I always thought it was kind of odd... my kids' school uses the AR program, but they don't really do anything with it? They encourage the kids to take AR tests, and sometimes give them a grade (participation) for taking a certain number, but that's it. Last year (3rd grade) my son ended the year with a grade 6.6 average. And I never heard anything from anyone about it. This year the school year is halfway over and they are just now talking about it. *shrug* It's probably wrong of me, but I think my son's reading level is somewhere around high school level, and so I don't really worry about it anymore. I've accepted that he's not going to learn anything in that arena until H.S. I focus on his writing, which has always been much closer to grade level.
