Research Process Moving Along
Our group is meeting on Tuesday this week at 5:30 in Milner Library or the Bone Student Center.
I have talked to a few people about Accelerated Reader. Mrs. Alouan, our school librarian, seems to like the program. I've always noticed that she pushes AR books, to me and to the kids. I think she forgets my 'opinion' about the program. I told her recently that I would be conducting research into Accelerated Reader. She does express concern with the process of assigning reading levels to children. We use the STAR reading test on the computer and the results place students within a "reading range" to help them select books at their reading level. I agree with her that something is "off" in this leveling. Using the reading range, students have selected books that still seem too 'hard' for them to read.
I talked to another teacher at the school in the lounge: Ms. Hagen. She teaches 1-2 split special education. I didn't ask her opinion of Accelerated Reader, I just told her that I was exploring the effects of the program on readers in my classroom. I also said I was not in favor of the program, which maybe I'm not supposed to say as the researcher.
CAN PART OF THE RESEARCH PROCESS BE AN OPINION/INTEREST SURVEY ABOUT WHICH BOOKS KIDS PREFER? AN INTERVIEW WHERE KIDS SELECT 3 BOOKS THEY'D MOST LIKE TO READ FROM A GROUP OF BOOKS. WITHIN THE GROUP THERE WOULD BE SOME AR BOOKS (ESPECIALLY SOME "HILLERT" BOOKS).
Would kids choose AR books? What reason would they give? Would it be for interest in the book or for AR points?
Can I ask them about how they feel their teacher perceives AR?
I have talked to a few people about Accelerated Reader. Mrs. Alouan, our school librarian, seems to like the program. I've always noticed that she pushes AR books, to me and to the kids. I think she forgets my 'opinion' about the program. I told her recently that I would be conducting research into Accelerated Reader. She does express concern with the process of assigning reading levels to children. We use the STAR reading test on the computer and the results place students within a "reading range" to help them select books at their reading level. I agree with her that something is "off" in this leveling. Using the reading range, students have selected books that still seem too 'hard' for them to read.
I talked to another teacher at the school in the lounge: Ms. Hagen. She teaches 1-2 split special education. I didn't ask her opinion of Accelerated Reader, I just told her that I was exploring the effects of the program on readers in my classroom. I also said I was not in favor of the program, which maybe I'm not supposed to say as the researcher.
CAN PART OF THE RESEARCH PROCESS BE AN OPINION/INTEREST SURVEY ABOUT WHICH BOOKS KIDS PREFER? AN INTERVIEW WHERE KIDS SELECT 3 BOOKS THEY'D MOST LIKE TO READ FROM A GROUP OF BOOKS. WITHIN THE GROUP THERE WOULD BE SOME AR BOOKS (ESPECIALLY SOME "HILLERT" BOOKS).
Would kids choose AR books? What reason would they give? Would it be for interest in the book or for AR points?
Can I ask them about how they feel their teacher perceives AR?
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