Marla Mallette|William A. Henk|Steven A. Melnick
The Influence of Accelerated Reader on the Affective Literacy Orientations of Intermediate Grade Students
Southern Illinois University Carbondale|Southern Illinois University Carbondale|Capital University|Pennsylvania State University
although highly popular accelerated reader ar book reading incentive program claims motivate children reading ability levels little independent empirical research examined assertion help fill void used two related threefactor mixed designs method ar vs control gender either grade level fourth vs fifth reading ability high vs low explore ars influence reading attitudes selfperceptions children two comparable school districts analyses indicate ar positively influenced academic reading attitudes recreational ones negatively influenced two types selfperceptions low achieving male readers findings others consequence discussed along implications future research