Accelerated Reader: Difference between revisions

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.

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.

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.

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

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:

Username: DeKalb student ID
Password: Birthday as MMDD; (Example: A February 7 birthday would have a 0207 password).

To receive email updates of student AR activity:

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 '''Accelerated Reader''' (AR) ''encourages reading practice'' by allowing students to ''earn points'' after reading (or being read) ''select AR books''.
+==Point goals==
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+Points are awarded based on book difficulty and percentage of quiz questions answered correctly, with less than 60% correct earning zero points.
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+For [[Sagamore Hills Elementary School]], earning the following number of AR points results in an award.
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+{| class="wikitable"
+|+ Sagamore AR Point Goals
+|-
+! Grade !! Points
+|-
+| K || 5
+|-
+| 1st || 10
+|-
+| 2nd || 20
+|-
+| 3rd || 30
+|-
+| 4th || 40
+|-
+| 5th || 50
+|}
+==Choose an AR book==
+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.
+* [[Sagamore Library]] books with a round orange sticker on their spine
+* Any book listed at [http://www.arbookfind.com/ AR BookFinder]
+==Read the book==
+Books may be ''read to a student'', students may ''read on their own'', or ''any combination'' in-between.
 ==Take a quiz==
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-[[Category:Educational resources]]
+[[Category:Reading]]
 [[Category:DeKalb County Schools]]

Sagamore Hills Elementary School
Classes 2014-2015	Pre-K • Kindergarten • First • Second (High, Quinn, Xu) • Third • Fourth • Fifth Discovery
Facilities	Library (Media Center) • Computer Lab • Science Lab
Programs	Garden • STEM • Science Night • Accelerated Reader (AR) • Talent Show • Math Stars