That is a poorly run school and misuse of a very useful program when it is
done correctly.
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From: <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Sunday, December 20, 2009 10:18 AM
Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] AR
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
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