Accelerated Reader (AR) is a program to encourage reading by offering incentives to the children who reach a point goal as determined by their teachers. Children read a book (over 100,000 titles are in the system) and then take a computerized quiz to check comprehension. Points are awarded based on reading level and length of book. Students who reach their goals for the quarter receive the coveted AR Star pin and sometimes another prize.
The link for taking an AR quiz
Each student should have a user name and password. If not, contact your teacher.
• Children set quarterly goals based on their grade:
o 1st graders = 4 points per quarter
o 2nd graders = 8 points per quarter
o 3rd graders = 12 points per quarter
o 4th graders = 16 points per quarter
o 5th graders = 20 points per quarter
At the end of the year, the Twenty Times Club recognizes children who have earned 20 times their grade level in points in one quarter. The club members are presented with an AR t-shirt.
AR is an incentive to read, not a competition between students or classes. Unless they are reading independently, kindergarteners are not expected to participate in AR. The AR incentive committee is run by parents.
