Parents Guide to Renaissance Learnings Accelerated Reader CYC Elective 3-30-12.
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Parents Guide to Renaissance Learning’s Accelerated Reader™
CYC Elective
3-30-12
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Outcomes
• Parents will learn about Renaissance Learning’s Accelerated Reader
• Parents will understand– How Accelerated Reader works– How to find AR books– How to set up a “reading friendly” home– How to use Home Connect– How to contact their school to get TOPs
Reports and information on how to access Home Connect
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What is Accelerated Reader?
A reading program that helps your child with independent reading practice.
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How Does AR work?
• Your child picks a book, reads it and then takes a short quiz to see if they understood the book.
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How does AR work?
• AR also helps your child set reading goals.• AR gives teachers and parents great
information to help support their child's learning and reading progress
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Selecting AR Books
• Parents can use the online AR BookFinder to help their child find AR books. http://cleveland.arbookfind.com
• Your child's teacher can make recommendations.
• Your local library should also have information to help make book selections
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What is my child's reading level?• Usually the reading or language arts
teacher gives a STAR Reading test to determine your child's reading level.
• Accelerated Reader then recommends books that are within your child's reading level.
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What is a TOPS report?
• TOPS stands for "Three Ways to Praise a Student"
• The TOPS Report provides information about the child's progress and includes; – How well the child performed on the most
recent quiz– Updates on the progress your child is
making for the current marking period– Updates on the child's yearly progress
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How do I get a TOPS report?
• Your child's teacher should send a TOPS report home on a regular basis–Here is an example of a TOPS Report.
• You can also access the TOPS reports on AR's Home Connect Website.
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Set Up a Reading Friendly Home• Provide time for your child to read at
least 20 minutes a day at home.• Read aloud with your child (works for all
ages, not just early readers).• Set a good example by reading yourself
(Reading Role Models).• Bring books with you as you run errands
and attend appointments. All are opportunities for sneaking in extra reading time.
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• Add a trip(s) to the library to your weekly routine.
• Make books a gift priority (birthdays, holidays, etc…)
• Allow children to choose books, which reinforces their independence and allows them to follow their interests– AR supports this concept, providing a wide
variety of books for children to select
Set Up a Reading Friendly Home
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What is AR Home Connect?
• Allows parents to view their child’s AR quiz scores online.
• Provides parents with a snapshot of their child’s reading progress.
• https://hosted188.renlearn.com/764635/homeconnect/
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Accessing Home Connect
Use your child's login and password, possibly received one of the following ways:– School mails a Home Connect letter home
to parents– School hands out a Home Connect letter to
parents at Back to School Night, a Parent Conference, a Report Card pickup
– Schools hold a "Family Night" to share information about AR and Home Connect
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No Home Connect Letter?
• What should you do if you do not have a Home Connect letter?–Have your child login to CMSD’s
Home Connect–Contact your child's Language Arts
or Reading teacher to request the Home Connect Letter
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