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* [[Sagamore Library]] books with a round orange sticker on their spine
* [[Sagamore Library]] books with a round orange sticker on their spine
* Any book listed at [http://www.arbookfinder.com/ AR BookFinder]
* Any book listed at [http://www.arbookfind.com/ AR BookFinder]


==Read the book==
==Read the book==
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[[Category:Educational resources]]
[[Category:Reading]]
[[Category:DeKalb County Schools]]
[[Category:DeKalb County Schools]]

Latest revision as of 10:40, 17 March 2015

Accelerated Reader (AR) encourages reading practice by allowing students to earn points after reading (or being read) select AR books.

Point goals[edit]

Points are awarded based on book difficulty and percentage of quiz questions answered correctly, with less than 60% correct earning zero points.

For Sagamore Hills Elementary School, earning the following number of AR points results in an award.

Sagamore AR Point Goals
Grade Points
K 5
1st 10
2nd 20
3rd 30
4th 40
5th 50

Choose an AR book[edit]

AR points can be earned only on select AR books (for which an AR quiz is available). You can find AR books in the following places.

Read the book[edit]

Books may be read to a student, students may read on their own, or any combination in-between.

Take a quiz[edit]

AR quizzes are taken on school computers. The following opportunities are available.

  • In the classroom during class at teacher discretion
  • In the Sagamore Library before or after school, subject to computer availability

From a school computer:

  1. "Renaissance Place" from the desktop
  2. Login in as: "Student"
  3. "User Name" is a student ID
  4. "Password" is the student's birthday as MMDD (December 30, 2006 = 1230)
  5. "Take a Quiz"
  6. "Take a Reading Practice Quiz"

Track progress[edit]

Website[edit]

  1. Visit Renaissance Home Connect
  2. Login with:
Username
DeKalb student ID
Password
Birthday as MMDD
(Example: A February 7 birthday would have a 0207 password).

Email[edit]

To receive email updates of student AR activity:

  1. Log into the website (as mentioned earlier)
  2. Choose the Email Setup option in the top-right navigation menu

See also[edit]


Sagamore Hills Elementary School
Classes 2014-2015 Pre-K • Kindergarten • First • Second (High, Quinn, Xu) • Third • Fourth • Fifth
Discovery
Facilities Library (Media Center)Computer LabScience Lab
Programs GardenSTEMScience NightAccelerated Reader (AR)Talent ShowMath Stars