Accelerated Reader provides formative assessments and monitoring of student progress in reading to personalize instruction. It uses technology to track indicators of student success and has students take quizzes after reading books. Reading Counts also uses continuous assessment and tracking to monitor student reading progress over time and inform instruction. Read 180 is a comprehensive reading intervention program for struggling readers in grades 4-12 that includes adaptive technology, independent reading, and individualized teacher instruction to raise reading achievement. It tracks student progress in real time to deliver personalized lessons.

1. TECHNOLOGY AND CREATING INDEPENDENT READERS IN THE 21ST
CENTURY
Grades K-12
• Provides daily formative assessment and periodic progress-
monitoring technology to enhance core curriculum, support
differentiated instruction, and personalize practice in reading,
Description 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.
Continuous Monitoring
Accelerated • Continuous monitoring through the provision of daily information.
• The diagnostic report tracks key indicators like quality, quantity and
Reader Assessments
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.
http://www.renlearn.com/ar/
Renaissance Learning:
Toll Free: (800) 338-4204
Contacts Local Phone: (715) 424-3636
General Fax: (715) 424-4242
Toll-Free Order Services Fax: (877) 280-7642
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2. TECHNOLOGY AND CREATING INDEPENDENT READERS IN THE
21ST CENTURY
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.
Description • 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.
Reading
Counts • Continuous assessment and immediate feedback
• Easy-to-generate, up-to-the-minute, data-driven reports help
Assessments inform and differentiate instruction when a student is struggling and
needs intervention.
• Reports show student growth over time.
http://teacher.scholastic.com/products/independent_reading/scholastic_
Contacts reading_counts/index.htm
Phone number: 1-800-387-1437
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3. TECHNOLOGY AND CREATING INDEPENDENT READERS IN THE
21ST CENTURY
Description Grades 4-12
• Comprehensive system of curriculum, instruction, assessment, and
professional development that helps schools raise reading
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achievement for struggling students in grades 4–12.
• 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
nalized teacher.
• Scholastic READ 180 Next Generation is a new version of the
reading intervention program. Includes new tech
ncludes technology, instruction
and content.
• Supports for the Common Core State Standards.
Read 180
Assessments
s • Ongoing, daily: Technology tracks student progress in real time
Contacts 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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