on AR.

Here is why I am asking. This has gotten kind of wierd. My son switched schools to go to a "better" school. When I approach the teacher about things, I get kind of what I consider "wierd" responses. Like she hardly lets me get out what I am saying before she may say something, like, "See, you just don't understand, what your son is doing is the "NORM" here. Or all of the kids "HERE" read at a high level. That was what she said the first time I asked her about his progress. The next time she said, "See you don't understand, "THESE kids travel, some of "THESE" kids have travelled around the world. "THESE" kids started school when they were very young. Of course, what I want to say is maybe someone should teach "THESE" kids about how to set goals, but I digress. It's not about the other children. It's gotten so wierd, that I am beginning to believe that what my son has done there is so out of the "NORM" for that school but she is blinded by the fact that the last thing she expected was a kid from the "wrong" side of the tracks to outdo "THESE" kids, so she can't even see it. I'm not trying to be ugly, but my son is extremely hurt. I mean really hurt guys, he wanted to make her really proud. And he feels this. Can someone tell me if I am blind or is she blind, because I am starting to think that she can't see it, because it is so unexpected, that she can't wrap her brain around it.

Apr 16, 2010

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Susan After seeing the rude responses to Alan regarding his first graders who have read over a million words, I thought I'd check how our school compared. I'm a librarian at an elementary (K-5) and a middle school (6-8). I'm only at the elementary today, so I can't check both schools, but I checked our first grade students. No one even came close to one ...See More

Apr 19, 2010

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STAR test (to teach4)

by ma/3/pa

Apr 18, 2010

I noticed that you asked several times about the STAR test and didn't really get an answer back in the fall. I have it and I love it. My copy is a stand alone disk, that can only be used for 30 students. (A site license could be bought but would be much more expensive.) I have used it for about 6 years.

It is a basic inventory based on co...See More

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teach4 On 4/18/10, ma/3/pa wrote: > I noticed that you asked several times about the STAR test > and didn't really get an answer back in the fall. > I have it and I love it. My copy is a stand alone disk, > that can only be used for 30 students. (A site license > could be bought but would be much more expensive.) > I have used it for abo...See More

Apr 20, 2010

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AR Licensing - Home Quiz Taking not Allowed

by Asia

Apr 20, 2010

Students taking Accelerated Reader a quiz at home is strictly forbidden by the software license. This is for obvious reasons. It's not just to stop your students from cheating; it's to stop your cheating students from collecting quiz answers and them sharing them on the internet with other students. In other words, don't set up your program wrong a...See More

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1000 AR pts in 3rd Gr/2009, 16 points short of 1000 in 2010

by NK in AL

Apr 25, 2010

Our 4th Gr son has 16 points left to make 1000 AR points this year. He made more than 1000 pts last year in 3rd Gr. We are very proud parents and are interested to know what other kids are achieving in his Grade level.

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That's amazing! In most cases, barring any special needs, I don't let my 5th graders read books worth a point or less unless that is all they have left to get at the very end of the marking period in order to reach their goal.

On 4/27/10, Jake wrote: > On 4/26/10, That's amazing! wrote: >> That's amazing! I teach 5th grade and few kids get over 2...See More

Apr 27, 2010

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CS in MS On 4/25/10, NK in AL wrote: > Our 4th Gr son has 16 points left to make 1000 AR points > this year. He made more than 1000 pts last year in 3rd Gr. > We are very proud parents and are interested to know what > other kids are achieving in his Grade level.

Our 3rd gr son has achieved just over 1,000 pts this year. He loves to rea...See More

May 15, 2010

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is their any math teachers out their

by chelsea miller

Apr 27, 2010

this is for every one

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ARE THERE any math teachers out THERE? ARE THERE any math teachers out THERE? Is that what you meant to say, and why do you ask?

On 4/27/10, chelsea miller wrote: > this is for every one

Apr 27, 2010

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going to be posting on the Accelerated READING board. On 4/27/10, chelsea miller wrote: > this is for every one

Apr 27, 2010

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straight A student consistenly failing AR tests

by lu

Apr 30, 2010

I am a high school drama teacher. My daughter is a high A student in 3rd grade. Her AR levels are 3.6-4.6. She tends to enjoy books on the higher ned of her levels. Her AR tests almost always are 80% or below, more often they are 60%. Why would this be? It is affecting her confidence in herself.

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Here's my advice She should look for books on the lower end of her level so she can get higher scores and boost her self esteem, Then she can work her way back up to the higher level books after several successful scores in the lower end of her level.

On 4/30/10, lu wrote: > On 4/30/10, lu wrote: >> I am a high school drama teacher. My daughter is...See More

May 1, 2010

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lu Thank you so much! I moved her down to shorter books on the lower to mid end of her level, and it did boost her confidence, eventhough the books were not necessarily what she loves to read, they were a quick enough read that she did not get bored reading them. So, this round she took a bunch of 0.5 and 1.0 tests and made it to her goal with time to...See More

May 18, 2010

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AR "Last Of The Breed"

by James Dougmore

May 3, 2010

I NEED THE ANSWERS TO THE AR TEST "THE LAST OF THE BREED" can you help me out!!!

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Seriously? Do you seriously think that you are going to find someone here to give you test answers? This is a TEACHER chatboard. Not a CHEATERS chatboard.

Get off the internet and read your book!

May 4, 2010

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