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Reaching Out With AR

What is Accelerated Reader?

“Accelerated Reader, the company's flagship software was created in 1985 and defined as ‘reading management software’”

“It is intended to help ‘teachers guide students' independent reading practice and motivate students to read more books.’”

“Essentially, ‘AR’ is an assessment that primarily determines whether a student has read a book, with more efficiency, speed, and accuracy than a book report because it is computer-scored.”

(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renaissance_Learning#Accelerated_Reader)

What is Accelerated Reader?

“The software provides additional information to teachers regarding reading rates, amount of reading, and other variables related to reading.”(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renaissance_Learning#Accelerated_Reader)

Howe Elementary and Middle School both subscribe to Accelerated Reader Enterprise which offers the entire library of quizzes over thousands of books.

Accelerated Reader is abbreviated as AR majority of the time

For all Grades Kindergarten through 7th

Students can only take AR tests at school during school hours.

They can not take tests during the summer months and holidays but are encouraged to read Be sure write down information about the book so they can

take a test on the book/books when school resumes

Students can test on books they have read by themselves or with support from someone else.

Teachers may also have students test on books that are read/studied in class.

Elementary Students

Goals are set by each grade level. These goals are listed in the student handbook. Goals can be modified to meet students needs.

Top point earners for each grade are recognized with their names painted on the walls of the elementary school walls.

They also get to attend a special “AR Blow Out” day with fun games.

Middle School Students

 Students have a goal for earning 10 points each six weeks. Goals can be modified to meet students needs.

Students select books to read based on a STAR reading test assessment. “STAR Reading is a computer-adaptive reading test

and database. It assesses students' reading levels and provides norm-referenced reading scores for students in grades 1 through 12.” (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renaissance_Learning)

The expectations is for a student to read outside of the classroom in the place of reading homework. AR is part of a reading grade.

Middle School Students

The average of all quizzes taken count as one test grade. Points earned are reflected as a daily grade.

10 points– 100% as a daily grade9 points– 90% 8 points– 80%7 points– 70%6 points– 60%5 points– 50%4 points– 40%3 points– 30%2 points– 20%1 point– 10%0 points– 0%

The Books in the Howe Library

The books are labeled according to the AR level and point value.

On the spine of every AR book in the Howe Community Library is a sticker with a colored book, the AR level, and the point value.

If they do not have an AR test available, there is a star in the upper right hand corner of the first page of the book.

The Books in the Howe Library

Pre– Level 1: Peach colored bookLevel 1: Blue colored bookLevel 2: Red colored bookLevel 3: Green colored book

The Books in the Howe Library

Level 4: Brown colored bookLevel 5: Yellow colored bookLevel 6: Magenta colored bookLevel 7: Orange colored book

The Books at the Howe Library

Level 8: Light pink colored bookLevel 9: Tan colored bookLevel 10: Light purple colored bookLevel 11: Yellow-green colored bookLevel 12: Gray colored book

Websites for Teachers and Parents

owww.renlearn.com/arohttp://www.slideshare.net/susangrigsby/accelerated-reader-101-for-parents-3457052owww.havefunteaching.com/reading-worksheets/accelerated-readerohttp://hubpages.com/hub/Parents-Guide-to-AR-Books-and-Tests--What-is-Accelerated-Reader

For More Information Contact:

Howe Elementary School Office903-532-3320 http://www.howeisd.net/Domain/9

Howe Middle School Office903-532-6013http://www.howeisd.net/Domain/8

Howe Community Library903-532-5519http://www.howeisd.net/Page/642

Work Cited

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renaissance_Learning#Accelerated_Reader

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/STAR_(software)#STAR_Reading