This overview provides users with an understanding of Accelerated Reader's Learning Plans and their respective content. Additional material is being continuously added to the pathways and other catalogs.
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Getting Started (Accelerated Reader)
The reading practice cycle guides students towards books that match their interests and reading levels. Through timely quizzes educators are able to measure comprehension, provide feedback, and track and celebrate literacy development.
Throughout this course, educators will learn how this systematic approach creates a dynamic reading environment where success is measured and celebrated. The course explores how the program supports personalized goal setting and reading recommendations to progress monitoring and building reading confidence through immediate feedback.
The Getting Started (Accelerated Reader) course (26 min) contains the following modules:
Form Connections
- Introduction to Getting Started - Video
Build Knowledge
- What Is Accelerated Reader - Video
- How to Use Accelerated Reader - Video
- Research on Accelerated Reader - Video
Basic Navigation (Accelerated Reader)
The Basic Navigation course features two interactive tours designed to guide users through essential platform features - one from the educator’s perspective and another highlighting the student’s experience.
The educator tour demonstrates how to access key instructional tools that support the reading practice cycle. Through guided navigation, educators learn where to find quiz management options, reading reports, and student goal progress tracking features needed to guide successful reading practice.
The student tour reveals how learners engage with the platform daily - from searching for books and accessing quizzes to tracking their reading achievements through engaging, age-specific interfaces.
The Basic Navigation course (29 min) contains the following modules:
Form Connections
- Introduction to Basic Navigation - Video
Build Knowledge
- Educator Platform Tour - Video
- Simulation - Common Educator Tasks - Tutorial
- Student Platform Tour - Video
Demonstrate Learning
- Knowledge Check - Educator Platform
- Knowledge Check - Student Platform
Accelerated Reader in Action
The goal of Accelerated Reader is to develop lifelong learners who love to read. In this course, participants will be guided step-by-step through the AR Reading Practice Cycle. The modules in this course cover the Zone of Proximal Development and selecting appropriate books, establishing a reading routine, taking Accelerated Reader quizzes, and how teachers can provide feedback and celebrate student success.
Form Connections
- Introduction to Accelerated Reader in Action - Video
- Zone of Proximal Development and Book Levels - Video
Build Knowledge
- Determine a Student's Initial Reading Range - Video
- Reading Practice Cycle - Video
- Guiding Students to Books and Articles - Video
- Purposeful Reading Practice - Video
- Taking an Accelerated Reader Quiz - Video
- Simulation - Finding and Taking a Sample Quiz - Tutorial
- Providing Feedback - Video
- Celebrating Success - Video
Demonstrate Learning
- Knowledge Check - ZPD Interest Level Guidance