Accelerated+Reader+(AR)

Accelerated Reader (AR) is a web-based reading program developed by Renaissance Learning that we use to motivate students to read and increase their comprehension skills.

Students take quizzes on the books after they finish reading them, which also allows me to track their independent reading. Students earn points as they pass AR quizzes; picture books are usually worth one half point. Short chapter books (3rd grade level) are typically worth one point. **We ask that students earn at least 4 points from AR quizzes per month. ** Click here to reach the Renaissance Learning website for more information about Accelerated Reader. Click here to reach the **Parent Resources** information.

**Please contact me if you have any questions about AR. ** to determine AR reading level. ||  || STAR assessments dynamically adjust to each student's unique responses, using computer-adaptive testing to pinpoint the student's reading level quickly and efficiently. Click here <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> to reach information for parents regarding the STAR test. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I will send a letter home to each family explaining the AR program <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">and process; <span style="background-color: #b4fdfd; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">click here <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> for a copy of the letter, which provides a more detailed <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">description of how AR works in our classroom. || their own pace. I ask that students check out 1 book per week at their AR level from our school library. However, you may also find books from the public library or from your own home! Visit __AR BookFinder to search for available titles__ or click on the widget below. ** NOTE: **I suggest that students read each book twice to ensure that they comprehend the story. || You should list the date, title, author, AR Level,how the book was read (someone //**read to**// the student, someone **//read with//** the student, the student //**read independently**//), and a parent initials it. The student gives me the AR Log so that I know he/she is ready to take a comprehension quiz on the book that he/she read. || and monitor students’ reading performance. At Little Cedars, students must score 60% or more to pass a quiz. (I would prefer to see students get at least 80% on quizzes.) Quizzes have 5, 10, or 20 multiple-choice questions. The longer the book, the more questions are asked. Click here to take a sample AR quiz. Students take the quiz on a school computer and record their scores on their AR Reading Logs as a %. || the Home Connect feature offered by Renaissance Learning. I will send home a letter explaining how you can access this feature. Click here to see a sample letter. ||
 * = <span style="color: #008000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 20px;">**AR OVERVIEW** ||
 * < <span style="color: #0000ff; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: center;">**Brief Description** ||  || **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">Detailed Description ** ||
 * < <span style="color: #0033ff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">**1. Student Takes the STAR Assessment**
 * < <span style="color: #0033ff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">**1. Student Takes the STAR Assessment**
 * < <span style="color: #0033ff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">**2. Student Reads a Book.** ||  || Students choose books at their appropriate reading levels and read them at
 * < <span style="color: #0033ff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">**2. Student Reads a Book.** ||  || Students choose books at their appropriate reading levels and read them at
 * < <span style="color: #0033ff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">**3. Student and Parent Fill in AR Log.** ||  || Each student has an AR Log kept in his/her Binder. Click here to view a sample log.
 * < <span style="color: #0033ff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">**3. Student and Parent Fill in AR Log.** ||  || Each student has an AR Log kept in his/her Binder. Click here to view a sample log.
 * < <span style="color: #0033ff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">** 4. Student Takes an AR Quiz at School .** ||  || Accelerated Reader offers more than 140,000 quizzes to help you motivate
 * < <span style="color: #0033ff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">** 4. Student Takes an AR Quiz at School .** ||  || Accelerated Reader offers more than 140,000 quizzes to help you motivate
 * < <span style="color: #0033ff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">** 5. You Get Information .** ||  || You get //immediate feedback// on the reading progress of the student. Please access
 * < <span style="color: #0033ff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">** 5. You Get Information .** ||  || You get //immediate feedback// on the reading progress of the student. Please access

// coded with stars on their spines to help students // // easily identify the AR Reading Level. // ||
 * // Books in the Little Cedars Library are color- //
 * **<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 16px; text-align: center;">Little Cedars' AR Color Codes ** ||
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 20px; text-align: right;">Kindergarten ** || [[image:room206lce/star-AR purple.png width="38" height="38"]] || **<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%;">0.1 - 0.9 ** ||
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 20px; text-align: right;">1st ** || [[image:room206lce/star-AR green.png width="39" height="39"]] || **<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 20px;">1.0 - 1.9 ** ||
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 20px; text-align: right;">2nd ** || [[image:room206lce/star-AR yellow.png width="39" height="39"]] || **<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 20px;">2.0 - 2.9 ** ||
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 20px; text-align: right;">3rd ** || [[image:room206lce/star-AR orange.png width="39" height="39"]] || **<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 20px;">3.0 - 3.9 ** ||
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 20px; text-align: right;">4th ** || [[image:room206lce/star-AR blue.png width="39" height="39"]] || **<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 20px;">4.0 - 4.9 ** ||
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 20px; text-align: right;">5th ** || [[image:room206lce/star-AR pink.png width="39" height="39"]] || **<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 20px;">5.0 - 5.9 ** ||
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 20px; text-align: right;">6th ** || [[image:room206lce/star-AR black.png width="39" height="39"]] || **<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 20px;">6.0 - 6.9 ** ||