Elizabeth Vaughan Elementary School Library

Accelerated Reader

Accelerated Reader (AR) is a self-motivated reading incentive program for students. Participation in AR is voluntary, but encouraged to increase silent reading practice for our students. Books in our library with AR quizzes will be marked with an Accelerated Reader sticker on the spine. Books may also be found in personal collections, classroom libraries, bookstores and the public library. The list of quizzes owned by Vaughan Elementary will also be available at Chinn Park Regional and Potomac Community libraries.

How does AR work? Your child will read an AR book on his/her reading level. The book is read once or twice depending on your child’s ability. With teacher permission the student may then take the reading practice quiz in the library or classroom. Quizzes taken on the computer consist of reading comprehension questions and immediately give the students results.

The program is designed to self-motivate students by offering immediate feedback and tracking results by level. Research shows that those students reading on their level and achieving 90% or above consistently on Accelerated Reader quizzes can significantly improve their reading skills by moving up levels systematically. AR is not reading instruction; it is reinforcement.

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