LS 5603 - Juvenile Literature and
LS 5903 - Poetry for Children
LS 6643 - Nonfiction for Children and YA
Texas Woman's University
Denton, Texas
Dr. Sylvia Vardell
and Fantasy
San Andres Elementary utilizes the Accelerated Reader program developed by Renaissance Learning. Through this program, books are assigned grade equivalent reading levels and point values. Students are given a reading vocabulary test that determines their reading level and comfort zone for independent reading. Individual goals are set for students every six weeks. They then read books independently and as a class and take reading comprehension tests over the material that they have read. Students earn points based on their performance on the computer administered tests. These points can be redeemed in the San Andres AR Store.
We believe that the Accelerated Reader program encourages students to read and learn. Their participation in the Accelerated Reader program accounts for 21% of their reading grade, 7% from test averages, 7% from the percentage of their goal that was earned, and 7% from the points that were earned during the grading period.
Lois Lowry
She is completed her Master's degree in Library and Information Studies at Texas Woman's University in Denton, Texas, in the spring of 2005.
Mrs. Haygood, is married to Danny Haygood, the PE coach at Underwood Elementary School. They have three sons, Lane, a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin who is presently in his second year at Baylor University School of Law, Patrick, a sophomore at the University of Texas of the Permian Basin, and Joe Ryne, a freshman at Andrews High School.
