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University of Northern Iowa

2000

Reading comprehension--Computer-assisted instruction; Accelerated reader (Computer file);

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Reading Comprehension Through Technology : The Accelerated Reader Program, Janette Schmidt Jan 2000

Reading Comprehension Through Technology : The Accelerated Reader Program, Janette Schmidt

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The purpose of this paper is to research the Accelerated Reader program, a computerized reading program, to see if it did improve reading skills. The Accelerated Reader program has received a lot of attention because of the belief that students are not learning to read. This is a program that has been marketed well and promises to produce results in reading skill performance. Some educators have questioned the Accelerated Reader program because of the expense and the method of motivation. Both sides of this issue will be discussed in this paper.

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