Novelist Susan Straight has a must-read essay in the NY Times about Accelerated Reader:
At back-to-school night last fall, I was prepared to ask my daughter’s
eighth-grade language arts teacher about something that had been
bothering me immensely: the rise of Accelerated Reader, a “reading
management” software system that helps teachers track student reading
through computerized comprehension tests and awards students points for
books they read based on length and difficulty, as measured by a
scientifically researched readability rating. When the teacher
announced during the class presentation that she refused to use the
program, I almost ran up and hugged her.
Read the rest here.
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