1. Williams Elementary 2013-2014 Ms. McCollum, LMS

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3. 3 To help participants learn the basics of the Accelerated Readers Program To provide resources to teachers and students that promote independent literacy.

4. How AR Works A Student selects and reads a book. B Student takes AR Reading Practice, Vocabulary or Other Reading quizzes C Computer adds quiz results to database; gives report to student and teacher.

5. Accessing AR

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8. 8 Username: 1 st initial, Last Name Password: gisd123 * You are welcome to change this password if you would like.* Teacher Login

9. 9 Here you can create reports

10. View Students: This is where you can find student username and passwords Clear Locked Students: If students have been locked out you can unlock here.

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12. 12 Quizzes for independent reading. Reading Street

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14. Renaissance Home Connect is... Connecting Parents and Extending Practice Renaissance Home Connect improves the school-to-home connection by allowing parents and students to log in to a website and view the student’s reading and math practice and progress towards goals. Access to online results promotes discussion between parents and students, which motivates students and can make reading and math practice even more effective. In addition, parents can specify up to six email addresses to receive automatic updates in English or Spanish. Home Connect Handout and Video available on Library Website/Accelerated Reader.

15. How to Access Home Connect Click Reports under Home Connect Print the letter in English or Spanish. Please send home letters by Oct. 1, 2013 The letter will have the students username and password Home Connect can be accessed anytime. Great tool for parent and students to see their progress Students and Parents can see what books have quizzes by using the AR Book Finder.

16. Zone of Proximal Development If a student continually scores between 96% and 82% then he is reading in his “ZONE”. ZPD is a range-use “Goal Setting Chart” to help determine the students ZPD. Non-Fiction books should be.5 to 1 year below the ZPD.

17.  AR Portfolio: might include the Student Reading Log or Primary Student Reading Log – “Status of the Class” – ticket to take a quiz; TOPS reports;  Student Reading Plan: Goal Setting and Reading Level Conversion Chart available on Library Website/Accelerated Reader  Reading List Ideas: Battle of the Books, Caldecott Reading Challenge, Newberry Reading Challenge, Genre Reading Challenge.  Six Levels of Certification: Certification Levels available on Library Website/Accelerated Reader AR Forms

18. Oral Accommodations Some quizzes are available with a recorded voice. You can see what quizzes have recorded voice under Accelerated Reader, then click Manage quizzes.

19. Oral Accommodations

20. Audible Books are available to our students. Please talk with the students Case Manager or Ms. McCollum to determine which accommodation will meet the students needs.

22. "If someone brings a lot of new technology into your school district, and doesn't provide staff development, the only thing that will change is your electric bill.“ David Thornburg

23. Links and other helpful information is available on the Library Website/Accelerated Reader. AR can be dowloaded on your Ipad (RPID- WES-76EJ Ipad App: Level It Cost:$2.99 Contact Ms. McCollum if you need any help.Ms. McCollum

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