accelerated reader® 101 for parents everything you wanted to know and more!
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Accelerated Reader® Accelerated Reader® 101 for Parents101 for Parents
Accelerated Reader® Accelerated Reader® 101 for Parents101 for Parents
Everything you wanted to know Everything you wanted to know and more!and more!
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What is Accelerated Reader ®?
• Computerized learning information system
• Assessment tool (monitor)• Diagnostic tool (manage)• Motivational tool
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How does it work?• Student reads an on level book marked
“AR” – Needs to read book at least 3 times (once
out-load to someone) – Needs to ask comprehension questions to
self or fill out a graphic organizer
• Student logs in to AR program• Student selects the quiz for that book• Student answers between 5 to 10
questions on the title he or she read
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Then what?
• Teacher gets test results• Diagnostic reports give teachers
valuable information on students’ reading practice and literacy skills development
• Teacher then guides student towards reading materials within their ZPD for improvement
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What is “ZPD?”
• Zone of Proximal Difference– The range of book readability levels
that will result in optimal growth in reading ability.
– The range of books that will challenge a student without causing frustration or loss of motivation
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How does AR determine
“readability”?
• AR’s own formula (ATOS)• Three variables
– Words per sentence– Average grade level of those words– Characters per word
• Does NOT factor in theme or age appropriateness!
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How is my student’s ZPD determined?
• STAR Reader (Standardized Test for the Assessment of Reading)– A series of 25 multiple-choice
questions that ask students to select appropriate vocabulary words to complete a sentence
– Computer-adaptive: questions adjust to student’s level as questions are answered
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How are “goals” set?• Based on STAR results
– ZPD– 10-15 minutes of reading practice
nightly– Student individual ability– Adjustable by teacher as necessary in
his/her professional judgment
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AR Color Coding Chart used at Forest Ridge Elementary
The first number indicates grade level. The number after the decimal indicates the number of month.
For example: 2.1 is second grade, the first month of the school year.
While your child may be reading at a certain level, it is very important for him/her to read at his/her comprehension level.
He/she needs to test between 80%-100% to be considered successful at a level. Therefore, he or she might actually be on an AR level below what he or she can verbally read.
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How do students reach their goals?
• Picture books are typically “worth” 0.5 points
• “Chapter” book points determined by length (for lower grade levels between 0.5 to 2.0 points)
• Points earned based on “percent correct” on test (score of 80 on test earns 80% of book’s point value)
Quality reading is indicated by an average quiz score of 80% to 100%
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Does my student HAVE to read an AR book?• Check with classroom teacher
– Depends on the classroom teacher– Lower grades provide incentives for points
earned and/or tests passed– Mrs. Miller requires at least two, successfully
completed AR tests on each student’s current AR reading (and comprehension) level.
• Thousands of AR books are available!– FRE’s Media Center has hundreds of AR books
on each level.– Mrs. Miller also has hundreds of AR books
available on all levels.
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How can I help my child?
• Make sure he/she is reading “just right” books– Books he/she can read without much
help (perhaps only missing one or two words a book or page)
• Encourage him/her select books within his/her ZPD (AR level)
• Let your child read books to you• Ask detailed questions about what
he/she is reading!– Who is in your book? (Characters)– Where does it take place? (Setting)– What happened first/next/at the end?
(Plot)– What did you think about the book?
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How do I know if my student’s book is AR?
• AR books are marked on the book’s spine• Access FRE’s list of quizzes on the Media
Center portion of FRE’s website!– http://www.citrus.k12.fl.us/fre/Media/– Site displays alphabetical listing of book’s
title, along with author, readability level, points, and quiz number.
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Need More Info?
• Talk to your student’s homeroom teacher
• See Mr. Johnston in the Media Center
Happy Reading!
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