Accelerated Reader
A Guide to Accelerated Reader
Accelerated Reader™ (AR) is a whole class management and monitoring programme that aims to foster independent reading in pupils. It allows teachers to monitor the reading development and practices of their pupils, and provides tools to quickly ascertain their reading level, reading age and comprehension level.
Pupils read a book, take an online quiz and get immediate feedback. They are aided in their selection of the next book by the monitoring software which will guide the level of difficulty for their choice. The children can also take quizzes on books from home or books they have borrowed from the Library Service. The programme encourages pupils to read independently and more importantly at their own pace and level.
At St. Peter's, Accelerated Reader has been implemented in Primaries 6 and 7 as part of the school's reading approach. The school is invested in the provision of sufficient books for our pupils to have a choice of titles at each level in order to foster reading for pleasure and progression. As part of the school's adoption of the programme, time is allocated to library development, teacher training, scheduled time for pupils to read during the school day as well as the monitoring provided by the software.
So far, the boys and girls in P6 and P7 have read a combined total of more than 5 million words and we are confident that by the end of June 2022, St. Peter's will have its very first Accelerated Reader Word Millionaire!
