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Stevenson, Jean M.; Camarata, Jenny Webb – Talking Points, 2000
Offers a point-by-point comparison of the whole language approach and the Accelerated Reader program. Offers classroom stories of how Accelerated Reader affects students. Notes that students are taught that reading is an isolated and competitive activity, and that reading means correctly answering questions generated by a computer and earning…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Elementary Education, High Risk Students, Program Effectiveness