Accelerated Reader 360

Jun 7, 2017 | Uncategorized

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Accelerated Reader (AR) is a reading promotion program for students in transition between elementary and secondary education. It covers a range of time management tools and individual progress monitoring so that teachers can adapt their pedagogy in class. The material is available in an online application, which was developed by Renaissance Learning Company.

Accelerated Reader is based on the analysis that it is easier to introduce reading habits in children when they can choose books according to their tastes. Therefore, they are given access to a wide range of books organized by genre (science fiction, novel, etc.). and difficulty levels. The teacher guides them to the right books thanks to an initial Standardized Test for Assessment of Reading (STAR), that the online application contains. Once the book is found, students are given between 30 and 60 minutes of individual reading each day.

The AR application has also developed more than 156,000 tests to assess the child’s comprehension of the text. According to the results obtained in the comprehension tests, the application proposes to the students a series of books that will allow them to continue making progress. Thanks to a formula that takes into account several characteristics of the book (its legibility, main themes, etc.), the application allows preventing students from choosing books that only allow them to obtain higher scores in the tests. In order to strengthen the motivation of participants, teachers are encouraged to develop their own reward system, such as certificates of excellence, competitions, bonuses, among others.

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