Well, what's to love??? Not a big surprise, huh? > To: mosaic@literacyworkshop.org> Date: Mon, 10 Mar 2008 14:24:36 -0400> From: > [EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] STAR> > Well said, Gina and Jill. I > have read other research, maybe Alfred Tatum(?), about the competitive nature > of many reading incentive programs being esp. bad for the very ones that need > help the most -? struggling, minority boys. However, my very bright > competitive nephew hated AR as well.> > Cathy> DE> K-5> > > -----Original > Message-----> From: Jill Wadkins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> To: > mosaic@literacyworkshop.org> Sent: Mon, 10 Mar 2008 12:52 pm> Subject: Re: > [MOSAIC] STAR> > > > Excellent Point! Alfie Kohn wrote a book titled Punished > by Rewards. In it he > addresses AR, Book It (pizza Hut), and Six Flags > Reading Club among other > things. > > I agree with you regarding STAR. Using > this will only provide a level, and not > a very accurate one at that. > > > Jill Waldrep Wadkins> Academic Coach> Sanders Intermediate School> > 770.819.2568 ext. 223> > >>> gina nunley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 3/10/2008 1:26 > PM >>>> The teachers I know who like it are those who want a quick > assessment. I also > personally feel like most of them aren't interested in > truly KNOWING the child > as a reader. Getting a reading level does not guide > instruction beyond putting > the right book in their hands. And I know more > people who disagree with the > accuracy of the STAR leveling than agree with > it. If I were to use it, I would > only use it as a screener to decide who to > QRI. The other downside of STAR is > that it is almost always connected with > AR reading which I abhor. I am a sixth > grade teacher and you should hear > the collective moan in my classroom from the > kids who were forced to use AR > in the elementary world. The only students I > know who liked it were the > highly competitive ones who liked the leveling (they > were also the > profcient readers) and the competition with points. I do not > believe it > ever assisted a struggling reader in becoming more proficient.> > > > > _________________________________________________________________> Helping > your favorite cause is as easy as instant messaging. You IM, we give.> > http://im.live.com/Messenger/IM/Home/?source=text_hotmail_join > > _______________________________________________> Mosaic mailing list> > Mosaic@literacyworkshop.org > To unsubscribe or modify your membership please > go to> > http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org.> > > Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive. > > *********************> IMPORTANT: The contents of this email and any > attachments are confidential. They > are intended for the > named > recipient(s) only.> If you have received this email in error, please notify > the system manager or > the sender immediately and do > not disclose the > contents to anyone or make copies thereof.> *** eSafe scanned this email for > viruses, vandals, and malicious content. ***> **********************> > > > _______________________________________________> Mosaic mailing list> > Mosaic@literacyworkshop.org> To unsubscribe or modify your membership please > go to> > http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org.> > > Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive. > > > > _______________________________________________> Mosaic mailing list> > Mosaic@literacyworkshop.org> To unsubscribe or modify your membership please > go to> > http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org.> > > Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive. > _________________________________________________________________ Connect and share in new ways with Windows Live. http://www.windowslive.com/share.html?ocid=TXT_TAGHM_Wave2_sharelife_012008 _______________________________________________ Mosaic mailing list Mosaic@literacyworkshop.org To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org.
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