John Ehrhardt Elementary School

ACCELERATED READER

The Accelerated Reader (AR) Program provides teachers and children a fun and exciting way to promote reading at home and in the classroom.

AR is funded completely by eScrip. You can read more about eScrip on the Technology page or go to the eScrip website eScrip has been a valuable part of our technology and literacy plan here at John Ehrhardt.

Accelerated Reader (AR) software installed in the classrooms and computer lab allows students to take in-class quizzes on books they have read for points. Each book has a designated reading level as well as point value.

Students earn points based on their test performance on the books they read. The students earn pencils, dog tags with their point level, and a lanyard to hang them from. Students at Ehrhardt can build their point level as long as they are at Ehrhardt.

Lanyard

Accelerated Reader:

· Helps kids get excited about books
· AR helps students focus attention on careful reading of books, which improves   students· critical-thinking skills and builds the intrinsic love of reading.
· Provides teachers with reliable, objective information
· Enables teachers to monitor both the quantity and quality of reading practice   engaged in by their students.
· Helps to keep students challenged
· Using AR, students can read appropriate books within their zone of proximal   development (ZPD). This ensures that every student is challenged without being   frustrated.

Click here to take a sample Accelerated Reader quiz online at Renaissance Learning™