|
| BMS |
—
Used as part of Eng grades.
Just one component of RR.
School-wide plan, not consistent.
No rewards.
3 top winners.
Surveyed staff. |
|
| BSE |
—K-2
own way, 5th grade does well and offers rewards, 4th
grade has backed off, 3rd grade does own thing.
Some prizes 1-2, EOY awards, lunch for grade levels |
|
| MMS |
—mc
sets up and teachers monitor.
Reward trips in past were motivators.
Backed off trips.
No consistency.
Parent reaction.
Incorporated AR into Magnificent Minutemen
(rewarded).
Part of ELA grade….maybe. |
|
| NMS |
—no consistency across grade level.
ELA teachers want children rewarded.
Reward trip last year (Joyner Lib).
Overwhelming data. Some part of ELA grade. |
|
| SES |
—teachers
empowered to set goals.
Surveyed staff.
AR tests taken in classroom.
6-8 counts as part of ELA grade.
No consistency among classes.
No rewards, but EOY pencils.
6-8 students are turned off to reading by AR.
Can’t read outside of ZPD.
Change the AR as “reward” ethic. |
|
| BES |
—AR
for 12 years.
Quit store.
Every 100 pts = $10.
4th grade uses open book method.
Rite of passage.
Only buys AR books.
Books arranged by AR.
Star test every nine weeks.
Books selected by points. |
|
| HIES |
—we’ve
created a monster.
Mini-WalMart.
Rewards system may be working very well.
The discussion is not centered on the store.
6-8, maybe 4-5, 10% of communication grade is AR.
Use STAR, teachers establish points goals.
MC not involved in goal.
AR in media center and lab using secure password.
No parent involvement in testing.
Changing gears…ZPD important, but interest level is
key.
More interested in # of books, frequency of reading,
and at least 3 books at or above grade level per 9 weeks.
Encourage browsing in library every day.
Principal advocate.
Conference must occur…and teachers must be
responsible.
Ways to mitigate cheating. |
|
| AES |
Has 2 RR classrooms.
No STAR, no ZPD.
AR supports teachers individual reading programs in
classroom.
Tailored to teacher’s needs.
No prizes.
No rewards school-wide.
Emphasis is on picking books that ensure success.
Books are organized by grade levels and contains books
targeted for specific grade levels.
Points are de-emphasized.
4-5 grade students keep reading logs signed by
teacher and mc
(communication tool).
Challenge area:
reading levels 5-8.
Books in K-3 classroom from mc budget (satellite). |
|
| WOES |
—AR
was topic of curriculum meeting.
No consistency among teachers even at grade level.
Emotional response from teacher/parent.
No prizes or store.
PTO does purchase prizes for EOY.
Pizza party for top class.
2/3 budget goes to AR.
Tech support for STAR and AR = $275 per year.
|
|
| BCMS |
—mismatch
of trained and untrained teachers.
Conferencing in all rooms (output of Connie Prevatte
training…whole school…bold move).
SSR is non-AR.
AR occurs in all but one class.
More-book talking than ever.
Requires assistants to read.
Genres, reading bingo, disguised EOG prep.
STAR, Dewey, 60 kids participated in school competition
of BOB.
Rolling cart of lower level books.
MC administers AR and STAR. |
|
| NES |
—principal
expectations.
No rewards.
Party for each class at EOY.
Airheads to those that make goals.
Starburst to those that don’t.
No grade on AR
Honorable Hawks program (AR folded into HH).
Cheating a concern…hard to monitor because of vast
numbers.
Fiction is all AR.
No STAR…reading levels from CCC.
10 100’s = go up one reading level.
Some teachers require reading logs.
Gold Medal Reader=not just AR.
Book to top AR reader in class. |
|
| MES |
—school-wide
implementation.
STAR and CCC are used by teacher and principal to
determine ZPD.
If reach goal, checkout is wide-open.
Not reach goal, must checkout 2 AR books.
Teachers monitor reading logs.
Medallion given to 25 points or 15 books.
AR assemblies every 9 weeks.
Parent volunteers significant.
Pressure on students to double or triple goals.
Comprehension competition among students/classes?
Principal tweaks goals routinely.
Bulletin Board:
“Where Dolphins Swim”.
Weekly winner: name pulled out of bucket (stuffed bear
or WalMart card).
Books arranged by AR level.
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