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<blockquote data-quote="susiestar" data-source="post: 375645" data-attributes="member: 1233"><p>If the school is using the Accelerated Reading program then there is a way for a teacher to put ANY book into the program. It is quite easy but many teachers, even reading specialists, don't know about it. My dad put quite a few books into it for his school because his students wanted to read books that were not in it. </p><p> </p><p>thank you consistently gets 15-20 points for each book he reads. His goal is 9 points per month, which he things is ridiculously and stupidly low. He shoots for at least 28 points per month and sometimes has gotten up to 35. This is usually done in 1-3 books. They have had to add 12 grade plus level books to keep thank you and 2 other kids interested!!</p><p> </p><p>They CAN get books that meet almost any reading level and there is no reason to insist a child read at a lower level than he wants to. </p><p> </p><p>I totally agree that Goosebump books are a waste of time - none of my kids ever spent more than 30 minutes reading them cover to cover. They did get up with nightmares, which annoyed me greatly (one teacher insisted each child read at least 3 of them - to get them "interested" in reading - thank you was excused because I pitched a fit over it. He hated them because they scared him.) My kids frequently got annoyed because I refused to buy books that took them less than an hour to read. IF I could find them for fifty cents or so then I would buy them, but otherwise no way. It drove them crazy.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="susiestar, post: 375645, member: 1233"] If the school is using the Accelerated Reading program then there is a way for a teacher to put ANY book into the program. It is quite easy but many teachers, even reading specialists, don't know about it. My dad put quite a few books into it for his school because his students wanted to read books that were not in it. thank you consistently gets 15-20 points for each book he reads. His goal is 9 points per month, which he things is ridiculously and stupidly low. He shoots for at least 28 points per month and sometimes has gotten up to 35. This is usually done in 1-3 books. They have had to add 12 grade plus level books to keep thank you and 2 other kids interested!! They CAN get books that meet almost any reading level and there is no reason to insist a child read at a lower level than he wants to. I totally agree that Goosebump books are a waste of time - none of my kids ever spent more than 30 minutes reading them cover to cover. They did get up with nightmares, which annoyed me greatly (one teacher insisted each child read at least 3 of them - to get them "interested" in reading - thank you was excused because I pitched a fit over it. He hated them because they scared him.) My kids frequently got annoyed because I refused to buy books that took them less than an hour to read. IF I could find them for fifty cents or so then I would buy them, but otherwise no way. It drove them crazy. [/QUOTE]
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