Accelerated Reader
Our school uses Accelerated Reader (AR) to promote reading. AR helps teachers manage and monitor children’s independent reading practice. Using information generated by software, teachers can help pupils select books that are difficult enough to keep them challenged, but not too difficult to cause frustration. Your child picks a book at his/her own level and reads it at his/her own pace. When finished, your child takes a short quiz on a computer/laptop/tablet/phone. Passing the quiz is an indication that your child has understood what has been read.
As they are reading books at their own reading and interest levels, most children are likely to be successful and enjoy the books and quizzes. Best of all, they learn and grow at their own pace. As with anything, performance improves with practice and children who read for at least 25 minutes a day with an 85% comprehension rate on the AR quizzes see the greatest gain.
We have lots of books that the children can choose from in school; however we are also aware that many children like to read their own books from home or the library. You can visit the AR Bookfinder website to search all of the available books with AR quizzes to see if the book your child wants to read is on the scheme.
Helpful links:
A Parent's Guide to AR
Our own school's unique AR page
Accelerated Reader Bookfinder (to check the level of a book)
As they are reading books at their own reading and interest levels, most children are likely to be successful and enjoy the books and quizzes. Best of all, they learn and grow at their own pace. As with anything, performance improves with practice and children who read for at least 25 minutes a day with an 85% comprehension rate on the AR quizzes see the greatest gain.
We have lots of books that the children can choose from in school; however we are also aware that many children like to read their own books from home or the library. You can visit the AR Bookfinder website to search all of the available books with AR quizzes to see if the book your child wants to read is on the scheme.
Helpful links:
A Parent's Guide to AR
Our own school's unique AR page
Accelerated Reader Bookfinder (to check the level of a book)
