tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10442461.post113807207308268878..comments2023-07-12T08:46:17.836-07:00Comments on La Brown Girl: The Ire in MeGeorgina Baezahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12030269038891455213noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10442461.post-1138406207470793032006-01-27T15:56:00.000-08:002006-01-27T15:56:00.000-08:00Hello - I was blog hopping and I saw your post and...Hello - I was blog hopping and I saw your post and have to comment. I HATE AR. It is the dumbest thing ever!!! You are right - kids only want to read for points, not for pleasure. They won't touch a book if it isn't associated with a test. The tests don't actually prove that the child can read well either. The 5 or 10 questions a child might have to answer are surface questions too. There is no deep thought or reaching into the higher levels of bloom's Taxonomy. <BR/><BR/>I do have my kids take the AR tests but only as a way for them to practice test format - not reading comprehension. If I want a true measure of that I will sit and listen to them read and do a running record on them. It may take more time but it is more valid. <BR/><BR/>I guess I got a little overheated here...sorry! <BR/><BR/>I will come back again!<BR/>-KellyMsabcmomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05873520963195947408noreply@blogger.com