Accelerated Reader

Developer(s)	Renaissance Learning
Initial release	1998; 28 years ago
Operating system	Windows, macOS
Type	Educational
Website	www.renaissance.com/products/accelerated-reader/

Accelerated Reader (AR) is a website used to assist students with reading skills. Some research showed that AR does not help middle school students read better or make them want to read more.^[1] Other research showed that it may be bad for high school students.^[2]

References

↑ Huang, SuHua. A Mixed Method Study of the Effectiveness of the Accelerated Reader Program on Middle School Students' Reading Achievement and Motivation. Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts 51 (3) (2012-01-01).
↑ Thompson, Gail. How the Accelerated Reader Program Can Become Counterproductive for High School Students (in en). Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy 51 (7) (April 2008). p. 550–560. doi:10.1598/JAAL.51.7.3.

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[1] Huang, SuHua. A Mixed Method Study of the Effectiveness of the Accelerated Reader Program on Middle School Students' Reading Achievement and Motivation. Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts 51 (3) (2012-01-01).

[2] Thompson, Gail. How the Accelerated Reader Program Can Become Counterproductive for High School Students (in en). Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy 51 (7) (April 2008). p. 550–560. doi:10.1598/JAAL.51.7.3.

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