Implementation, implementation. Teachers need to implement the AR program, not just
have students read books and take tests. There is so much more to it. To be brief
and focus on just this problem, all students should have reading logs that they
fill out while reading the book in class. This log would reflect pages read, etc.
per day. Teachers should meet regularly with each student, reviewing what is going
on in their reading, among other things. No filled out log, no test allowed to be
taken. No students are allowed to take AR tests except in their English class or
controlled and monitored environments where they can't just sit down and take tests
on books they haven't read or cheat with a friend's assistance. The company
strongly encourages teachers to get students to score 90% or higher. Your skimming
students would need to be held accountable for lower scores and why their "Enron"
pages accounted for on their logs is not adding up. No log, no test. This would all
help immensely. I would also encourage the other AR practices be implemented. My
humble, but experienced opinion.
Chris Hales, M. Ed.
Media Specialist
Andersen Junior High School
Chandler, AZ 85234
(480) 883-5301
fax (480) 883-5320
hales.chris@chandler.k12.az.us
Please visit our school website
http://ww2.chandler.k12.az.us/andersen-jr-high/index.html
The books are here, where are you?
I am currently reading Brisingr by
Christopher Paolini
>>> Bob Hicks <bob.hicks@USD470.COM> 11/6/2009 9:01 AM >>>
I had one teacher who was concerned about his students using "Cliff
Notes" and "SparkNotes" instead of reading the book. Together we
compiled a list of high quality novels for which no Cliff Notes/
SparkNotes exist. Consequently, a customized test was created for
each book.
P.S.
I also compiled a bibliography of novels for which no movies have been
made.
Bob Hicks
Arkansas City High School Library
Arkansas City, KS 67005
bob.hicks@usd470.com
On Nov 6, 2009, at 9:27 AM, George Ann Bordelon wrote:
> Good Friday morning (yee-haw!),
>
> I'm sure you know what's coming: our middle and high school teachers
> are contending with students reading or skimming through SparkNotes
> and taking AR tests without reading the books at all. At both
> buildings, students are required to read and pass three tests -
> different genres - each grading period; the test score counts as one
> test grade at the middle school and three test grades at the high
> school.
>
> The only idea anyone has come up with so far is not to accept any AR
> test score under 80, but we would love to have other ideas that have
> worked for any of you.
>
> George Ann Bordelon
> Librarian
> Watonga MS & HS
> Watonga, OK 73772
> gabordelon@watonga.k12.ok.us
>
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