Austell Primary School AR Program

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Accelerated Reader & s

The Accelerated Reader program is a school wide computerized reading incentive program that allows our Kindergarten and First grade students to improve reading comprehension. Students conference with their teachers before beginning Accelerated Reader testing each AR period. Each student has individual goals to achieve. Students read books within their reading level and take AR quizzes once they are ready. At the end of the year, the students who have achieved their goals 1 out of 2 times in Kindergarten (with one period being the final AR period) or 3 out of 4 times in First Grade will be invited to our AR Beach Party. The AR students who have exceeded those goals will receive a special prize at the final awards program. Please see your child's teacher to discuss your child's individual goals. At this formative age, it is imperative that students receive assistance from their parents in order to achieve their goals.

How many books does my child have to read to reach his/ her goal?

Each student’s goals are set after an individual conference with the classroom teacher. The minimum goal for each grade is as follows: Kindergarten students are expected to read and take at least one AR test per two weeks while First Grade students are expected to take at least one AR test per week. The average primary book is worth .5 points. Therefore, if your child’s goal is 2 points, he/she will have to take and pass 4 AR quizzes with 100% accuracy. Please contact your child’s teacher at the beginning of Each AR period to identify your child’s goals.

When does each AR period begin and end?

First grade and Multiage students begin taking AR tests in September. Kindergarten students do not begin taking AR tests until January. The AR Periods are as follows:

First AR Period	Second AR Period	Third AR Period	Fourth AR Period
August 24^th- October 9^th	October 12^th-December 18^th	January 5^th - March 11^th	March 15^th- April 30^th

How/where can we find Accelerated Reader books?

Accelerated Reader books are regular books- they simply have quizzes to go along with the books. Students may check out AR books from the media center, check them out at the public library, or look for titles in their home library. For example, most Dr. Seuss books, Arthur books, and Clifford books are AR books. The Powder Springs and Sweetwater Public Libraries have binders with a list of available AR quizzes, but they are not as updated as our website. To see a current list of Accelerated reader quizzes from home, visit http://www.arbookfind.com/

Students will need a signed permission slip in order to take a quiz on a book from home or the public library. Please click here for a permission slip: English Spanish

Which books should my child take AR tests on?

Before your child takes his/her first Accelerated Reader test he will be given a STAR Early Literacy test to evaluate his/her comprehension level. The teacher will analyze the scores and set your child’s goals based on both the STAR test and teacher administered evaluations. Students will then be assigned one or more colors. Red- 0.0-0.9; Yellow- 1.0-1.4, Blue- 1.5-1.9, Green- 2.0-2.4, Pink- 2.5-2.9, Purple- 3.0 and above.
To monitor your child’s progress, go to http://tinyurl.com/ARHomeConnect and log on with your child’s student number and password “austell.”
You may contact Ms. Mitchell at 770-819-5804 ext. 230 if you have any questions not answered above.