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We are dropping AR for next year in our middle school. It wasn't used as
a reading incentive program, and some teachers weren't really using it.
With the price increases, I just couldn't justify the spending.

We do have a One Book One School with a summer read and I offer book
clubs to try to promote reading. We also have a program where our middle
school kids walk to our elementary school and read to them. That's
probably the most excited I see them about reading!

Carrie DeForest
National Board Certified Teacher
Roselle District 12 Library Media Director
Spring Hills Elementary School
Roselle Middle School


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I would suggest reading Donalyn Miller’s books,The Book Whisperer and
Reading in the Wild, for ideas. She talks a lot about building love
of reading in her middle school class.
 
Lauren Ochs
Media Specialist
Mahomet-Seymour High School
ISLMA Standards Function Rep.
lochs at ms.k12.il.us
 
 
 
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We use AR, but not the way the company wants you to follow it. We just
use it to make sure kids are reading what they say they are.  They can
read whatever they want, whatever level.  It works, but I also still
booktalk, have three active book clubs during lunch, offer incentives
for reading.  It is expensive, but I can't imagine going back to not
have some way to hold kids accountable by them just saying, "yes I read
that," especially when parents are so willing to sign faked reading
logs.
 
What is frustrating is seeing answers to the AR quizzes online!
 

Kathy Wickline
Unity Junior High Librarian
Tolono, IL
wicklinek at unity.k12.il.us
 
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We are debating getting rid of Accelerated Reader for grades 6-8. 
Would anyone like to share what happens in your library at the jr. high
level?  
 
How can we motivate kids to read and hold them accountable without
using AR as our source?  
 
We don´t want another computer program; we want them to want to read. 
We want to promote a love of reading.  It seems that the love tends to
deteriorate when they get into junior high.
 
Does anyone have the magic cure?  ...or just some examples of things
you do for jr. high students to excite them about reading...
 
 
 
Shannon Swaney
Librarian
Williamsville CUSD #15
Williamsville, Il 63693
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