I have always had the same concerns expressed by the writer of this article. I
could of hugged Stephen Krashen who opposes the AR process whole-heartedly. Read
his "The power of reading" and you will understanding that AR is not the way to go
here.
Ruth Jean Shaw
Anchorage School District
P.S. I had a child in the 99 percentile in the public school system and there was
no AR nonsense in our family.
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From: School Library Media & Network Communications [LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU] On
Behalf Of LIZANELL BOMAN [lizanellb@MSN.COM]
Sent: Friday, August 28, 2009 1:43 PM
To: LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
Subject: SHARE: NY Time article
Everyone's fave topic! (Okay maybe not) Accelerated Reader!
An interesting article in the New York Times about Accelerated Reader
Reading by the Numbers
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/30/books/review/Straight-t.html
Lizanell Boman
lizanellb@msn.com
not currently in a library
Dreams, books, are each a world; and books, we know,
Are a substantial world, both pure and good.
Round these, with tendrils strong as flesh and blood,
Our pastime and our happiness will grow.
William Wordsworth
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