https://padlet.com/mekare117/46twjit9t5n3 Accelerated Reader Realizations en-us 2018-05-09 01:41:35 UTC 2018-05-09 02:58:35 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Apple.png mekare117 https://padlet.com/mekare117/46twjit9t5n3/wish/259131088 2018-05-09 01:46:14 UTC https://padlet.com/mekare117/46twjit9t5n3/wish/259131088 mekare117 https://padlet.com/mekare117/46twjit9t5n3/wish/259131638 Should students be limited to reading books at their reading level (according to their scores on the STAR test?)]]> 2018-05-09 01:50:11 UTC https://padlet.com/mekare117/46twjit9t5n3/wish/259131638 mekare117 https://padlet.com/mekare117/46twjit9t5n3/wish/259131926 Will reading easier books still help their comprehension levels improve, or do they need to be constantly challenged?]]> 2018-05-09 01:52:05 UTC https://padlet.com/mekare117/46twjit9t5n3/wish/259131926 mekare117 https://padlet.com/mekare117/46twjit9t5n3/wish/259132204 Are students with higher reading levels becoming frustrated with AR because they have to read longer books than other students?]]> 2018-05-09 01:54:14 UTC https://padlet.com/mekare117/46twjit9t5n3/wish/259132204 mekare117 https://padlet.com/mekare117/46twjit9t5n3/wish/259132332 2018-05-09 01:55:13 UTC https://padlet.com/mekare117/46twjit9t5n3/wish/259132332 mekare117 https://padlet.com/mekare117/46twjit9t5n3/wish/259132469 Limiting the book choices of students lowers their motivation to read. ]]> 2018-05-09 01:56:06 UTC https://padlet.com/mekare117/46twjit9t5n3/wish/259132469 mekare117 https://padlet.com/mekare117/46twjit9t5n3/wish/259132660 Students who read below grade level may experience feelings of embarrassment when they have to check out "easy" books in front of their peers during library time.]]> 2018-05-09 01:57:31 UTC https://padlet.com/mekare117/46twjit9t5n3/wish/259132660 mekare117 https://padlet.com/mekare117/46twjit9t5n3/wish/259132947 This practice may stop students from continuing to read books written by their favorite author or from their favorite series.]]> 2018-05-09 01:59:27 UTC https://padlet.com/mekare117/46twjit9t5n3/wish/259132947 mekare117 https://padlet.com/mekare117/46twjit9t5n3/wish/259139100 All three students in our case study made growth in their reading comprehension (as measured by the STAR test) even though they were allowed to read books below their reading level! Two of the three made more growth than they did during any other two month interval this year!]]> 2018-05-09 02:35:15 UTC https://padlet.com/mekare117/46twjit9t5n3/wish/259139100 mekare117 https://padlet.com/mekare117/46twjit9t5n3/wish/259139602 Our case study showed that removing restrictions was most effective for students who read above grade level!]]> 2018-05-09 02:37:33 UTC https://padlet.com/mekare117/46twjit9t5n3/wish/259139602 mekare117 https://padlet.com/mekare117/46twjit9t5n3/wish/259141360 Young students who score high on the STAR test may not be developmentally ready for books written at their reading level. Our advanced focus student shared that he had difficulty remembering all of the details in longer books.]]> 2018-05-09 02:42:44 UTC https://padlet.com/mekare117/46twjit9t5n3/wish/259141360 mekare117 https://padlet.com/mekare117/46twjit9t5n3/wish/259142717 I now wonder if there is any research that actually supports restricting a child's book choices. I am also curious as to whether other classes and grade levels would have similar results if they allowed their students to read books of their choice.]]> 2018-05-09 02:50:38 UTC https://padlet.com/mekare117/46twjit9t5n3/wish/259142717 mekare117 https://padlet.com/mekare117/46twjit9t5n3/wish/259144540 The second grade students from my case study class read less books and passed less quizzes as soon as the school implemented the AR restriction rule.]]> 2018-05-09 02:55:38 UTC https://padlet.com/mekare117/46twjit9t5n3/wish/259144540