How Does AR Work? Student Reads a Book. The student reads a library or textbook selection that he/she has chosen on an appropriate level. Student Takes a Quiz. AR offers more than 75,000 quizzes on library books and popular reading textbook series. The quizzes provide assessment information to help teachers and parents motivate reading, monitor progress, and target instruction to accelerate reading growth. You Get Information. Parents and teachers get easy-to-read reports on the reading level and comprehension skills of each student to guide instruction and help the student select more reading materials. We will also send updated reports giving your points and their average percent correct. student’s Student Earns Points and Rewards. Students earn points for scores 85% and above. There are also point rewards and reading incentives when students reach different levels. Student Earns Grades. Two AR grades will be given for Reading in each nine-week period. Grades are determined by student performance and are based on a rubric (scale based on grade level). Why Does Parkview use AR? Research, Research, Research. Students using Accelerated Reader significantly outperformed students not using the program on standardized reading comprehension assessments. Data analysis also shows that both student reading volume and percent correct on AR quizzes have a positive impact on teacher effectiveness: Improve classroom management. Get students excited about books. Keep each student challenged. Obtain reliable, objective information. Helps every student master standards. Data analysis also shows that both student reading volume and percent correct on AR quizzes have a positive impact on teacher effectiveness. IMPROVING READING SKILLS Research shows that the best way to improve reading skills is to read. Read to your child every day or let your child read to you for 30 minutes daily. It is very important that you show your child reading is important because reading opens an endless amount of doors for students to explore. Read anything and everything: comic books, magazines, chapter books, etc. However, remember to read AR books for a grade!) (it’s
How Does AR Work? Student Reads a Book. The student reads a library or textbook selection that he/she has chosen on an appropriate level. Student Takes a Quiz. AR offers more than 75,000 quizzes on library books and popular reading textbook series. The quizzes provide assessment information to help teachers and parents motivate reading, monitor progress, and target instruction to accelerate reading growth. You Get Information. Parents and teachers get easy-to-read reports on the reading level and comprehension skills of each student to guide instruction and help the student select more reading materials. We will also send updated reports giving your student’s points and their average percent correct. Student Earns Points and Rewards. Students earn points for scores 85% and above. There are also point rewards and reading incentives when students reach different levels. Student Earns Grades. Two AR grades will be given for Reading in each nine-week period. Grades are determined by student performance and are based on a rubric (scale based on grade level). Why Does Parkview use AR? Research, Research, Research. Students using Accelerated Reader significantly outperformed students not using the program on standardized reading comprehension assessments. Data analysis also shows that both student reading volume and percent correct on AR quizzes have a positive impact on teacher effectiveness: Improve classroom management. Get students excited about books. Keep each student challenged. Obtain reliable, objective information. Helps every student master standards. Data analysis also shows that both student reading volume and percent correct on AR quizzes have a positive impact on teacher effectiveness. IMPROVING READING SKILLS Research shows that the best way to improve reading skills is to read. Read to your child every day or let your child read to you for 30 minutes daily. It is very important that you show your child reading is important because reading opens an endless amount of doors for students to explore. Read anything and everything: comic books, magazines, chapter books, etc. However, remember to read AR books (it’s for a grade!)
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