Re: Target: making a case for books on tape

[Barb Engvall <mcbook@NWINFO.NET>]

If you haven't changed over to the new AR 5, you should as it helps with
this problem. One of the options you can set for each individual child is
'how this book was read' to indicate if it was read TO them, read WITH them,
or read INDEPENDTLY, following the TWI premise. It appears that he has
auditory comprehension, but not without it. This would also help document
his reading difficulties.
--
Barb Engvall
Library Media Specialist
John Campbell Elementary School
408 N. 1st Street
Selah, Wa  98942

mcbook@nwinfo.net


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>From: Saylesville School <saylesville@NETWURX.NET>
>To: LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
>Subject: Target: making a case for books on tape
>Date: Thu, Dec 2, 1999, 6:15 AM
>

> Has anyone else run into this problem?
>
> We have a pretty extensive collection of books on tape that supports our
> Accelerated Reader program.  6-8th grade students are required to get a
> certain number of points to receive an A, B,C,etc (it is only part of their
> reading grade).  Our Language Arts teacher is having a problem with a 6th
> grade student's parents who insist that their son's use of  books on tape.
> They feel it is cheating because he isn't sounding out the words on his own.
> According to the LA teacher this kid really needs to see and hear the words
> as he reads.  (He got a 10/10 on the AR book he had on tape compared to a
> 2/10 for a book he read on his own).
>
> Anyways, these parents are talking about bringing this to the school board
> and having the books on tape removed.  (They are a little overzealous about
> this issue.  This boy is borderline LD, and we think the issue involves more
> than books on tape, but that's another story). Although we don't think the
> board would act on this,  I am looking for any information that would back
> up our use of books on tape with students who need the help.
>
> Any info. or personal experiences would be appreciated.
>
> Shelly Taylor, Library Media Specialist
> Saylesville School
> N3501 Hwy. P
> Rubicon, WI  53078
> saylesville@netwurx.net
>
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