Setting Goals for AR

For students to take ownership of their own progress in AR, I have the kids set their own goals on the second term.  During the first term, I set the goals according to the results of their STAR tests. Before setting their goals, they must first reflect on how the first term went.  We regularly check in with the kids throughout the term, but I think it's important for them to see if they achieved their goal and why they did (or did not as the case may be).  Then, they are given the job of setting an achievable goal for the next term.  It is always interesting to see that many kids who did not achieve their goal fully recognize why (whether it be attendance or difficulty with certain books, etc) and they will make a plan on how to get their goal on the next term.