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judii1 -> QUESTIONS about AR lists (6/21/2009 8:47:28 AM)

We are babysitting my grandson this summer.
Do any of you follow the school's AR list during the summer or do you just let the kids read what they want to read?
I know that the AR counts a lot towards the reading grade. I thought that if I got gs some of the books on his list that it would help him next year.
OTOH, he said that he needed to take tests on the books he read.
I'm wondering if it would do any good to get the AR books or just let him read what he wants to read.
I am leaning towards letting him read what he wants and then ask him questions about the books. He got a C in reading on his last report card.
What would you do? Should I let him read the AR books and keep a list of what he's read? Or do I let him read for fun?



danas_mom -> RE: QUESTIONS about AR lists (6/22/2009 12:07:22 PM)

If it was me, I'd just let him read whatever he wanted to. Reading is supposed to be fun, not a chore. But I'm not one to really push academics in the summer, so take that as you will.



Focusing -> RE: QUESTIONS about AR lists (6/22/2009 12:38:47 PM)

My son used to attend a school that used an A/R reading list. Each school will vary on their list, which is based on what tests they have in their systems.

If it were me, I would print out the school's A/R list and have him pick books from the list ... there are tons of books with varying subjects and various reading levels to choose from. With my son, his reading grade was based on the number of points he accrued from the tests he took of the books he read. Some of the books at his reading level were worth 2.5 points, and others may be worth 5 or more points. If your grandson is going to do some reading, might as well be something from the list. [:)]



cynthia -> RE: QUESTIONS about AR lists (6/26/2009 6:35:26 PM)

I agree with desertgirl. Those lists should have lots of interesting reading. I personally take a great person interest in what my children read, not only assigned reading, but their own personally chosen reading. I often give my children suggestions or pick up books I think they may be interested in and we have a lot of books here at home. During the school year, I assign lots and lots of reading. They are assigned one hour of required reading per school day, my choice of book. Compared to that, you can see that if you give him a list, it's not as if you aren't giving him some choices. Those books lists can open up doors that the children would never have considered themselves. Even with assigned books, my children have often found they love what they have been assigned. Rather than limiting them, I think this often opens them to new ideas and interests.



judii1 -> RE: QUESTIONS about AR lists (6/27/2009 3:13:48 AM)

I found the AR list for his school. It's 89 pages long and has over 4000 books listed!
I'm going to have to print out a few pages at a time and then take him to the library and let him choose from it.
With Ds, I would let him read and then ask questions about what he read.
Maybe I should do that with Ds.

There are a lot of fun books like Amelia Bedelia on the list. [:D][:D][:D]



thisistheday -> RE: QUESTIONS about AR lists (6/28/2009 1:14:16 AM)

I say forget about the AR list and let your grandson read for fun. Let him go to the library and just pick out books that look fun or interesting.

Making suggestions about what he could be reading is fine. Just don't limit yourself to the AR list. Chances are most of the things he'll be reading are on the AR list already.

My son enjoys being able to read what he wants in the summer. Right now he's re-reading a series of books that he already took AR tests on.

If there are books that he wants to ready that I know are AR I encourage him to wait until school starts to read them, because often he doesn't want to reread the books so he can take the tests on them.



judii1 -> RE: QUESTIONS about AR lists (7/3/2009 11:32:35 PM)

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If there are books that he wants to ready that I know are AR I encourage him to wait until school starts to read them, because often he doesn't want to reread the books so he can take the tests on them.


Gs would probably have to reread the books, too.



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