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shared by L Holwerda on 12 Feb 13 - Cached

shared by Leslie Holwerda on 15 Mar 12 - No Cached

AR has four components: (1) access to books, (2) provide time to read books, (3) take tests, (4) get rewards and the complete program is consistently compared to “traditional” instruction and is often (but not always) better. It is no surprise to see a program with all four components do better than one with none of them, but is this just because of the access and time dedicated to reading? Did the tests and prizes add anything?
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Five out of six results were statistically insignificant.
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shared by L Holwerda on 21 Feb 12 - Cached

In fact, some literacy experts say that online reading skills will help children fare better when they begin looking for digital-age jobs.
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On the Internet, readers skate through cyberspace at will and, in effect, compose their own beginnings, middles and ends.
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According to federal statistics, students who say they read for fun once a day score significantly higher on reading tests than those who say they never do
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with the slump in the proportion of adolescents who said they read for fun
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giving home Internet access to low-income students appeared to improve standardized reading test scores and school grades
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Once they’re on the Internet, they’re reading.”
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Experts on reading difficulties suggest that for struggling readers, the Web may be a better way to glean information
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