[CALIBK12] AR Frenzy

[Thomas C Nixon]

AS a former third grade teacher, I have some sense of their their
required standards and concepts. I admire their enthusiasm. However, I
do not know how that would be possible, given time commitments, unless
your school has a great many more computers than mine.

Be that as it may, it sounds like they want AR to be their reading
program as opposed to supporting a real reading program. I like AR quite
a bit, actually, but it is not instruction. I would be concerned that
using that much time for testing would take away from real classroom
direct instruction of concepts and standards.


Tom Nixon
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Tehipite Middle School
Fresno, CA 93701
Web: http://www.tehipitelibrary.org
Blog: http://notyourmotherslibrarian.blogspot.com

<<< "Laura Fanucchi" <mfanucchi at bak.rr.com>  9/20  6:32p >>>
My 3rd grade teachers are determined to have their students read and
test on 1-2 books per day!  Every day!  Is it just me or is this
excessive?

Thanks for your input!
Laura Fanucchi