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Understand Renaissance Learning’s Accelerated Reader, find AR books, set up a reading-friendly home, use Home Connect, and access TOPs Reports for your child. Learn how AR helps with independent reading practice, sets reading goals, and supports learning progress.
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Parents Guide to Renaissance Learning’s Accelerated Reader™ CYC Elective 3-30-12
Outcomes • Parents will learn about Renaissance Learning’s Accelerated Reader • Parents will understand • How Accelerated Reader works • How to find AR books • How to set up a “reading friendly” home • How to use Home Connect • How to contact their school to get TOPs Reports and information on how to access Home Connect
What is Accelerated Reader? A reading program that helps your child with independent reading practice.
How Does AR work? • Your child picks a book, reads it and then takes a short quiz to see if they understood the book.
How does AR work? • AR also helps your child set reading goals. • AR gives teachers and parents great information to help support their child's learning and reading progress
Selecting AR Books • Parents can use the online AR BookFinder to help their child find AR books. http://cleveland.arbookfind.com • Your child's teacher can make recommendations. • Your local library should also have information to help make book selections
What is my child's reading level? Usually the reading or language arts teacher gives a STAR Reading test to determine your child's reading level. Accelerated Reader then recommends books that are within your child's reading level.
What is a TOPS report? • TOPS stands for "Three Ways to Praise a Student" • The TOPS Report provides information about the child's progress and includes; • How well the child performed on the most recent quiz • Updates on the progress your child is making for the current marking period • Updates on the child's yearly progress
How do I get a TOPS report? • Your child's teacher should send a TOPS report home on a regular basis • Here is an example of a TOPS Report. • You can also access the TOPS reports on AR's Home Connect Website.
Set Up a Reading Friendly Home Provide time for your child to read at least 20 minutes a day at home. Read aloud with your child (works for all ages, not just early readers). Set a good example by reading yourself (Reading Role Models). Bring books with you as you run errands and attend appointments. All are opportunities for sneaking in extra reading time.
Set Up a Reading Friendly Home • Add a trip(s) to the library to your weekly routine. • Make books a gift priority (birthdays, holidays, etc…) • Allow children to choose books, which reinforces their independence and allows them to follow their interests • AR supports this concept, providing a wide variety of books for children to select
What is AR Home Connect? Allows parents to view their child’s AR quiz scores online. Provides parents with a snapshot of their child’s reading progress. https://hosted188.renlearn.com/764635/homeconnect/
Accessing Home Connect Use your child's login and password, possibly received one of the following ways: • School mails a Home Connect letter home to parents • School hands out a Home Connect letter to parents at Back to School Night, a Parent Conference, a Report Card pickup • Schools hold a "Family Night" to share information about AR and Home Connect
No Home Connect Letter? • What should you do if you do not have a Home Connect letter? • Have your child login to CMSD’s Home Connect • Contact your child's Language Arts or Reading teacher to request the Home Connect Letter
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