For those of > you who use alternative means to track outside reading and have used AR in > the past - how did you convince your school to move to other tracking means?
Hi Mary Lou, My school started with AR. As the primary technology support (you know, techie teacher on staff) when I stopped supporting and using the program it became an add-on for a few interested teachers and the rest dropped it. I guess that was lucky for me. If I were to try to convince others to stop using it I would use the research that Gina posted and I would document the student behaviors that are counter to good reading skills. I have no problem with teachers using it to supplement their own programs, but I do have a problem with school and district mandates to use AR. Good luck, Bonita _______________________________________________ Mosaic mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive.
