Description of Accelerated Reader (AR)
Accelerated Reader (We’ll call it AR for short) is a program that allows students to take a computer quiz over books they have read. Students are awarded "points" depending on how well they score on these quizzes. Each student has a personal goal of how many points he or she should get per nine weeks. AR is NOT required at Shreve Island, but highly encouraged and rewarded.
Accelerated Reader (We’ll call it AR for short) is a program that allows students to take a computer quiz over books they have read. Students are awarded "points" depending on how well they score on these quizzes. Each student has a personal goal of how many points he or she should get per nine weeks. AR is NOT required at Shreve Island, but highly encouraged and rewarded.
Click here to read specifics on AR goals and prizes for 2nd graders.
Here is a file that explains how to take an AR quiz.
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The video below explains the reward system for taking AR quizzes for 1st and 2nd graders.
Frequently Asked Questions about AR
What ages of kids can participate in AR?
1st-5th grades, although I wait a while to introduce it to 1st.
Can students only quiz on books from the school library?
No. You probably have plenty of books at home that students can quiz on. Visit arbookfind.com to see if the book is an AR quiz. You will also need to check the Book Level (BL). Students should not quiz on books too easy or too hard for them.
How do I know what level books are best for my child?
Most students have been given a reading assessment called the STAR reading assessment. This assessment assigns a reading range for students based on their score. First graders have not yet been given this assessment.
Can a child quiz on a book if he or she did not read it alone but someone else read it to him or her?
yes
What if a child needs the test questions read aloud?
Some of the quizzes have a read aloud feature. This is usually just picture books. If you want to know if a particular picture book has a read aloud feature for the quiz, look up the book on arbookfind.com and look at the quiz types listed. If it lists RV as one of the quiz types, then the quiz has "recorded voice" and will read the questions to the student.
What ages of kids can participate in AR?
1st-5th grades, although I wait a while to introduce it to 1st.
Can students only quiz on books from the school library?
No. You probably have plenty of books at home that students can quiz on. Visit arbookfind.com to see if the book is an AR quiz. You will also need to check the Book Level (BL). Students should not quiz on books too easy or too hard for them.
How do I know what level books are best for my child?
Most students have been given a reading assessment called the STAR reading assessment. This assessment assigns a reading range for students based on their score. First graders have not yet been given this assessment.
Can a child quiz on a book if he or she did not read it alone but someone else read it to him or her?
yes
What if a child needs the test questions read aloud?
Some of the quizzes have a read aloud feature. This is usually just picture books. If you want to know if a particular picture book has a read aloud feature for the quiz, look up the book on arbookfind.com and look at the quiz types listed. If it lists RV as one of the quiz types, then the quiz has "recorded voice" and will read the questions to the student.