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Accelerated Reader is a program based on the fact that students become more motivated to read if they are tested on the content of the books they have read and are rewarded for correct answers. Students read each book, individually take the test on the computer, and receive gratification when they score well. Schools using the Accelerated Reader program have seen a significant increase in reading among their students.

These books help teens, who often feel uncomfortable talking about their problems, find the information they need.

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School Library Journal Review

Gr 7 Up‘A book that offers broad but superficial coverage of a timely issue. The short chapters, large print, bold headings, and stock photographs are typical of the series. Rue begins with a brief introduction to peer mediation and the role it can play in resolving conflict. She goes on to look at the particulars: the rules, the skills needed, how peer mediators are trained, the typical step-by-step process involved, and how the techniques can be used to resolve different kinds of conflicts in a variety of settings. The author uses scenarios involving teens to illustrate her points. The book concludes with a directory of help resources. Schools with such programs in place or those considering the initiation of one may find this a useful addition.‘Edward Sullivan, New York Public Library (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

Booklist Review

Gr. 7^-12. In the late 1980s, an attempt to reduce school violence was made through the introduction of peer mediation programs. This new volume in the Need to Know Library series focuses on one of the three components of the mediation programs--the student (peer) portion. Rue begins with a short history of the process and its successes, following with the rules and procedures for establishing and running the program in a school. Case-study examples and photographs are scattered throughout. Like other books in the series, the print is large. However, the vocabulary and the concepts dealt with suggest that this volume is best suited to teens with higher-level thinking skills. A glossary, resource list, and bibliography are appended. --Patricia Braun

Notas de autor provistas por Syndetics

Nancy Rue is an award-winning author. She majored in English at Stetson University and earned her master's degree in education at the College of William and Mary. Rue earned a degree in theatre from the University of Nevada, Reno, after eleven years of teaching English. She and husband Jim founded the Nevada Children's Theatre.

Rue is the author of adult titles the Sullivan Crisp Series and The Reluctant Prophet Series, as well as Antonia's Choice, Pascal's Wager, and Tristan's Gap. She is also the author of numerous children's and young adult novels.

(Bowker Author Biography)