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 Accelerated Reading

The STAR reading test (Standardized Test for the Assessment of Reading) is designed to determine a student's reading range for the ACCELERATED READING program. This reading range helps your child to select the right book for his/her reading ability. Each student in 1st through 6th Grade is tested at the beginning of the school, middle of the school year, and at the end of the school year.  Your child's teacher will send a Parent Report home when testing has been completed at the beginning of the school year.  Each child is encouraged to read within their reading range to achieve their reading goals. We recommend students practice 30 minutes everyday with an A.R. book. The A.R. Quiz list shows all the book titles we currently own. It is sorted reading level, and then alphabetically by title. Click on the link below to view our entire AR Quiz list. Currently, there are more than 2,500 titles on our list.

 

Students may purchase additional A.R. quizzes for the school by bringing $3.00 to the library.  We must have 20 titles before placing an order. Orders are placed the last Friday of each month. 

 
 (List updated 10/20/2008)
 
TOPS stands for Three Opportunities to Praise Students. Each time a student takes an A.R. Quiz, a TOPS report is printed. When a student receives a TOPS report, we praise and encourage their reading in the library, their teacher praises and encourages their reading in their classroom, and then the report goes home to Mom and Dad. We can all track how the child is progressing with the information provided on the report, including whether they are meeting their reading goals. With so much encouragement, and direction, every student becomes their own reading success story!