Accelerated Reader is a software package that uses "quizzes" students on
books they have read to check their comprehension.
The purpose is to improve students' reading skills
by increasing their leisure reading at an appropriate level of difficulty.
"Literacy Skills Tests" are a second tool in the A.R. program used by the teachers
to measure a student's ability to interpret the content of a particular book.
How does a student get books to read for this program?
The Lake Library Media Center has a collection
of over 4500 titles for students in grades 1-6 to check out at school.
These and additional books for the program may be available at the
Mentor Public Library.
Ask the librarian for Lake's Accelerated Reader lists when you visit.
You can also find the list online: Search the Accelerated Reader database
What is the S.T.A.R. Program?
In order to help students choose books that are at the right level of difficulty and to measure their reading progress, each child takes the S.T.A.R. test on the computer three times a year. During the ten minute session, the student is asked to choose the right word to "fill in the blank." Questions begin at the child's grade level and get easier or more difficult based on the responses. The score gives an independent reading level that may guide book selection for the Accelerated Reader program and show how the child has progressed since the last test session. Students who cannot yet read are tested using the S.T.A.R Early Literacy program which measures reading readiness.