Accelerated Reader

It's a new year, and it's time to set some new reading goals! I am looking forward to working with students and teachers to set reading goals and measure progress with Accelerated Reader. I want to share a few ideas about the program.

• It's not all about the points, although points are a great way to measure how much a student is reading.
• To be successful, students should be reading independently for at least 30 minutes per day.
• Every student comes to you with different skills and each requires a different goal.
• Percent correct and level are also very important indicators of a student's reading ability.
• Students respond to different types of encouragement. You may want to try several incentives in your classroom to find something for everyone. Some examples of encouragement are:
• Top Ten Readers wall (points)
• Incentives for 90-100% on quizzes
• Set 3 different goals each 6 weeks: points, level, percent
• Look in the certification levels built into AR

I love this video about why we use AR and how you can monitor your reading to become a better reader.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k7vbD-WhMpo

Since we are using the MAP test this year, you will be needing to convert Lexile levels to AR levels. Here are a few links to charts that might help you.

• http://www.thecurriculumcorner.com/wp-content/pdf/Leveling%20System%20Comparison.pdf
• http://www.theeagerteacher.com/2013/02/technology-tuesday-running-records-ipad.html
• http://lfplibrary.edublogs.org/files/2012/09/RC_books_that_are_NA_conversion_chart-riuvch.pdf

Other helpful links

• Getting Results with Accelerated Reader
• Goal Setting Calculator
• Goal Setting Chart
• My Pinterest Board For Accelerated Reader