I agree with both of you. The saddest thing of all is that some districts use AR as their "reading program'. Don't kids need instruction?? Obviously, some think not! When I was a long term sub quite a long time ago, AR was in place at the school. The kids weren't even reading the books. They were just pretty good guessers or had listened to the book. They were accumulating coupons for free pan pizzas like no tomorrow. I was so disgusted that I vowed I would never participate in it if I ever got my own class and thank god, I never have! Sue
-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] To: [email protected] Sent: Sat, Dec 19, 2009 11:27 pm Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] AR I totally agree with you. We are dropping AR at our school an possibly in our entire district for the same reasons. It measures comprehenson by using very low level questions. Marianne -----Original Message----- From: jan sanders <[email protected]> To: Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email <[email protected]> Sent: Fri, Dec 18, 2009 2:35 pm Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] AR No, the levels do not correspond. AR creates it's levels by the number of words on a page and the number of pages. That is also how they decide the number of points. If you make your own test, they give you the "formula" to figure out the point value...To me, AR is over rated and DOES NOT instill a love of reading for children. They learn that that you read to earn an award, instead of the reward being the story on the page. I was a rebel at my school and refused to have my students do it. Some parents complained, so the computer was there for them to use, but I did not give out any awards.To really know your students as readers, have conversations and conferences with them. Jan > Date: Thu, 17 Dec 2009 18:31:46 -0800 > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Subject: [MOSAIC] AR > > We may have had this conversation, but I didn't have access to Accelerated > Reader. What do you all think? Do the levels correspond with the actual > reading level of the student? > Thanks for your input. > Brenda > Ca/4 > _______________________________________________ > 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. > _______________________________________________ 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. _______________________________________________ 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. _______________________________________________ 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.
