What is Accelerated Reader? Accelerated Reader is an on-line program accessed through Renaissance Learning that helps parents and teachers encourage and monitor their students' reading. Your child picks a book and either reads independently or listens to the book. When finished, your child takes a short quiz on the AR program. AR gives children, teachers, and librarians feedback based on the quiz results. For the 2024-2025 school year students in grades 3-5 may access AR.
What books are AR books?
Many fiction and nonfiction books have tests written for them on the Accelerated Reader program. One way to find out if a book has a test is to search for it using:
*In our Sagamore Hills library, AR books have either an orange circle or an AR sticker on the spine of the book*
**AR Testing window is open from 7:00 am-3:30 pm Mon-Fri**
Use this link to log in to Renaissance Learning to take an AR test from home (must use our special URL):
Login information
User Name: student number (without the S)
Password: Birthday-4 digit month and day
ex: 0204 (February 4th)
Parents may log in to RL with their child’s username and password during the AR testing window and sign up to receive emails about their child’s AR progress.
Students may also access the Renaissance Learning app to take an AR test through
Clever/Launchpad.
The App for AR looks like this on Clever:
To log in to Clever:
username: student number (with s)
password: ask your child's homeroom teacher
Student Goals
Students in Grades 3-5 have point goals* for each semester.
Third Grade -- 30 Points
Fourth Grade -- 40 points
Fifth Grade -- 50 points
*point goals can be modified
If you have questions about Accelerated Reader, please email:
Mrs. Manzi: [email protected]