My elementary school is really big into the Accelerated Reading program more than any other school I've been to. Being a librarian, I'm in charge of keeping track of every students A.R. points. The teachers set the students' A.R. goal each six weeks. Usually third through fifth, is 6 points, and kindergarten, 1st, and 2nd range from 1 to 5 points. I noticed that third and fourth grade were not motivated at all to meet their goal of 6 points and a 85 percent average. I needed something to...
