AR

AR (Accelerated Reader) is solely a motivational program to encourage your child to read.  It is not part of your child’s classroom reading grade.  After reading a story, your child can take a short AR quiz.  For every test your child passes, they collect points.  They have until April 30th to read stories, take quizzes, and collect points.  I sometimes give prizes to students who make a 100% on stories I read to them in the library.  

     Every student who reaches his/her goal will be invited to go on the AR field trip in May.  The field trip last year was to the Red Bay Water Park and Red Bay City Park.  We also got McDonalds for lunch.   Your child doesn’t have to bring money to this event.  It is a reward for doing all of that reading.  The student with the most AR points at the end of the year in each will receive a trophy at the academic awards program. Students must at least achieve their class goal to receive a trophy.  

Goals are as follows:

1st Grade:  50 points     2nd Grade:  60 points     3rd Grade:  70 points     4th Grade:  80 Points     5th Grade:  90 Points     6th Grade:  100 Points

     We are taking tests at school, but your child may also take tests at home.  There is a link to the AR website to the right of this article.  After reading a story, your child can click on the link and log in to take a quiz or check point levels.  You can help them find the quiz for their story, but please allow your children to take tests on their own. 

     Here are some frequently asked questions:

1.   Does my child have to read the book alone?  No!  You may help your child read!  Reading to your child, reading with your child, and your child reading independently all count as reading the book. 

2.   How do I know if the book my child is reading has a quiz on AR?  You can go online to arbookfind.com and search for the story to see if it has a quiz and on what level the book is. 

3.   How do I know how many points my child has?  After your child logs on to his/her AR account, click on the progress star in the top right corner.  Make sure you have chosen the school year 24/25.  Also, after your child takes a quiz, it will show the progress made toward the goal. 

4.  May my child take tests higher than his current grade level?  Yes, but he/she will need to use one of the computers in the library.  If I suspect that a student had too much help taking a quiz, I may have them retake it in the library.  If they cannot pass the quiz, I may delete it and the points they gained from it.  I may give them another chance to pass the quiz after they reread the book, but they must take the quiz in the library.  If cheating starts to be a problem, home tests may not be allowed.  

5.  May my child take tests lower than his current grade level?  Yes, but students in grades 3 and up should not take anything lower than a 2nd grade level book unless they have an IEP in reading.   

     Please make sure your child is taking the time to read at home every day.  Thank you so much for all that you do to encourage your child’s reading and learning.