Students at Whitney Houston Academy in East Orange, New Jersey, are reading like never before, comprehending what they are reading, and meeting personalized goals to grow as readers.
Goal-focused practice has given students new enthusiasm for reading. A bulletin board in the hallway depicts a mountain with tiny climbers who bear the smiling faces of homeroom teachers. As students reach their Renaissance Accelerated Reader® goals, their homeroom teachers “climb” the summit of Mount Accelerated Reader.
