GEN: Accelerated Reader

["Nelson, Janine" <jnelson@RANDOLPH.K12.NC.US>]

This is a plea to those folks who use Accelerated Reader.  I am a brand new
media specialist in a k-5 school and I am finishing up my MLIS at
UNC-Greensboro this semester.  I have one last term paper and the topic is
AR and its impact on collection management.  I have found plenty of info
about AR- but not about its impact on media collections.

This is a topic that has been discussed many, many times before, but I would
be extremely grateful if you would please answer a few questions.  Your
input will be extremely valuable for my study.  Thank you in advance for
your help.

1.  Level of School: _____________________________

2.  Public or Private:  __________________________

3.  Your position at the school:_____________________________

4.  Number of years your school has used AR:________________________

5.  Which grades use AR? ______________________________

6.  Who manages the AR program?  _______________________________

7.  Have teachers and staff been trained in AR?
                                ___ Formally (Reading Renaissance)
                                ___ Informally
                                ___ No training

8.  How are students goals and points determined?

9.  What percent of your annual budget is spent on AR?
                                ___  less than 25%
                                ___  25 - 50 %
                                ___  51 - 75 %
                                ___  more than 75%

10.  What impact has AR had on your selection of books and the media
collection?


11.  How do you select books for the AR program?


12.  Have you ever made a decision about a title based on whether it was AR
or not?

13.  How would you rate the AR program?  ___Excellent
                                         ___Good
                                         ___Fair
                                         ___Poor

14.  How would teachers and staff at your school rate the AR program?
                                         ___Excellent
                                         ___Good
                                         ___Fair
                                         ___Poor

15.  What impact do you think AR has had on student learning at your school?


16.  Additional Comments about AR: ________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________

Thank you very much for your responses.  If you would like the results of
this study sent to you, please write your e-mail address below. Thanks
again,

Janine Nelson
jnelson@randolph.k12.nc.us
Media Specialist/ Trinity Elementary
University of NC at Greensboro/ MLIS Student

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