ACCELERATED READER
Students select their own books and read at their own pace. In addition, teachers may choose to allow students to take tests on books that are read to or read with them. This is a popular choice with new or delayed readers and in classrooms where the program is used with classwide, selective, or elective peer tutoring.
The Accelerated Reader is a curriculum-based assessment tool that provides a summary and analysis of results to enable teachers to monitor both the quantity and quality of reading practice engaged in by their students. Students administer comprehension tests voluntarily themselves, and the system is intended specifically to have strong formative effects on subsequent learning.
St. Angela Merici School
A Catholic Elementary and Middle School (PreK- 7)
St. Angela has access to over 130,000 quizzes that can be used in the Accelerated Reader Enterprise program. If you would like to view the tests available click on the link below. The site can be accessed by going to the website www.arbookfind.com. Type in the book title in the Quick Search box or enter the title or the author’s name in the Advanced Search tab to search for your book. (RV denotes a recorded voice available with the quiz.)
WHAT IS AR?
The Accelerated Reader Enterprise, or AR (Advantage Learning Systems, 1993), is a learning information system that enables freestanding computer-assisted assessment of student comprehension of “real” books. It facilitates:
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•more frequent and more detailed assessment in less time and with greater consistency
•more frequent and more detailed assessment in less time and with greater consistency •formative feedback for the student
formative feedback for the student •student development of metacognitive awareness
student development of metacognitive awareness •increased student motivation to read more, longer, and harder books
increased student motivation to read more, longer, and harder books •formative feedback for the teacher
formative feedback for the teacher •class-wide diagnostic information, including alerts regarding students who are at risk
class-wide diagnostic information, including alerts regarding students who are at risk TIP:
A student who uses the program may select a book from one of the titles on the website, either from our library or any other holdings.
Each book is assigned a point value based on the number of words it contains and its reading difficulty, as derived from a formula based on the well-known Flesch-Kincaid readability index (Chall & Dale, 1995; Flesch, 1968, 1974) that considers the number of syllables in words and sentence complexity. Point values are calculated thus:
AR points = (10 + reading level) x (words in book ÷ 100,000)
After reading, the student goes to the computer and takes a multiple-choice comprehension test on the book's content. Tests may have 5, 10, or 20 items, depending on the length and difficulty of the book. The computer scores the test, awards the student points based on the results, and keeps a complete record. For a book valued at 10 AR points, such as Anna Sewell's Black Beauty, a student would receive 10 points for a score of 70% or better. The student earns no points if the score is below 70%. Students may not take a quiz more than once.
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835 Melody Dr.
Metairie, LA 70002
Mrs. Colleen Remont
Principal
Phone: (504) 835-8491
FAX: (504) 835-4463
