Summary Diagnostic Report – Accelerated Reader

Who can do this with default user permissions?

District Level Administrators, District Dashboard Owners, District Staff, School Level Administrators, School Staff, Teachers

You can view a Summary Diagnostic Report for Accelerated Reader quizzes.

Information on the Report

When you generate the Summary Diagnostic Report from the Accelerated Reader/Reading Practice tab, the report shows the following for each student (and overall averages):

Diagnostic codes that apply
The average percent correct (and the goal if one has been set)

Goals include Reading Practice Quizzes, Other Reading Quizzes, and Article Quizzes. If you have chosen to generate the report for just one of these quiz types, note that the "Actual" columns may not show you all of the students' progress toward the goal.

Goals for the K-2 goal model (in which students earn badges by passing quizzes) are not included on this report; for those goals, see the Accelerated Reader Record Book.

The report will include the goals for the selected marking period. If you choose custom dates for the report, it will include the goals for the most recent marking period that starts and ends within the selected date range. Note: Goals are not shown for marking periods in the future, even if goals have been set for those marking periods.
The points possible for the quizzes and the points earned (actual) and the goal if one has been set
The percentage of reading practice done independently (instead of the student being read to or read with - see TWI and TWI Monitoring for more information)
The percentage of reading practice that was nonfiction (based on the points earned for fiction and nonfiction)
The estimated engaged time per day in minutes
the average book level (difficulty level)

Reading ranges are not included on the Summary Diagnostic Report. For reading ranges, please refer to the Accelerated Reader Record Book & Goals page and the Student Goals tab.
the reading certification the student is working toward (if a certification goal has been set) (shown for Reading Practice Quizzes)
A table of the diagnostic codes that explains each code and includes the number and percentage of students who have each code in the class or group
Class or group totals

Diagnostic Codes

You may see the following diagnostic codes on the report. Note that students who have at least one code are also marked "at risk" on the report. If you are generating a reading report, the codes on the report apply to the quiz types you selected at the top of the report page (All Reading, Reading Practice, Other Reading, or Article Quizzes).

Diagnostic Code	Description	Possible Causes and Suggestions
A	No activity - the student has not completed any activity in the time period	The student may not have been present. This code may also indicate that the student is unmotivated. The student may also be reading a long book and may not yet be ready to take a quiz.
B	Low average percent correct (70-79%)	The student may be attempting work that is too difficult. The student may need help selecting a book and may need instruction in comprehension strategies. Students who are English language learners will be especially affected by a book's content and vocabulary.
C	Very low average percent correct (<70%)	The student may be attempting work that is too difficult. The student may be unaware of his or her Zone of Proximal Development and may be reading books that are too difficult or too long. A student who is taking many quizzes and doing poorly may be focused on earning points instead of reading for understanding or pleasure.
D	Low points earned (less than 1/2 the median points)	The student is either not spending time reading or is doing so poorly on quizzes that he or she is not earning points (see Points in Accelerated Reader for more about how points are earned). The student may also have been absent, may be wasting time, or may be choosing books that are too difficult. In some cases, students may be having trouble finding interesting books. If the student is an English Language Learner, the student may be reading more slowly than average.
E	Low percent correct with above median points	The student is likely to be focused on earning points instead of reading for understanding or pleasure.
F	Very low percent correct with above median points	The student is likely to be focused on earning points instead of reading for understanding or pleasure. The student may be choosing very high-point books and guessing at answers.
%	Average percent correct below 85% (or the percentage you select in the options if you run the report for reading quizzes)	The student may need help selecting a book and may need instruction in comprehension strategies. Students who are English Language Learners will be especially affected by a book's content and vocabulary.

Generating the Report

Follow these steps to generate the Summary Diagnostic Report:

If you have a Home page tile like the first example below, select Accelerated Reader Independent Reading; then, select Reports in the menu. If your home page is Renaissance Next, select Reports under My Data on the left side of the page; then, select Accelerated Reader Reports.

When you go to the Reports page, the Accelerated Reader / Reading Practice tab will be selected.
Select Summary Diagnostic Report in the Monitor Progress section of the page. (If you have added the report to the Pinned Reports, you'll find it under that section at the top of the page.)
Use the Quiz Type drop-down list to choose the type of quiz to report on: All Reading (which includes Reading Practice Quizzes, Other Reading Quizzes, and Article Quizzes), Reading Practice Quizzes, Other Reading Quizzes, or Article Quizzes.
To change the selected school teacher, class, and/or students, select Change Students.

Then, choose the students to include in the report. Teachers can only choose students in their own classes and groups.
- In the popup window, if there is a Schools column, select a school. (This column isn't available if you only have access to one school.)
- If the Teachers column is available, at the top of the column, choose either All Teachers (to choose all the teachers in the school) or Select Teachers (to choose specific teachers; check the ones you want in the list). This column is not available to most teachers.
- At the top of the Classes column, choose either All Classes (to choose all the classes for the teachers) or Select Classes (to choose specific classes; check the ones you want in the list).
- Teachers will also see a Groups column. At the top of the Groups column, choose either All Groups or Select Groups; if you choose Select Groups, check the groups that you want to include. The first choice in the column is "Whole Class" or "Whole Classes"; choose this to report on the class(es) as a whole. Below that, you will see groups you created.
- You may need to scroll to the right to see the Students column. At the top of the Students column, choose either All Students (to choose all the students) or Select Students (to choose specific students; check the ones you want in the list).
  
  You can search the items in a column by clicking within that column and then typing Ctrl+F or control-F on the keyboard.
  
  When you are done making your choices, select Apply (or Cancel to close the window without saving your choices).
If you want to use demographic data to focus the report on specific students, select Choose Demographics.

How to choose demographics

By default, the "All" option is chosen for ethnicity, gender, language (the students' primary language, if specified), and grade level. To focus the report on specific groups, choose the "Select" option at the top of the appropriate column and then check your selections in that column. Note that ethnicity, gender, primary language, and grade level may be specified for students when you add them to the software, but only grades are required; other information may not be available for your students.

In the example above, the user has selected one Language and three Grade Levels, while leaving Ethnicity and Gender at the default "All" options. Note: The Filter Reports by Ethnicity user permission may be set to prevent the use of ethnicities as a filter.

By default, the "All" option is chosen for Characteristics. To focus the report on students with specific characteristics, choose Select Characteristics; then, check the characteristics that you are interested in. You must also choose any or all above the checkboxes to specify whether students with any of the selected characteristics will be included in the report or only those with all of the selected characteristics.

In the example above, the user selected two Characteristics (ADA and ESL). Because any is selected, the report will include students who are ADA, ESL, or both. If all had been selected, only students who are both ADA and ESL would be included. Note: The Filter Reports by Characteristics user permission may be set to prevent the use of characteristics as a filter.

Once you have finished choosing demographic options, select Apply at the bottom of the window to save your choices (or Cancel to close the window without saving your choices).
Use the Group By drop-down list to choose whether to group students by their classes or groups, to group them by grade, or not to group students (include all students in one list). Note: If you group by classes/groups, students are not listed for classes in which no students have data; to see students with no data, group by grades instead or choose "Do Not Group."

If you choose Classes/Groups and you are generating the report for reading (not math), you have an additional check box below the drop-down list. Check the box if you want to limit this report to quizzes taken for the classes you've included on the report. This is useful if you want to distinguish reading done for one class or group from the students' other reading.
If you check the box, note the following:
- When you choose the report date range, make sure it includes the dates when the classes you selected take place. Otherwise, quizzes can't be shown for the students because the report does not include the time period for those classes.
- Quizzes completed on or before 7/24/2020 will not be included when you check this box. If the date range you choose only includes those quizzes, the report won't apply the check box option and will show all quizzes instead.
By default, the report will include the current school year. If you want to choose all time, a marking period, or custom dates instead, select the date range field.

If you want to use one of the marking periods that have been added to your school, select the marking period in the list. (You can also choose "All Time.")

If you want to use custom dates, select Custom. Then, type the start and end dates in the fields (using four digits for the year), or select the start date and then the end date in the calendar (use the arrows to the left and right of the months to go back or forward). When you're done, select Apply.
Choose the percentage correct threshold for the % diagnostic code: Below 85% or Below 90%.
Choose the Reading Level Scale: ATOS or Lexile®. The book levels (difficulty levels) on the report will be shown in the scale that you selected.
You can also select the Quiz Language (unless you have chosen Article Quizzes only). Use the drop-down list to choose whether to include both English and Spanish-language quizzes in the report, English quizzes only, or Spanish quizzes only.
If you only want to include classes or groups that have data, check Hide Groups Without Data.
Select Update Report under the report options. The report will open under those options. You can select a column in the report to sort the information by that column.

To create a PDF file of the report that you can print, select the PDF icon in the top right corner of the page.

The report will open in a new tab in your browser; use the browser or PDF options that are available to print the report.
When you're ready to leave the page, you can select the Home button to go back to the Home page. To go back to the Reports page, select the Reports button (circled below) or the Back to Reports link.