To complete this competency I was in search of a multimedia component to add to this blog about my subject area. I have been researching the effects of Accelerated Reader and whether is motivates students to read. From discussions I have had with students at the school I work for, students are enjoying this program. They compete with each other to see who has read the most words in class and by grade level. The program tally's the amount of words they read and documents it each time they take a test. They can only get credit for a book as long as they have an 80 or better on the test. The ultimate goal is to become a millionaire reader by the end of the year. Below is a study chart that displays results of positive effects this program is having from Kindergarten through 6th grade.
To read up more about this study you can follow this link: Accelerated Reader Has Positive Effects on Reading Ability.Nunnery, J.A., S.M. Ross, & A. McDonald
A large Experimental study conducted in an urban school district showed that students using AR and best practices achieved higher reading gains than non-AR users.
http://research.renlearn.com/research/pdfs/198.pdf
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