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Accelerated Reader Program: What do Teachers Really Think?

International Journal of Higher Education Vol. 6, No. 3; 2017. Accelerated Reader Program: What do Teachers Really Think? Amy Frances Smith1, Karen Westberg1 & Anne Hejny1. 1. Department of Teacher Education, University of St. Thomas, USA. Correspondence: Amy Frances Smith, Department of Teacher Education, University of St. Thomas, USA. Received: August 9, 2016 Accepted: June 6, 2017 Online Published: June 8, 2017. URL: Abstract What do Teachers Really think about the Accelerated Reader program, a widely used supplemental, independent reading program in which their students read fiction and non-fiction books of their choice and take brief online comprehension quizzes about the books? The Accelerated Reader (AR) program was designed by Renaissance Learning Company to increase students' motivation to read and students' achievement in reading; however, a review of the literature reveals inconsistent findings about its outcomes.

Reader was motivating their students to read. Some teachers believed that Accelerated Reader helped their students with comprehension, but only on the lowest level. Overall, teachers indicated that there were some benefits to having the Accelerated Reader in their classroom. Pennington , (2010) however, in his article, 18 Reasons Not to Use ...

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