Accelerated Reader

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Accelerated Reader

• Review of AR Practices

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VOCABULARY

• AR A computerized learning information system
  that enables you to give students an extensive
  amount of practice at an appropriate level.
• SUCCESS
• NEED Time to practice, choice, appropriate
  material, feedback, support and guidance, daily
  access to computers (24 hr. window)

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• TWI Reading To, Reading With, and
  Reading Independently
• RMS Reading Motivation System (encouragement
  techniques)
• MIMI
• Motivate
• Instruct
• Monitor
• Intervene

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The Top Ten Things We Need to Do

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• Schedule Time for
• Reading Practice
• TWI
• Flexible library schedule
• Lists of
• recommended
• books sent
• home

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2 Figure Out the Initial ZPD

• Use ZPD from end of previous school year
• Monitor quizzes of 3-5 books
• Move up if too easy
• Adjust based on student performance
• Continually monitor quiz results
• Average score of 85-92 is good learning zone
• Average based on 3-5 books
• Points length
• The ZPD will be different for T, W, and I
• Continuous adjustment ensures most success

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3 Use the Student Reading Log

• Monitors reading practice
• Record of ZPD, pages read
• Ticket to take a quiz

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4 Take Status of Class DAILY

• Grades 2 and up
• Review student reading logs
• Check appropriate level length of book
• Visit w/student to check comprehension
• Check application of power lesson skill (i.e. ask
  cause and effect questions)
• Sign logs
• Key motivatorsyour time and attention!

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5 Set Student Reading Goals

• Use chart (assumes 60 min. practice)
• Does this student need success or challenge?
• Confer with student
• Enter goals on computer
• Use professional judgment to adjust goals

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5 Goals, cont.

• Primary Grades and Emergent Readers
• Independent Reader certification
• Set weekly point goals
• High Level Upper-Grade Readers
• Emphasize quality over book level
• Focus on broadening reading experience
• May have Cooperative Reading teams
• Mixed groups computer keeps track of progress
• Class Goals
• Averages of individual goals (motivate)

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Reading Goal Certification

• Independent Read alone quiz alone on 3 bks -
  at minimum of 1.2 Level accumulate 10 pts
  (certify only 1x)
• Super 3 bks of 1 pt each - 2.0 level
  accumulate 5 pts
• Advanced 3 bks of 2 pt each level 3.0
• Star 3 bks at 5.0 minimum 5 pts each bk
• Classic 3 bk 7.0 minimum 10 pts each
• Honors 100 pts accumulated from book list

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6 Check the TOPS Report

• The Opportunity to Praise a Student
• Key data
• Prompts conversation
• Diagnostic

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7 Review Diagnostic Reports

• Review Diagnostic Reports Weekly
• Snapshot
• Codes students having trouble
• Shows progress toward goals
• Student Record Report (every 3 weeks)
• Send home w/every grading period
• At Risk Report
• TWI Report
• Summary of all types of practice
• Important for 1st 2nd grades - weekly

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8 Adjust Book Levels

• So student maintains an average of 85-92 on
  quizzes
• Use AR reports to monitor
• Intervene if
• Score below 80 on single quiz
• Average score below 85
• Shorter before easier books
• Average score above 92
• Longer or harder for challenge
• Up the level, not the points

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9 Create a System of Motivators

• Built-in
• Success appropriate BL, choice, comfort
• Goal setting sense of control
• Feedback individualized attention daily
• BL/RL Recreational Reading Level

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Other Motivators

• Certification levels
• Reading Wall of Fame (update weekly)
• Vote for favorite books
• Point Clubs Book discussions
• Reading aloud to students
• Book voting
• Family Reading Night
• Reading time given as reward
• Faculty staff read and take quizzes

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10 Assess Skills With Literacy Skills Tests

• Supplemental
• Real test
• Only for selected titles
• Must be 3.0 reader
• Must pass AR test first with minimum of 80
• We have none of these!

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At-Risk Students

• 10 expected
• Adjust level
• Help find books of interest
• Add Read To Read With practice (Duolog Reading)
• If not enough volunteers to help emergent readers
  quiz, dont do it!

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How can we improve?

• Increase quality of motivators
• Reading Certification
• Wall of Fame
• Honors Readers (prescribed lists)
• Family Read-in
• Book voting
• Clubs (point, genre)
• School point goal Rod will
• Read Across America?

• Commit to reading practice time Build your
  schedule around it Reading atmosphere
• Use reading logs - check every day discuss,
  help and praise daily continuously adjust ZPD
• Use the reports more effectively
• Be seen reading recreationally quizzing (for
  fun!)