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Welcome to Rawlings Media Center

Mr. Ken Maree, Media Specialist

Mrs. Rita Noa, Media Aide

The Rawlings Media Center is dedicated
to supporting the curriculum;
we strive to be an integral part
of the education of our students.

The Rawlings Media Center offers a wide variety of resources to students, teachers, and parents. The center contains a collection of over 12,000 books and magazines. Students are welcome to browse and check-out books before, during or after school and read at one of the many tables.

Computers with access to the internet are available for student use. Our media center is networked with other media centers in our school district.

The following links will provide valuable information for you and your family.  We hope that these websites will be informational and educational.

Alachua County Library

Ask Jeeves for Kids

Authors on the Web 

Brainpop for Kids Brainpop Junior Cybrarian
Encyclopedia Britannica Fact Monster   FCAT Explorer
Games for Kids Harcourt Math Horizon Card Catalog
International Digital Children's Library Kidsclick  Kool Sites for Kids
Just Read, Florida Online Sunshine for Kids Reading Rockets
Reference Center Tumblebooks World Book Online

 

  Students are encouraged to participate in the Accelerated Reader program.  Accelerated Reader (AR) is a software program designed to develop and enhance reading comprehension skills.  Books are assigned a specific reading level and  given a point value.  As students read a book, they are encouraged to take an AR quiz to test their comprehension of the book they read.

Points are awarded based on the number of questions that a student answers correctly on the book.  For example, a book may be worth 5 points.  If a student answers 8 out of 10 questions correctly, he/she would be awarded 4 points for that book. 

Students accumulate points during the year and are recognized when they reach established class or school goals.  In addition to recognition, students will be presented awards and certificates at the end of the school year.

We now have 2636 AR tests and are constantly adding more tests each year.  Listed below are the Accelerated Reader Quizzes that we have at Rawlings.  They are listed by Title, Author and Reading Level. 

 Please encourage your child to take advantage of this motivating program!

 

 

 

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