September 8, 2011
Dear Parents/Students,
       Every student is required to have the book that he/she is 
reading for Accelerated Reader with him/her EACH DAY.  The 
Accelerated Reader (AR) program is one way to individualize reading 
for each child.  Every student will be reading at their own “reading 
zone” or “reading level” and working on their own goal of points for 
each Trimester.  The zone is based upon your child’s score after 
taking the AR Star Reader Test last week in the computer lab. 
     I have given every child a pink “Reading Log”.  Every child is 
expected to read at least 30 minutes a day.  There will be 10-15 
minutes given at school for reading the AR book.  Every day each 
child is expected to write on the “Reading Log” of what pages he/she 
reads that day at school and at home.  I will look at these “logs” 
daily.  When a child finishes reading a book in his/her “reading 
zone”, he/she will be able to take a test on it.  Accelerated Reader 
Tests can be taken between 9:00-3:30 only.  Students goal on tests is 
to have at least 85% correct.  
     As a class, we may read books that are not in your 
child’s “Reading Zone”.  If your child has already started a book 
that is not in their “Reading Zone”, he/she may finish it and take a 
test on it. But the rest of the time, the books should be from 
their “Reading Zone” unless I have given permission to do otherwise.  
I will print and send home AR tests results every 2-3 weeks.
     Books that the class read together will count as a grade on 
their own to be averaged in with the other Language Arts grades.  At 
the end of each Trimester, a grade will be given for what percentage 
of the goal your child met and a grade for the average percentage (of 
all tests) being correct.  
     Mrs. Knollman has gone through most of the fiction books in the 
library to put a label on them for the Reading Zone and the book 
points.  I plan to get the books in my room labeled in the next few 
weeks.  If you want to know what a book’s reading zone or points are 
and they are not on the book, you can follow the directions below to 
access the information online.
	www.renlearn.com
           Click on the “store” tab.
           Click on “Quiz store” or tab.
           Choose “Title or Author” and then type the name or title 
in.
           Press enter or go and it will show the book or choices at 
the bottom.  These will show information about the book level and 
book points.
     If you have any questions, just let me know.  Thank you for your 
help with the Accelerated Reader program and helping your child spend 
time reading.
                                                                      
       Sincerely,
       Rita Miller

Sign, cut off, and return.
__________________________________ and I have read about the AR 
program this year.  I agree to help my child spend 15-20 minutes 
reading at home each day. 
_____________________________________________
                                                                      
(Parent Signature)