Testimonials

WHAT EDUCATORS ARE SAYING ABOUT Scholastic Reading Counts!

		“In the last two years we have been using Scholastic Reading Counts!, the number of books the kids have read has more than doubled. The best thing [is] the joy I see on the kids’ faces when they see the Congratulations Banner on the computer screen when they pass a quiz. They know for sure they have succeeded!” Kathy Killingsworth Media Specialist Maize, KS
		“With Scholastic Reading Counts!, I can meet the state standards and improve reading comprehension at the same time. Another reason I chose Scholastic Reading Counts! was the 30-question quiz item bank. Even after a child fails a quiz, the big thing is that they will not get the same 10 questions when they retake the test. Being able to retake a quiz is important to the success of a child.” Sheron Brown Reading Specialist Morning Creek, CA
		“Scholastic Reading Counts! is really performing for us. Kids are engaged…. In fact, our reading goals have gone up each year for the past three years. With the effect Scholastic Reading Counts! has had on our reading program, we are all anxiously awaiting the results of this year’s standardized state testing.” Pam White Language Arts Teacher Heath Springs, SC
		“The offer to trade-up looked too good to be true, but I did the research and got the teachers involved. Now the feedback from the district is incredible. They really like both Scholastic Reading Counts! and Scholastic Reading Inventory. The first thing that caught my eye was the bank of 30 questions for each quiz…. With Scholastic Reading Counts!, the questions don’t pop up in the same order, they are picked at random and therefore the cheating issue virtually goes away…. With Scholastic Reading Counts!, we know they understand what they are reading. We decided to use Scholastic Reading Counts! to increase reading and build stronger reading comprehension skills… And now I know. We would not have the number of kids reading and the amount of books being read without Scholastic Reading Counts!” Janice Mantooth District Librarian Clyde, TX

‘I didn’t know reading could be fun!’ a struggling 14-year-old boy recently told me. ‘Find me another good book,’ requests a student who has just passed her first book test and tells me that she has never read a whole book on her own before. ‘I want to try something harder to read next time. Can you help me?’ asks an immigrant student. After 30 years of teaching, the last eight as a credentialed librarian, [I must say that] Scholastic Reading Counts! has produced amazing changes in attitudes about reading at our school. I wish [you] could see the joy in our students’ faces as they pass computerized comprehension tests on their selections and then run to check out other books from our shelves.”
Kathleen A. Lasseter
Librarian
Garden Grove, CA