![]() I’m okay with a school having AR in place, and using it for what it may be: a supplemental intervention that may encourage kids to engage in more independent reading. The WWC considers the extent of evidence for Accelerated Reader to be medium to large for comprehension and small for reading fluency and general reading achievement. Based on the data from these two studies, WWC concluded: The What Works Clearinghouse review (opens in a new window) of Accelerated Reader found two studies that met the WWC evidence standards. For example, in browsing the AR BookFinder (opens in a new window) site, I learned that Jerry Pinkney’s Little Red Riding Hood (opens in a new window) is worth 0.5 points, Abel’s Island (opens in a new window) (William Steig) is worth 3 points. The easier the book, the fewer the points. ![]() Students’ scores accumulate during the year, and the number of points available differs by book. Her school uses Accelerated Reader (opens in a new window), which according to the AR site is “the world’s most widely used reading software.” AR works this way: Student reads a book, student takes a quiz, teacher gets a report that outlines the quiz scores. Her daughter is right she is taking tests on the computer. When she asks her daughter about reading groups at school, her daughter simply says, “We don’t do reading groups. A former teacher herself, B was worried because she hasn’t seen any language-arts related papers come home. This set of vocabulary development resources for Flat Stanley highlights the words that are most important for students to know and understand while reading the book. Through engaging in fun word games, matching words to definitions and pictures, and practicing how to categorize words, students will develop the vocabulary necessary to comprehend this story and many others.My friend B called yesterday to talk about her second grader.
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