Can't believe that AR has such a grip on the pedagogical practices but that's
another argument for
another day ...
Some time ago when I was creating some bookraps (an online adaptation of literature
circles) I found
the most powerful strategy was to get the students to CREATE the questions, not
answer them. So
perhaps you could get your senior students (those moving on next year if you have
problems with them
sharing answers, if that itself is an issue) to develop quizzes for those non-AR
books. You could
pre-select the titles so you are circulating the quality literature you want them
to read.
And in the meantime direct these chuck-out teachers to your collection development
policy which must
surely not restrict books to those with AR quizzes!
Barbara
Barbara Braxton
Teacher Librarian
PALMERSTON ACT 2913
AUSTRALIA
E. barbara@iimetro.com.au
"Together we learn from each other."
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