Renaissance Accelerated Reader Reviews

Renaissance Accelerated Reader offers teachers a means of student accountability with a robust means of data collection. The Goal setting is an imperative tool for all reading educators.

There are so many features available in Renaissance Axcwlerated Reader. The biggest difficulty is in finding the time to utilize them all well.

Renaissance Accelerated Reader solves the problem of guessing student needs for reading intervention.

Acellerated Reader is the most successful reading program I have ever seen. I have been in education since 2003. There is not a better program out there. AR offers practice in all areas of reading.

The only complaint I would have is that it is student driven. In most cases, this is awesome and students love to choose their own reading. Avoidant readers don't love AR though. I do use this time to try and invoke interest and sometimes it works.

This helps so much! I love that it records and saves all data and even communicates the data with the family of the students. I love that they choose their books and always have more interest.

I like the way Accelerated Reader motivates students to read.

It can be misused if not monitored. It is not meant to teach reading. It is a tool to increase student reading.

Students are more motivated to read. They start by wanting to get the points, which continues to be important. I have observed student develop a love for reading also.

Renaissance Accelerated Reader helps me by providing a way to assess comprehension and encourage independent reading among my students. There are so many titles included that virtually every book a child might have at home is included in the database!

Some parents think that Renaissance Accelerated Reader limits what their children can read. While I do expect my students to stay within their suggested ZPD reading ranges, I do allow students to read above their ranges when they demonstrate an 85% or higher comprehension on tests or when their parents are reading along with them.

Accelerated Reader is well worth the price paid for the program!

The biggest problem I can solve by using Renaissance Accelerated Reader is that I can check a child's understanding on material they choose to read without having to read the material myself (which can be very time-consuming in a large classroom of students). The benefit is that they are able to choose material they enjoy rather than an assigned book. This truly helps struggling readers that do not enjoy reading get a feel for it and develop a love of reading.

Renaissance Accelerated Reader allows me to tailor lessons in reading to fit the needs of each of my students needs while incorporating their strengths, interests, and character.

One thing I dislike about Renaissance Accelerated Reader is that sometimes the students are not able to check if the book has an AR test before they read it. Then I will read the book and create a test for them.

Renaissance Accelerated Reader helps me to incorporate differentiated reading instruction in the classroom among differing subject-level criteria and information.

AR is super simple for students to access.

Students love the gamification aspect of AR.

It links directly to MyOn.

The levels come from STAR assessments.

Renaissance is a helpful already made program that holds students accountable for the book(s) they are independently reading. Students being able to take a quick checkpoint of 5 -10 questions, followed by earning badges and treats at our school. Kids get excited about reading .

The least favorite thing about AR is the taking the time to look up book titles otherwise it is hard for them to take a test. Students in K-12 struggle typing in title vs ar quiz #

Renaissance is solving the time encouraged to read independently daily.

I love the easiness of it. It gives clear instructions on how to use it. The new updates that were done last year are great. I like the new goal classification system. This year they have replaced the ATOS reading level with the Reading Range and I love it.

There is not much about Renaissance Accelerated Reader that I dislike. The Accelerated Book Finder is a great tool as well. I don't see anywhere that there is needed improvement.

Last week the accelerated reader book finder was down. I sent in a help request. They fixed the problem over the weekend and let me know quickly. I use that site nearly all day long, especially when I am inputting new books into my library system. If I do have a question, they are quick to respond when I use the chat box. They are extremely helpful.

I love that the student can take a comprehension or vocabulary test after they read a book. It is a great quick assessment that shows comprehension of the story and vocabulary within in the story. I also like that goals can be set on the amount of minutes read each day along with the number of points earned. At my school we then have point clubs that have prizes for the students when they reach different levels of points. That is a great motivator for the students to keep reading.

I can not think of anything that I dislike about Accelerated Reader.

I am getting my students more excited about Reading and motivating them to continue reading. They really love to set their own goals for each quarter and then seeing if they can reach their goals at the end of each quarter.

Renaissance Accelerated Reader offers so much more than accountability. If used properly, Accelerated Reader provides statistics and data teachers can use to align lessons and group students. The program offers visual reports and goal setting as well as rewards. As a teacher using the program, I have experienced great growth and excitement in my students.

Many teachers feel that AR is just a test. I dislike that we don't always promote all of the other features of the program. It is a very helpful tool.

Renaissance Accelerated Reader offers so much more than accountability. If used properly, Accelerated Reader provides statistics and data teachers can use to align lessons and group students. The program offers visual reports and goal setting as well as rewards. As a teacher using the program, I have experienced great growth and excitement in my students.

I am solving the problem of student reading in our school. I have realized that with accountability and intervention, students can find a love for reading.