tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6611696069923229264.post7873192988933514600..comments2023-09-25T02:43:12.502-07:00Comments on Love. Learn. Lead.: Why We Are Moving on from ARSargeanthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08693422543162827065noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6611696069923229264.post-29726759779695671132018-05-03T08:26:01.455-07:002018-05-03T08:26:01.455-07:00Okay great! Thank you!Okay great! Thank you!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00110002147024045618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6611696069923229264.post-81881403773636155572018-05-01T11:52:42.890-07:002018-05-01T11:52:42.890-07:00HI! The choices were different genres of books. HI! The choices were different genres of books. Rachael P.https://www.blogger.com/profile/03127025127425457384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6611696069923229264.post-25121199549808249592018-05-01T11:31:03.067-07:002018-05-01T11:31:03.067-07:00I love this! So many great ideas on this blog post...I love this! So many great ideas on this blog post. On your Google Form, the question that says, "This book is a..." what are the choices in the drop down menu? Thanks!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00110002147024045618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6611696069923229264.post-53490873263074348292016-04-30T04:36:46.412-07:002016-04-30T04:36:46.412-07:00I appreciate and agree with your comments. There a...I appreciate and agree with your comments. There are many different aspects to reading, therefore many different assessments. AR only assess the literal. That' is why it shouldn't be the core reading program. In my opinion it does assess whether the child actually read and understood the book. I would live to have meaningful deep conversations with each student on each book they read but with 20 plus students and expectations of all the other subjects I teach that is impossible. So for me AR is a helpful tool. Lgreenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17418169929252055345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6611696069923229264.post-50371290250230254052016-04-13T03:10:18.618-07:002016-04-13T03:10:18.618-07:00Early in the post it's mentioned AR enables fo...Early in the post it's mentioned AR enables for easy assessment. This made me think about the flow of reading. Reading takes time. It's odd, methinks, how reading slows time down for me while I'm doing it yet around me time goes by quickly. I mean if I'm reading something I want to read, I'm engaged and deeply involved in the experience of sharing story with its author. At the same time, externally speaking, a lot of time goes by. My "blink of an eye" is someone else's "slow lane". I'm not a teacher so I don't know the ins and outs of tools and techniques. I wonder if part of the answer for finding effective strategies to teach reading requires a deeper understanding of what it's like for kids? <br /><br />One of my favorite reads growing up was Jules Verne's 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea. I have deep feelings towards its theme today, 50 years later. I enlisted in the Navy, in part, because I wanted to know the sea and faraway lands. How might we assess that sort of engagement in a reader?<br /><br />As I meet with and talk with teachers I'm frequently amazed at how technical the conversations are. I guess it's not that much different for my instructional design peers and I. I know that my practice changed once I started getting professional development with teachers through EdCamp and CUE experiences. It was a shift-of-the-mind for me. I wonder if it would help teachers to take a step back or away from teaching in evaluating stuff like reading?<br /><br />Anyway.. two cents.urbie delgadohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16419315342508060372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6611696069923229264.post-80278058390538149232016-04-12T08:49:17.960-07:002016-04-12T08:49:17.960-07:00Thank you for taking the time to read and respond....Thank you for taking the time to read and respond. We all know that students all have different “quality time” at home and that is why we are doing everything we can at school to promote the love of reading. Technology can definitely be alluring for students and so far we have found that students would much rather add a book to their Padlet wall than just take a basic multiple choice test.Sargeanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08693422543162827065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6611696069923229264.post-35946981319819101582016-04-12T08:49:00.971-07:002016-04-12T08:49:00.971-07:00Thank you Professor Storytime for taking the time ...Thank you Professor Storytime for taking the time to read and respond. We agree that the money is better spent elsewhere. Sargeanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08693422543162827065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6611696069923229264.post-1323376727043316822016-04-12T08:46:54.269-07:002016-04-12T08:46:54.269-07:00Thank you Susan for taking the time to read and re...Thank you Susan for taking the time to read and respond. We definitely agree that AR should not be a core reading program and it sounds like your classroom is full of ways to connect with students about what they are reading. We wanted to share alternatives to AR as well as how we are promoting the love of reading at our school sites. It is just our opinion that we can spend the money better elsewhere at our sites. We don’t think there is anything wrong with reaching a goal, but we don’t think it should be centered around books being worth points and student showing their knowledge around a basic multiple choice quiz.Sargeanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08693422543162827065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6611696069923229264.post-37603513136860941402016-04-12T08:46:22.644-07:002016-04-12T08:46:22.644-07:00Thank you for taking the time to read the post. T...Thank you for taking the time to read the post. The dressing up and door decorating are one thing our schools do to create excitement about books for children, they are not meant as alternatives to AR. We do know that some kids like the competition with points and reaching a goal however we feel that the same thing can be done without AR. Thank you for your feedback. Sargeanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08693422543162827065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6611696069923229264.post-50464182363658387982016-04-12T08:45:23.041-07:002016-04-12T08:45:23.041-07:00:) :) Sargeanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08693422543162827065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6611696069923229264.post-77684355267822302972016-04-12T08:45:07.616-07:002016-04-12T08:45:07.616-07:00Thank you Jeff! Thank you Jeff! Sargeanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08693422543162827065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6611696069923229264.post-33146570414219391432016-04-10T23:36:30.656-07:002016-04-10T23:36:30.656-07:00I think we should keep AR testing. I volunteer wit...I think we should keep AR testing. I volunteer with 2nd graders AR testing and at this age it appears to me, most kids, if not all, are not at all paying attention to the points. Maybe as they get older this might be important but not in 2nd grade. The good thing about the AR tests is it makes the kids read and then tests them on it. If they did not do well on the test and they really knew the book well, maybe they misread the test question. Reading a test question correctly is an important skill and I know some of those AR test questions are tricky. Having someone read to them is not necessarily going to stimulate them into picking up a book to read on their own. <br />If you want your child to play piano do you bring them to a concert 4 times a year or do you make them sit down and actually practice everyday? I myself force my 7 year old son to read. Sometimes it is a fight to get started, but a lot of times it is hard to get the book out of his hands when it's time for bed.<br />Giuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04854987589625551511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6611696069923229264.post-7417753398941683672016-04-10T20:42:32.073-07:002016-04-10T20:42:32.073-07:00As a 5th grade teacher, I love AR! In class, I ce...As a 5th grade teacher, I love AR! In class, I celebrate reading with my students, and have a vast library to help students find books that will help them become better readers. They inspire each other to read similar books, and conduct book talks with popular series books: Warriors, Gregor the Overlander, Rick Riordan, and Series of Unfortunate Events. AR helps set reasonable goals for students, and develop stronger independent reading skills. <br /><br /> If students are reading just for the points, then it seems to me that the teacher is not doing his or her job in helping promote a love of reading, and/or helping students find level appropriate books that they find interesting and inspiring. <br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00124018552473508712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6611696069923229264.post-43767290817195286962016-04-10T04:44:47.906-07:002016-04-10T04:44:47.906-07:00I agree!I agree!Lgreenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17418169929252055345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6611696069923229264.post-70092950109736988732016-04-09T13:09:51.243-07:002016-04-09T13:09:51.243-07:00It's about time! This all goes back to TRUSTIN...It's about time! This all goes back to TRUSTING TEACHERS to know what their students need. Not every district, school, classroom, or individual student is going to be motivated in the same way. Teachers know best what works for their students. There are so many ways to motivate readers in a more authentic way than "points and prizes." The money saved by schools can be better spent on more books and programs such as visiting authors. Hopefully, this will motivate others to move on from AR. www.karyntunks.comProfessor Storytimehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12752520754386221905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6611696069923229264.post-67593537108042152282016-04-09T12:49:36.742-07:002016-04-09T12:49:36.742-07:00In an ideal world all children would read books fo...In an ideal world all children would read books for love... sadly with the allure of technology and the lack of "quality time" at home where parents/carers have enough space to "read to or with their children" - something has to be an initiator of children picking up a book.MargaretAllenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12276270461657618002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6611696069923229264.post-61791861001945762392016-04-09T12:10:53.352-07:002016-04-09T12:10:53.352-07:00I agree that it isn't meant to be the core rea...I agree that it isn't meant to be the core reading program. I do all of the other things mentioned above with the books my students are reading to enhance their reading, and I meet with my students about their books! I think there are great things with both! Last year we had no AR program and I know for a fact that at least 1/3 of our kids simply wrote book titles down and faked their way through discussions, reports etc. AR is that safety net that shows me that they are accountable in more ways than one! What is so wrong with reaching a goal? They have to answer multiple choice questions on the texts that they read for a reading test and for the state tests too! It's all in how the teachers approach reading with their students. Reading aloud to students is extremely important also. Discussions using thin and thick questions is a must! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11667633557553940611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6611696069923229264.post-19558850999634556472016-04-09T08:11:04.393-07:002016-04-09T08:11:04.393-07:00So taking a short quiz is bad, but dressing up lik...So taking a short quiz is bad, but dressing up like a story book character or decorating a door is a better alternative? I think it's all about how you present it and what you emphasize. I have had many students who started out reading for points and discovered a love for reading. AR is not meant to be the core reading program. By the way, at my school 60 is considered passing on AR tests. Lgreenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17418169929252055345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6611696069923229264.post-51579554080556022032016-04-08T20:57:35.184-07:002016-04-08T20:57:35.184-07:00Agreed. Love the teachers that are celebrating rea...Agreed. Love the teachers that are celebrating reading at their sites!Schoolmamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11276068142500639187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6611696069923229264.post-18242861261622784312016-04-08T19:24:26.266-07:002016-04-08T19:24:26.266-07:00Ya'll crushed it, nailed it, rocked it and rip...Ya'll crushed it, nailed it, rocked it and ripped it!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06721515714328716954noreply@blogger.com