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Accelerated Reader STAR Reading Renaissance Place

Accelerated Reader STAR Reading Renaissance Place. An Introduction. What Is Accelerated Reader?. A software program (or tool) that helps you manage reading practice, monitor daily progress, and plan instruction. Accelerated Reader’s Goals: Improve Reading.

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Accelerated Reader STAR Reading Renaissance Place

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  1. Accelerated ReaderSTAR ReadingRenaissance Place An Introduction

  2. What Is Accelerated Reader? A software program (or tool) that helps you manage reading practice, monitor daily progress, and plan instruction.

  3. Accelerated Reader’s Goals:Improve Reading • Accelerate growth in reading ability • Foster a love of reading in all students • Enable daily (or weekly) monitoring of reading progress • Improve test scores

  4. Accelerated Reader:The Facts • Uses short quizzes to check comprehension of books • Stores data and provides reports on how much and how well students are reading • Is used after a reading range is established • Is part of a group of products available through Renaissance Place

  5. STAR Reading:Create Reading Ranges • What your child did last October! • Computer based assessment of a student’s overall reading ability • Identifies individual reading ranges • Measures growth (administer 2-3 times a year) • Students must have a 100-word sight vocabulary

  6. STAR Reading Assessments • Provide a quiet, non-disruptive environment to take assessment • Question difficulty is based on previous answers (computer-adaptive) • Results: Provides a grade-equivalent (GE) reading level and identifies a “ZPD” (Zone of Proximal Development) • Provides a starting point (“broaden” range if < 85% on Reading Practice quizzes)

  7. Using Accelerated Reader • Use Accelerated Reader after STAR Reading assessments are complete • Students select books appropriate for individual reading level and interests • Students take quizzes within 24 hours of reading book

  8. Accelerated Reader Quizzes • Four types of quizzes • Reading Practice (RP): 100,000+ quizzes • Vocabulary Practice (VP): 8000+ quizzes • Literacy Skills (LS): 7000+ quizzes • Other Reading: We don’t have any • All students must complete RP quiz for each book

  9. AR Reading Practice Quizzes • Quizzes are meant to see if book was read, not to pose difficult questions • Goal for all students at HRS: 80% or better (“broaden” range if not meeting goal) • Points are prorated based on % of quiz score; student who scores 80% earns 80% of point value of book. Students earn no points for a failed quiz. • 5 or 10 question quizzes: 60% pass20 question quizzes: 70% pass

  10. More on Quizzes • Quiz questions are the same for all students, but scrambled in order • Students may not retake a RP quiz • Teachers may delete RP quizzes • Accelerated Reader keeps track of quiz scores, points earned and book levels

  11. Choosing Books • http://www.arbookfind.com • Visual • Short description • Advanced Search options • Collections (award winners, state lists, etc)

  12. Book & Interest Levels • Book Level indicates text difficulty -- not appropriateness • Interest Level relates to content and appropriateness • LG = lower grades, K-3 • MG = middle grades, 4-8 • UG = upper grades, 9-12 • Choose a lower Book Level and a higher Interest Level for struggling students

  13. Points Measure Practice

  14. Managing Goals for Students • Review progress weekly using Diagnostic report (see instructions) • 100% does not mean it’s too easy • If 100% 3x or more at top of range, broaden range up, if <85% 2 or more times broaden range down • We want to see the zone move up throughout the year! • During reading time allow students to read or take quizzes

  15. Quiz Guidelines for Students • Don’t rush through quiz; read the question twice and ALL four answer choices • Review info on print out (TOPS) with students • Don’t refer to the book (post-it chapter summaries acceptable for some students) • Review Code of Ethics

  16. Taking Quizzes • Take RP quizzes at home or school; see www.holyrosarycatholicschool.org • Take quizzes within 24 hours of reading book (as soon as possible) • Take quizzes on ALL books read (Read With, Read To, Read Independently) • Turn print out into teacher (optional)

  17. The Parent’s Role • Create time for reading practice at home (before bed, 15 minutes of reading) • Provide access to books in library, bookstores, share books with friends • Guide and motivate daily reading (check-in) • Use reports to monitor progress and give feedback (have your child print out reports) • Provide motivation (positive, limits, incentive)

  18. Practice Reading Every Day • Students need to improve reading stamina as well as reading ability • Lots of ways to count the reading in AR! • Read With: mom, dad, cousin, aunt, sister • Read To: teacher, parent, siblings • Read Independently: student reads alone

  19. Reading Truths • Top performers read 144 times more than readers who perform at the lowest levels • Practice must be in appropriate materials • Improvements to reading impact all curriculum areas

  20. Reading Truths • Find books https://arbookfind.com • Take a quiz at https://hosted149.renlearn.com/280143/

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