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Accelerated Reader Levels
Below is a list of the AR levels children can progress through at school and the requirements for completing each level:
* Averages score on all tests must be 85% or higher in order to succesfully complete all levels listed.*
Exciting Reader: - Read and Successfully Test (80% or higher) on 10 books in level 1.0-1.4
Eager Reader: - Read and Successfully Test (80% or higher) on 10 books in level 1.5-1.9
Ready Reader: - Read and Successfully Test (80% or higher) on 10 half-point books and 1 non-fiction book in level 2.0-2.4
Independent Reader: - Read and Successfully Test (80% or higher) on 10 half-point books and 1 non-fiction book in level 2.5-2.9
Star Reader: - Read and Successfully Test (80% or higher) on 3 half-point books, 3 one-point books, 3 two-four point books, and 2 non-fiction books in level 3.0-3.4
Shining Star Reader: - Read and Successfully Test (80% or higher) on 1 one-point book, 3 two-point books, 3 three-point books, 2 four-six point books, and 2 non-fiction books in level 3.5-3.9
Super Reader: - Read and Successfully Test (80% or higher) on 1 one-point book, 2 two-point books, 3 three-point books, 3 four-six point books, and 3 non-fiction books in level 4.0-4.4
Awesome Reader: - Read and Successfully Test (80% or higher) on 1 one-point book, 2 two-point books, 3 three-point books, 3 four-six point books, and 4 non-fiction books in level 4.5-4.9
Terrific Reader: - Read and Successfully Test (80% or higher) on 2 two-three point books, 2 four-point books, 2 five point books, 2 six point (or higher) books, and 4 non-fiction books in level 5.0-5.4
Outstanding Reader: - Read and Successfully Test (80% or higher) on 2 two-three point books, 2 four-point books, 2 five point books, 2 six point (or higher) books, and 4 non-fiction books in level 5.5-5.9
Radical Reader: - Read and Successfully Test (80% or higher) on 2 two-three point books, 2 four-point books, 2 five point books, 2 six point (or higher) books, and 4 non-fiction books in level 6.0-6.4
Phenomenal Reader: - Read and Successfully Test (80% or higher) on 2 two-three point books, 2 four-point books, 2 five point books, 2 six point (or higher) books, and 4 non-fiction books in level 6.5-6.9
Why Can't I Skip My
Twenty Minutes of Reading Tonight?
 Let's figure it out -- mathematically!
Student A reads 20 minutes five nights of every week;
Student B reads only 4 minutes a night...or not at all!
Step 1: Multiply minutes a night x 5 times each week.
Student A reads 20 min. x 5 times a week = 100 mins./week
Student B reads 4 minutes x 5 times a week = 20 minutes
Step 2: Multiply minutes a week x 4 weeks each month.
Student A reads 400 minutes a month.
Student B reads 80 minutes a month.
Step 3: Multiply minutes a month x 9 months/school year
Student A reads 3600 min. in a school year.
Student B reads 720 min. in a school year.
Student A practices reading the equivalent of ten whole school days a year. Student B gets the equivalent of only two school days of reading practice.
By the end of 5th grade if Student A and Student B maintain
these same reading habits, Student A will have read the equivalent of 60 whole school days. Student B will have read the equivalent of only 12 school days.
One would expect the gap of information retained will have widened considerably and so, undoubtedly, will school performance. How do you think Student B will feel about him/herself as a student?
Some questions to ponder:
Which student would you expect to read better?
Which student would you expect to know more?
Which student would you expect to write better?
Which student would you expect to have a better vocabulary?
Which student would you expect to be more successful in school....and in life?
Turn off the TV for 20 minutes a night and read....it's worth it!
The following information is from the No Child Left Behind Website:
Without doubt, reading with children spells success for early literacy. Putting a few simple strategies into action will make a significant difference in helping children develop into good readers and writers.
Through reading aloud, providing print materials, and promoting positive attitudes about reading and writing, you can have a powerful impact on children's literacy and learning.
- Invite a child to read with you every day. (see above to see why this is so important)
- When reading a book where the print is large, point word by word as you read. This will help the child learn that reading goes from left to right and understand that the word he or she says is the word he or she sees.
- Read a child's favorite book over and over again.
- Read many stories with rhyming words and lines that repeat. Invite the child to join in on these parts. Point, word by word, as he or she reads along with you.
- Discuss new words. For example, "This big house is called a palace. Who do you think lives in a palace?"
- Stop and ask about the pictures and about what is happening in the story.
- Read from a variety of children's books, including fairy tales, song books, poems, and information books.
Reading well is at the heart of all learning. Children who can't read well, can't learn. Help make a difference for a child.
For more information visit http://www.ed.gov/offices/OIIA/pfie/ or call 1-800-USA-LEARN |
The Young Reader (Grades K-2)