goals. So the interface itself is very user friendly.” Johnson describes two of her students who benefited a lot from the encouragement of Read On, Sonoma. “One student who is an [English learner] this year, it took her a while,” Johnson says. “But once she met her goal, she found some books that really spoke to her and she became much more of an avid reader.” Another student was reading below grade level but worked so hard he jumped up the equivalent of two grade levels. “He wanted to earn a computer all year, and worked so hard,” Johnson says. “By the end of the year, he was reading Harry Potter books.” Todd has been witnessing a change in the school’s culture around reading as they finished out their second year with Read On, Sonoma. “I’m seeing kids coming out to the play yard with their book, kids talking about books that they’re reading, having conversations with staff members about books,” Todd says. “They’re wanting to find a new series or a new book that they may enjoy.” As 9-year-old Lily puts it: “I think everybody should learn to read—I think they might enjoy reading. “Yeah, I think they will!” g
Todd says that because of earning points and prizes, now those students are wanting to read. “They’re at the point where they’re surpassing what they need to do because they’re enjoying it,” she says. Amanda Johnson teaches fourth grade at Riebli and sees the program from the point of view of a teacher, but also with a sharp eye on the data. Johnson is the coordinator for Read On, Sonoma at Riebli. “I input the data, track the progress throughout the year and help distribute the prizes,” Johnson says. “If kids are really close, I’ll send little emails like, ‘Hey, so and so is close to meeting their goal, please encourage them to read another book before the end of the trimester or take a [quiz],’” she says. From looking at the data throughout the school year Johnson says the program’s success seems to depend upon the grade level. “I think maybe for primary [grades] it requires a little bit more monitoring, for the second graders especially,” she says. Overall, Johnson says she is impressed with the effectiveness of the program. “Close to 80% of the school met their goal,” she says. “I did see a huge increase of students participating from trimester one. By trimester three almost all the students were participating.” “In my personal experience it made my job easier, because the program is so user friendly that kids can just log on and see where they’re at,” Johnson says. “There’s a cute little rocket ship that shows them how close they are to reaching their
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