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Accelerated

Reader

Description

Grades K-12

• Provides daily formative assessment and periodic progress-monitoring technology to enhance core curriculum, support differentiated instruction, and personalize practice in reading, writing and math.

• Generally in use at elementary and secondary schools.

• Children choose a book from the AR BookFinder.

• Once finished, the child completes a series of quizzes on a computer installed with Accelerated Reader.

Assessments

Continuous Monitoring

• Continuous monitoring through the provision of daily information. • The diagnostic report tracks key indicators like quality, quantity and

difficulty for successful reading practice. • Tracking system to compile a student's data profile covering reading

achievements, quantity and difficulty levels. • Quizzes: Reading Practice, Vocabulary Practice, Literacy Skills and

Textbook Quizzes.

Contacts

http://www.renlearn.com/ar/

Renaissance Learning: Toll Free: (800) 338-4204 Local Phone: (715) 424-3636 General Fax: (715) 424-4242 Toll-Free Order Services Fax: (877) 280-7642

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Reading

Counts

Description

Grades K-12

• Wide variety of leveled literature and nonfiction texts in the classroom, in the school library, and at home.

• Students have a Lexile®-based independent reading program that tracks their success on the books they read, in and out of school.

• Creates a personalized and engaging learning environment that ensures independent reading accountability.

• Combines reading practice and software-based reading assessment.

• Instructionally flexible, mastery focused, and professionally written,

• PROVEN to develop reading skills, help raise test scores, and motivate students to achieve reading success.

Assessments

• Continuous assessment and immediate feedback

• Easy-to-generate, up-to-the-minute, data-driven reports help inform and differentiate instruction when a student is struggling and needs intervention.

• Reports show student growth over time.

Contacts

http://teacher.scholastic.com/products/independent_reading/scholastic_reading_counts/index.htm

Phone number: 1-800-387-1437

TECHNOLOGY AND CREATING INDEPENDENT READERS

Read 180

Description

Assessments

Contacts

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Grades 4-12 • Comprehensive system of curriculum, instruction, assessment, and

professional development that helps schools raise reading achievement for struggling students in grades

• Students move in small groups through rotations that include adaptive technology, independent reading and direct, individualized instruction from the teacher. Technology tracks student progress in real time every day, delivering personalized instruction to the student and data to the teacher

• Scholastic READ 180 Next Generation is a new versionreading intervention program. Includes new techand content.

• Supports for the Common Core State Standards.

s • Ongoing, daily: Technology tracks student progress in real time

www.scholastic.com/read180 Call one of the three Regional Offices East: 800-221-5312 Central: 800-225-4625 West: 818-610-7272.

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