[senco-forum] Accelerated Reader

The thing with it is that you are reading normal texts, not ones designed

Bear in mind that the scores it gives out are not norm referenced but
criterion referenced so you may have difficulty in determining 'true'
progress.  It is motivating but probably only because it is computer
administered and so seen as non judgemental and associated with game
scenarios.  The question you need to answer from the point of view of your
pupils is will the gains transfer to the chalk face?  Most if not all of the
research quoted is from AR itself and little if any  from peer reviewed
journals

Philip EP.
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From: "Julia Rowlandson" <julia at mrowlandson.freeserve.co.uk>
To: "Karen Akroyd" <k.akroyd at blueyonder.co.uk>
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Subject: Re: [senco-forum] Accelerated Reader

> The thing with it is that you are reading normal texts, not ones designed
> for SpLD/ relucatnt readers. In the USA where it is used in 60,000
schools,
> they have 40 minute supervised daily sessions! At the reading day the
> Guardian put on, the feedback was that it was very expensive and children
> just skimmed for the answers to the multiple choice questions.
> I'm sure the hamburger voucher rewards were a great incentive in the USA!
> Best wishes
> Julia Rowlandson
> Educational Consultant - Barrington Stoke
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> Sent: Monday, October 16, 2006 3:53 PM
> Subject: [senco-forum] Accelerated Reader
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> Does anyone have experience of using 'Accelerated Reader' ? We are
> particularly interested in claims that it can motivate and have impact in
> PRU/ EBD settings.
> Karen
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