What is Accelerated Reader (AR)? Accelerated Reader provides formative assessment and periodic monitoring to enhance the curriculum, support differentiated instruction, and personalize practice in reading. Accelerated Reader AR helps manage the daily activities for students of all ability levels. The levels are set based off of a variety of assessments taken at the beginning of the year. We use Renaissance Learning for immediate feedback in reading. AR is a valuable technology tool that myself and the children use daily in our classroom. Students use AR to take assessments on their individualized AR leveled books. Accelerated Reader AR books can be found in the library or in our classroom. The data provided helps teachers and students keep track of their comprehension and monitor students' progress on selected leveled text.
Accelerated Reader AR"Dot Colors" (AR Levels): 0.1-0.4 - Red Dot 0.5-0.9 - Grey Dot 1.0-1.4 - Yellow Dot 1.5-1.9 - Orange Dot 2.0-2.4 - Pink Dot 2.5-2.9 - Purple Dot 3.0-3.4 - Blue Dot 3.5-3.9 - Green Dot 4.0-4.4 - Brown Dot 4.5-4.9 - Black Dot
At Home: *Please go to Renaissance Home Connect by clicking on the following link. Here you can access your child's progress in Accelerated Reader AR Renaissance Home Connect
Many parents ask how to check books that you may already have at home in order to see if the books are AR There is a website that you can access from home that will allow you to check your books and see what level or "dot color" the books are on this website www.arbookfind.com.
You can also download an Accelerated Reader app that will allow you to scan the barcode of a book and instantly see the AR level or "dot color," point value, and quiz number for that book. For Android users, the app is Points Scan. It is $0.99 in the Google play store. For iOS system users, the app is BookScanner. It is $1.99 in the iTunes App Store.
Monitoring Accelerated Reader AR AR is used to monitor and motivate. After the students make approximately seven 100's on an AR level they are moved up to the next level or "dot color," but if I feel that they are struggling they could possibly be moved down a level.
There are two ways that we celebrate AR progress in our classroom. One way, is with AR "Point Clubs." As students pass AR tests, they accumulate points. Once they reach a certain number of points they get prizes and their pictures go on the board with their point club.The other way we celebrate A.R. progress is with AR rewards daily (iPads for top reader of the day
Weekly Accelerated Reader AR Reports Each Friday, stapled to the front of your child's packet of weekly graded papers, you will find an AR report for that week. This report will tell you how many AR tests your child attempted and passed during that week and what his/her average comprehension score was.