[CALIBK12] Coaching to Success with Accelerated Reader

[David Bogardus]

Coaching to Success-


Check out the Youtube video <  <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cxB-k6Vw73E>
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cxB-k6Vw73E
<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cxB-k6Vw73E>   > entitled "National Anthem
Went Wrong". This young girl had been chosen by popular vote to perform in
the NBA finals. When the unthinkable happens, it is a coach who comes to
support her and helps her succeed.

Using Accelerated Reader in the library and the classroom uses much the same
model. Using personal goal-setting, the teacher/librarian becomes the coach
to help each child succeed at his/her reading goals. A student's goals are
based on accuracy (85%+), frequency (points), and difficulty (book level).
Coincidently, these are the same goals the coach in this video used out on
the court to prepare his team for the finals.

Watching this video made me think about all of our struggling readers and
what it must feel like to read textbooks above their reading level each and
every period of every day. These students want to be better readers, and
with a little coaching, we can get them there. 
 
David Bogardus
Pomona Unified School District
http://librarywalls.blogspot.com/
http://librarywalls.net
 

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