Accelerated Reader

Accelerated Reader

• Most widely used reading program (Renaissance Learning )
• Used across 40,000 schools in the US

Steps to Implement the AR program

• Providing interesting books for students to read
• Providing time for students to read (AR recommends 1 hour/day middle school)
• Quiz students on the content of books, focusing on facts
• Preparing points earned on the quizzes

Steps to Implement the AR program

• Providing interesting books for students to read
• Providing time for students to read (AR recommends 1 hour/day middle school)
• Quiz students on the content of books, focusing on facts
• Preparing points earned on the quizzes

Providing interesting books for students to read

• IAA school library provides an attractive selection of books for elementary students
• Middle school selection is being actively updated
• We are trying to acquire factual books and subscription to several scientific editions

Providing interesting books for students to read

• IAA school library provides an attractive selection of books for elementary students
• Middle school selection is being actively updated
• We are trying to acquire factual books and subscription to several scientific editions

Providing Books on Digital Media

• We are discussing many options such as
• Kindles
• Kindle subscriptions (freetime for elementary)
• Follett digital books
• Loading Creative Common Media on digital platforms

Time

• To successfuly implement the AR program we need to allow time for students to read
• AR recommends 1 hour per day
• Younger readers might read for less time
• There are option for struggling and emerging readers to be read to

Quiz

• AR quizzes are administrated online
• however, to widen the selection of books available in the program we'd like for teachers and learning coaches to create quizzes as well.
• For example Arabic teachers might create a quiz for books in Arabic available for students. Islam teacher might create quizzes as well.
• Quizzes should be focused on facts.