Accelerated Reader Overview and Agenda

Instructional Goals:
The instructional goal of this workshop is to support literacy through school culture and to demonstrate
to the teachers how to implement Accelerated Reader programs in their classroom, to set appropriate
reading goals, and to plan for reading opportunities beyond the assessment.

Objectives:
The teachers will be able to:
★ Administer STAR Reading Assessments effectively
★ Set and adjust reading goals based on student data
★ Set clear reading expectations
★ Provide data reports regarding student progress
★ Help students find books at his/her ZPD
★ Participate and plan reading extension projects
★ Participate and plan reading incentives
★ Ensure that students are reading every day (all curricular areas)

Workshop Agenda:
1. Introduction
2. Overview of workshop objectives
3. Why AR?
4. What is AR?
5. Getting started with AR
6. Setting AR Goals
7. Goal report example and cheet-sheets/chart
8. Helping students find AR books
9. AR’s Home Connect
10. Extension Projects
11. Incentive Ideas
12. Implementation Timeline
13. Teacher Information Sheet
14. Exit Ticket…emailed through Google Forms
15. OUR MAIN GOAL…STUDENTS READING EVERY DAY!!!!