Accelerated Reader: A Computerized Reading Management and Monitoring Software
Intervention Details
Subject
English Language ArtsAcademic Program
General EducationDuration
N/AGrades
4, 5, 8Personnel
General Education Teacher
Intervention Summary
Accelerated Reader is a computerized management program that aims to improve student reading achievement by providing teachers with information on students' performance on quizzes based on the books they have read. The program targets students in grades 4-8. Accelerated Reader lessons involve students reading books and then taking a computerized quiz based on the book's content and vocabulary. The computer software provides teachers with information on the students' performance on the quiz, which allows teachers to monitor student progress and identify students who may need more reading assistance.
Grades
4, 5, 8Personnel
General Education TeacherStatistical Finding Summary
No discernible effects for reading fluency or comprehension on adolescent learners
Source
U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, What Works Clearinghouse. (2016). Accelerated Reader. Retrieved from https://ies.ed.gov/ncee/WWC/intervention/210.
Data Sample by Population
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The subgroup population data as studied here are not available. That means that while this study may work well for your setting, we cannot say based on the published study and results from our system’s reading of that study what the school/district subgroup characteristics were when evaluated here.