AR Program

Information about the  St. Juliana School Accelerated Reading Program

 

The Accelerated Reading Program is designed to assist students with reading comprehension and hopefully, enjoy reading.  The books they read for Accelerated Reader should be for pleasure and at a level that makes reading enjoyable.  This is not a competitive program, even though students are acknowledged for their achievements.

 

·       This program is utilized by 2^nd – 8^th Grades.  Accelerated Reader quiz link is available on our St. Juliana School website.

·       The library is open before school (7:20 am), recess, and lunch.  Students may also take quizzes during their weekly library time.

·       Parents and students may utilize the library during the summer to check –in/out books and to earn points for the upcoming school year.

·       Students may only take an AR quiz once.

·       When taking a quiz, students may not talk or assist another student in any way.

·       Students must read the book (audiobooks are acceptable). Students may not take a quiz from crib/clif notes or from watching a movie/television show. Students may not take a quiz for another student.   A student caught cheating will be disciplined accordingly. 

·       Points do not roll over from year to year.

·       Students in 2^nd – 3rd Grades earn points each trimester.  At the beginning of each trimester students start with zero points.

·       School faculty sets the classroom point levels.

·       Students in 4^th – 8^th Grade may roll over their points from trimester to trimester, but not yearly.

·       Dictionaries are available for students to look up words while taking a quiz.

·       If you would like to challenge your child, longer (many pages) books are best in the beginning of a trimester, and smaller (less pages) at the end of a trimester.

·       Parents may use books from a public library, their own books, etc.  Please check the online list (ARbookfind.com) to make sure we own the quiz.

·       Student(s) are not pushed to read difficult books (we want students to read for pleasure). 

·       It is NOT mandatory for a student to take a quiz during their library time (we would like the student(s) to become responsible quiz takers). 

·       Each week teachers are given a report advising which students have NOT earned their points.  Teachers then follow up with their students, working with Mrs. Young.

·       Books in the school library are by Interest Level (see information below in bold). 

 

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·       Renaissance Home Connect-Link available on school library website.

·       This site allows parent/guardian to access their students progress, points, and books.

 

We encourage students to choose a book they are interested in reading, not to choose by grade level or points. 

 

Students should choose a book in their interest level: LG K-3, MG 3-8 or UG 7-12.  Please remember this is a K- 8^th grade library and we have many levels of books.  I label and section my books by “Interest Level.”  There are many UG/Young Adult books with a book level of 3.5 but, this does NOT make it appropriate for a 3^rd grader.  Please take caution when you are choosing a book for your child.