AR

 
AR stands for Accelerated Reading.  Accelerated Reading was 
designed by Karen Crabtree.  She based her teaching principles on 
Marie Clay's Reading Recovery.  Accelerated Reading is a first grade 
reading program designed to assist first grade students in their reading 
and writing skills.  The students meet with their AR teacher every day 
one on one for thirty minutes for approximately 12-16 weeks.  This 
instuction targets  decoding strategies, phonics, sight words, 
comprehension, writing, and letter identification.  This extra instuction, in 
addition to classroom instruction, seeks to accelerate the students 
reading achievement to help the child meet grade level expectations 
with success.