On Twitter today, a heated debate about the effectiveness of reading management and incentive programs like Accelerated Reader and Scholastic Reading Counts drove me to investigate what compels ...

Khang Luu, a student at Dr. Albert Schweitzer Elementary in Anaheim, has reached over 1,000 Accelerated Reader points. This is an independent reading activity used in most Orange County schools.

The What Works Clearinghouse of the U.S. Department of Education has decided it can't judge the effectiveness of Accelerated Reader with English-language learners.