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Accelerated Reader™ Best Practices for English Language Learners

Accelerated Reader™ Best Practices for English Language Learners. Encourages extensive reading practice Enables individualization Provides ongoing feedback to monitor Builds excitement for reading. Use AR for English Language Learners. A student selects and reads a book.

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Accelerated Reader™ Best Practices for English Language Learners

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  1. Accelerated Reader™ Best Practices for English Language Learners

  2. Encourages extensive reading practice Enables individualization Provides ongoing feedback to monitor Builds excitement for reading Use AR for English Language Learners

  3. A student selects and reads a book. The student uses a computer to take a quiz on the book. Accelerated Reader adds the quiz result to its database and generates reports for the student and the teacher. The teacher monitors the data and uses it to actively guide the student’s reading practice. How Accelerated Reader Works

  4. Best Practice #1—Find the optimum level for reading practice or ZPD Identify ZPD for reading in English Use STAR or SEL Adjust according to student performance Identify students’ ZPD for reading in primary language Use formal assessment and/or professional judgment Find Zone of Proximal Development

  5. Best Practice #2—Provide sufficient time and plenty of books At elementary level, 30 minutes in English If possible, include reading practice time in first language as well Schedule Time for Reading Practice

  6. Reading aloud Preview vocabulary Preview concepts Paraphrase as necessary Paired reading Peer reader or audiotape support Choral reading Use movement and gestures Reading To and With Students

  7. Best Practice #3—Use AR quiz results to help you guide students to appropriate books Averages of 85% or higher Narrow ZPD ranges to start Check TOPS Report

  8. Best Practice #4—Establish routines for monitoring Student Reading Logs Also available in Spanish Status of the Class Conversational interaction in English Routines To Monitor

  9. Best Practice #5—Use reports to keep track of progress TOPS Report Available in Spanish Diagnostic Report Student Record Report Data-Driven Decision-Making

  10. Books with strong visual elements: Provide scaffolding Photographs Illustrations Other graphics Best Books To Use

  11. Choose multiple books on the same topic Reinforce vocabulary and build concepts Books with Same Topic

  12. Books that contain “survival” vocabulary Books about: School Days of the week Foods Clothing Weather Survival Vocabulary

  13. Books based on a student’s own culture and experience Reinforce Student’s Culture

  14. Books in English paired with same titles in first language Books with Available Translations

  15. Additional resources Colorin Colorado http://www.colorincolorado.org/ Criticas Magazine http://www.criticasmagazine.com/ Renaissance Learning Quiz Search http://www.renlearn.com Resources

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