Gen: Do standardized test scores improve when using the ARP?

[Laura Reeb <lreeb@JUNO.COM>]

I'm looking on the Internet for studies/research on using the Accelerated
Reader Program to find out if there is any correlation between using AR
and improved standardized test scores.  I've looked through the archives,
as well as searching the web (using AltaVista, Infoseek, Webcrawler) with
not much luck.  I did find MANY school web sites that talk about their AR
program, and one person said they based their decision to start AR on two
studies - The National Reading Study, and the National Study of
Literature Based Reading.  Does anyone know if these studies, or others
like it, can be found on the Web?

I'll be using this information Tues., July 6th, so any help before that
would be greatly appreciated!

Laura Reeb
MLIS student
Austin, TX
lreeb@juno.com

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