A number of resources under the following categories are available to help you use Accelerated Reader in the classroom more effectively: Get Yourself and Your Classroom Ready for Reading Practice, Introducing Accelerated Reader to Students (and Parents), Determine Students' Reading Levels, Personalize Practice for Each Student, Use Data to Monitor Progress and Celebrate Success, Resources to Advance Your Implementation, and Research.
| Get Yourself and Your Classroom Ready for Reading Practice | ||
| Tips for Librarians: Labeling Books | Offers librarians practical suggestions for labeling their library books for use with Accelerated Reader. | |
| Spanish/English Classroom Strategies | Strategies for getting started with Accelerated Reader in a Spanish/English classroom, including implementation tips. | |
| Quizzes—Using Other Reading Quizzes | Explains what Other Reading Quizzes are and how to use them in the classroom. | |
| Student Reading Log—Kindergarten Reader | Use with kindergarten students to introduce them to the idea of recording their reading practice. | |
| Student Reading Log—In-Class Reading Log | Students use this to log their reading for your class. | |
| Student Reading Log—My Reading Log | Students use this to log their reading at home or wherever they read. | |
| Student Reading Log—Kindergarten Reader (Spanish) | Use with emergent readers who are not yet able to record their daily reading practice. | |
| Student Reading Log—In-Class Reading Log (Spanish) | Students use this to log their reading for your class. | |
| Student Reading Log—My Reading Log (Spanish) | Students use this to log their reading at home or wherever they read. | |
| Introducing Accelerated Reader to Students (and Parents) | ||
| Student Videos | Videos that demonstrate how students take quizzes, view progress, and view book ideas. | |
| Family Resources for Accelerated Reader | Guide for families that explains what Accelerated Reader is. | |
| Determine Students' Reading Levels | ||
| Using Readability Levels to Guide Students to Books | This 4-page document explains what readability formulas can and cannot do; how the ATOS Readability Formula for Books works; and how to use readability levels, interest levels, and student reading levels to match books to students. | |
| Personalize Practice for Each Student | ||
| Accelerated Reader Goal Frameworks | Explains the Accelerated Reader goal models for early readers (grades K-2) and independent readers (grades 3+). | |
| Goal-Setting Best Practices | Explains ZPD and reading practice goals, describes the goal-setting process, and provides best practices for adjusting goals. | |
| Goal-Setting Chart for Independent Readers | Helps you set individual student reading goals for students in grades 3 and up. | |
| Goal-Setting Chart for Emerging Readers | Helps you set individual student reading goals for students in grades K-2. | |
| The Research Foundation for Accelerated Reader Goal-Setting Practices | This 8-page paper explains the key elements of the Accelerated Reader Goal-Setting Chart and its supporting research. | |
| Use Data to Monitor Progress and Celebrate Success | ||
| Daily Check-In Record Sheet | Helps you keep track of which students you have spoken with each day. | |
| Certificate of Achievement | A printable PDF to use with students who meet Exemplar or Honors Certification. | |
| Criteria for Accelerated Reader Certification Levels | Describes Reader Certification Levels and the criteria required for each level. | |
| Exemplar Reader Certification | Describes Exemplar Reader certification, its connection to the Common Core State Standards, and the criteria required for each grade band. | |
| Resources to Advance Your Implementation | ||
| Literacy Skills Teacher's Guides | Find Teacher's Guides for Literacy Skills Quizzes. | |
| Quizzes—Using Vocabulary Practice Quizzes | Explains what Vocabulary Practice Quizzes are and how to use them in the classroom. | |
| Vocabulary Practice: Incorporating It in Your Classroom | This teacher's guide explains how to build effective vocabulary practice with student routines for using word lists and Vocabulary Practice Quizzes, teacher routines for monitoring, and activities to reinforce vocabulary learning. | |
| Research | ||
| Accelerated Reader: Understanding Reliability and Validity | This document summarizes the reliability, validity, and usability of Accelerated Reader quizzes. It also describes the purpose and intended use of AR and how quizzes are developed. | |
| Accelerated Reader Software and Best Practices: Key Scientifically Based Research Summary | This 8-page document summarizes key research studies about Accelerated Reader and best classroom practices. | |
| Guided Independent Reading | This study of Accelerated Reader was conducted to update the original Guided Independent Reading publication (Paul, 2003) with a larger, more current sample (data collected during the 2010–2011 school year and includes more than 2 million students representing all 50 states and the District of Columbia) and analyses targeted to recent trends in educational standards and recommendations. | |
| Using Readability Levels to Guide Students to Books | This 4-page document explains what readability formulas can and cannot do; how the ATOS Readability Formula for Books works; and how to use readability levels, interest levels, and student reading levels to match books to students. | |