Accelerated Reader TM Software Manual

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1 Accelerated Reader TM

2 United Kingdom Renaissance Learning UK Ltd 32 Harbour Exchange Square London E14 9GE United Kingdom Tel: +44 (0) Fax: +44(0) Website: Australia Renaissance Learning Australia PO Box 329 Toowong DC QLD 4066 Phone: Website: Copyright Notice Copyright 2015, Renaissance Learning, Inc. All Rights Reserved. This publication is protected by US and international copyright laws. It is unlawful to duplicate or reproduce any copyrighted material without authorisation from the copyright holder. This document may be reproduced only by staff members in schools that have a licence for the Accelerated Reader, Renaissance Place Edition software. For more information, contact Renaissance Learning, Ltd. at the address shown above. All logos, designs, and brand names for Accelerated Maths, AM, Accelerated Maths Fluency, Accelerated Reader, AR, ATOS, KeyWords, MathsFacts in a Flash, NEO, NEO 2, Renaissance Home Connect, Renaissance Learning, Renaissance-U, STAR, STAR Assessments, STAR Early Literacy, STAR Maths and STAR Reading, are trademarks of Renaissance Learning, Inc. and its subsidiaries, registered, common law, or pending registration in Australia, the United Kingdom, United States and other countries. All other product and company names should be considered as the property of their respective companies and organisations. Apple, ipad, iphone, ipod touch, itunes, Macintosh and Safari are trademarks of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries. App Store is a service mark of Apple Inc. Content purchased from the itunes Store is for personal lawful use only. Don t steal music. Microsoft, Windows, and Internet Explorer are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/ or other countries. Adobe, Flash and Reader are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated in the United States and/or other countries. Firefox is a registered trademark of the Mozilla Foundation ( Avery and all other related brands and product names are trademarks of Avery Dennison Corporation. The Google Toolbar is a trademark of Google Inc. The Yahoo! Toolbar is a trademark of Yahoo! Inc. METAMETRICS, the METAMETRICS logo and tagline, LEXILE, LEXILE FRAMEWORK, LEXILE ANALYZER, the LEXILE logo, QUANTILE, QUANTILE FRAMEWORK, and the QUANTILE logo are trademarks of MetaMetrics, Inc., and are registered in the United States and abroad. The trademarks and names of other companies and products mentioned herein are the property of their respective owners. Copyright 2014 MetaMetrics, Inc. All rights reserved. As technology advances it becomes necessary for software companies to drop support for older operating systems and third-party software. It is the responsibility of customers to keep their computers, networks, operating systems and third-party software up-to-date and functional. Although Renaissance Learning will not discontinue support for older products immediately, we will continue to evaluate system requirements and do our best to provide advance notice when it becomes necessary to raise our requirements. 11/21/2015 ARRPUK

3 Contents Welcome to How It Works in Your Class Programs You Will Use Accelerated Reader Software Renaissance Place Management System Other Programs Supporting Software Tour of the Home Page Renaissance Place Dashboard Did You Know? Alerts Tools to Help You with Accelerated Reader Manuals and Other Documents Help in the Software Live Chat Support Resources Need More Help? Getting Started Checking Software Requirements Logging In and Changing Your Password Set-Up Checklist for the Accelerated Reader Software Navigating the Software Working in a Different School Year Switching Roles from the Home Page Logging Out and Closing the Software Software Requirements Current Requirements Checking for the Supporting Software You Need Getting Ready for a New School Year Renaissance Place Tasks for the New School Year Technology/Computer Coordinator Tasks for the New School Year Accelerated Reader Tasks for the New School Year i

4 Contents Targets Reading Practice Targets Selecting Marking Periods for Target Setting Getting Started with Reading Practice Targets Setting and Editing Reading Practice Targets with STAR Reading Deleting Reading Practice Targets for a Student Reading Practice Certifications Targets Reader Certification Levels Setting a Certification Target for a Student Approving Independent Reader Status Viewing Reading Practice Certifications Editing a Student s Certifications Adding an Achieved Certification Deleting a Certification Preferences Viewing Preferences Editing Preferences Editing the Student Quizzing Preferences (School) TOPS Report Printing Authorisation Password Required Literacy Skills Retakes Vocabulary Practice Include Definitions TWI Monitoring Literacy Skills Pass Mark Show Missed Questions Certifications Show Total Points Book Voting Override Authorisation Authorisation Password Editing the Date and Time Restrictions Preferences (School) Date Restrictions Time Restrictions Weekend Restrictions Override Authorisation Editing the Class Restrictions Preferences (School) Allow Quiz Deleting Allow Quiz Editing Viewing Editing the Student Experience Preferences (School) Importing MARC Records of Books in Your Library Editing the Student Quizzing Preferences (Class) TOPS Report Printing Authorisation Password Required Vocabulary Practice Include Definitions Literacy Skills Retakes ii

5 Contents Automatic Student Log Out Vocabulary Practice Review Percentage Vocabulary Practice Review Only Quiz Length Vocabulary Practice Student Comprehension Editing the Quiz Set-up Preference (Class) Editing the TWI Settings Preference (Class/Individual Student Settings) Editing the Recorded Voice Preference (Class/Individual Student Settings) Editing the Allow Quizzing Preference (Class/Individual Student Settings) Quizzes Record Books Overview Reading Practice Quizzes Record Book Viewing Reading Practice Quiz Records Adding a Reading Practice Quiz Record for a Student Editing a Student s Reading Practice Quiz Record Deleting a Student s Reading Practice Quiz Record Quiz Record Deletion Best Practices How to Delete a Student s Reading Practice Quiz Record Reprinting a Student s Reading Practice TOPS Report Vocabulary Practice Quizzes Record Book Vocabulary Word Types Viewing Vocabulary Practice Quiz Records Deleting a Student s Vocabulary Practice Quiz Record Reprinting a Student s Vocabulary Practice TOPS Report Literacy Skills Quizzes Record Book Viewing Literacy Skills Quiz Records Editing a Student s Literacy Skills Quiz Record Deleting a Student s Literacy Skills Quiz Record Reprinting a Literacy Skills TOPS Report Teams Sets and Teams Adding Team Sets Adding Teams Enrolling Students on (and Un-Enrolling Students from) Teams Adding or Removing Students from a Specific Team Changing Enrolment (Transferring Students Between Teams) in a Team Set Dividing Students Automatically among Teams in a Set Viewing Team Sets, Teams and Team Enrolment Editing Team Sets Editing Teams Deleting Team Sets Deleting Teams Printing Team Reports iii

6 Contents Quizzes Searching for Quizzes Reading Practice Quizzes Managing Quiz Information Viewing Reading Practice Quizzes Editing Reading Practice Quiz Information Taking a Sample Reading Practice Quiz Deleting a Reading Practice Quiz Teacher-Made Reading Practice Quizzes Before Adding a Teacher-Made Quiz Adding a Teacher-Made Quiz Adding the Questions and Answers Viewing Teacher-Made Quizzes Editing a Teacher-Made Quiz Editing Teacher-Made Quiz Information Editing Teacher-Made Quiz Questions Taking a Sample Teacher-Made Quiz Deleting a Teacher-Made Quiz Vocabulary Practice Quizzes Managing Quiz Information Viewing Vocabulary Practice Quizzes Editing Vocabulary Practice Quiz Information Taking a Sample Vocabulary Practice Quiz Printing the Vocabulary List Report Deleting a Vocabulary Practice Quiz Literacy Skills Quizzes Managing Quiz Information The 24 Literacy Skills Viewing a Literacy Skills Quiz Editing Literacy Skills Quiz Information Taking a Sample Literacy Skills Quiz Viewing a Literacy Skills Teacher s Guide for a Quiz (If Available) Deleting a Literacy Skills Quiz Managing Book Level Settings Set Current Book Level Update Student Records Rename ATOS 100 Book Level Tips for Making Names Fit Creating an AR BookGuide Export MARC Record Import Managing Quiz Availability Viewing Quiz Availability Editing Quiz Availability: Making Quizzes Active or Inactive Setting Up Quiz Availability Rules Students How to Use Accelerated Reader Renaissance Place What You Need to Do Before Quizzing Differences Between Taking Quizzes in AR Renaissance Place, on Mobile Devices and on NEO 2s iv

7 Contents How Students Log In and Select Accelerated Reader Where to Find Student User Names and Passwords When Students Forget Their User Names Using Accelerated Reader for Students Navigating AR How Students Search for Quizzes How Students Take a Quiz How Students Find Ideas for Books to Read in Accelerated Reader How Students View Vocabulary for Books with Vocabulary Practice Quizzes How Students View Progress on Quizzes Taken Progress View for Students in Years 5 and Above (without AR Primary) Progress View for Students in Years R through 4 (if AR Primary Experience is Selected) How Students View Their Bookshelf and Scores on Quizzes Taken How to Stop a Quiz or Resume an Unfinished Quiz Blocking Students from Quizzing Logging Out and Closing the Program Student Capacity Using NEO 2 with Accelerated Reader Before Students Quiz on a NEO Connecting to a Renaissance Receiver Naming the Renaissance Receiver and Setting the Renaissance Place Address in the Renaissance Wireless Server Utility How Students Take an AR Quiz on a NEO Using Mobile Devices with Accelerated Reader Before Students Quiz on a Mobile Device Download the AR Student App and Connect to Renaissance Place Share Settings with One or More Devices Navigating the AR Student App How Students Search for Quizzes How Students View a Bookshelf of Quizzes Taken How Students View Progress on Quizzes Taken Frequently Asked Questions: AR on Mobile Devices What mobile devices will support quizzing? Where can I get the AR Student App? Can anyone download the app and start quizzing? Where can I find the Demo mode? What is the Demo mode? Where can I find the system requirements? Are there plans to create apps for other mobile devices? What if a student tries to cheat while taking a quiz? Can a teacher log in and perform management tasks in AR on mobile devices? Can students take quizzes from home on their own personal ipad, iphone or ipod touch? What can students do in the app while away from the school? Can students find Vocabulary Practice Quizzes that match another quiz already taken? Where can a student view the quiz details? v

8 Contents Can I reprint a TOPS Report for a quiz taken on a mobile device? Can a student print the TOPS Report from the mobile device? Is there a report that lists the method students are using to take their AR quizzes?..156 Using Renaissance Home Connect with Accelerated Reader Printing the Informational Letter How Students Use Renaissance Home Connect to View Progress on Reading Practice Quizzes How Students Use Renaissance Home Connect to View Progress on Vocabulary Practice Quizzes Reports About Renaissance Place and Accelerated Reader Reports Consolidated Reports Accelerated Reader Reports Using Accelerated Reader Reports Check for Adobe Reader Before You Generate Reports Printing Accelerated Reader Reports About Reporting Parameter Groups Printing Labels Book and Vocabulary List Report Descriptions Diagnostic Reading Practice Diagnostic Vocabulary Practice Favourite Books (Reading Practice) Labels Book (Quiz Management) Labels Vocabulary List (Quiz Management) Literacy Skills Chart Literacy Skills Class Summary Literacy Skills Status Marking Period Progress (Reading Practice) Student Record Quiz List Reports (Quiz Management) Quiz Takers Reading Practice Quiz Usage (Reading Practice) Reader Certification Certificates (Reading Practice) Reader Certification Levels (Reading Practice) School Summary (Reading Practice) Target History (Reading Practice) Team Standing Chart (Reading Practice) Team Status (Reading Practice) TOPS TWI (Reading Practice) Vocabulary List (Vocabulary Practice) Engaged Time Word Count (Reading Practice) Words Learned (Vocabulary Practice) Words to Study (Vocabulary Practice) Diagnostic Codes Overview of Diagnostic Codes How Diagnostic Codes Are Calculated vi

9 Contents When to Run the Diagnostic Report Reading Practice Definitions and Causes of Diagnostic Codes Capabilities User Groups Accelerated Reader Capabilities Manage Book Level Settings Manage Quiz Availability Take Sample Quiz Troubleshooting Issues A student cannot take a quiz When a student tries to quiz, the quiz does not start (pop-up blocker issue) Internet Explorer 8and above hangs when students click Take a quiz How to prevent students from quizzing at home Renaissance Place Accelerated Reader Preferences On a Macintosh OS X computer, students trying to quiz are prompted to install the Renaissance Place Print Plug-In even though it is already installed When students work in AR, the quiz is not full-screen in the browser Internet Explorer TOPS Reports are not printing The My Progress section of the TOPS Report does not show the correct marking period, and the Current Marking Period shown in Renaissance Home Connect is not correct When using Adobe Reader X (10) on Windows XP, TOPS reports do not print Student gets error Lost Connection to Renaissance Receiver when trying to log in to AR from a NEO When logging in to the Accelerated Reader SmartApplet on NEO 2, I can enter my user name and password, but after the screen displays Checking settings I receive the message Lost connection to [Network Name] Users are unable to view student targets in the Reading Practice Targets Record Book and students have overlapping targets in the Reading Practice Targets Record Book Index vii

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11 Welcome to Accelerated Reader (AR) is the nation s leading reading management program. Since 1986, AR has helped hundreds of thousands of teachers inspire teacherled reading revolutions in their classes. AR Renaissance Place provides educators with timely, accurate information on student academic performance. You can use this information to quickly adjust instruction to help all of your students reach their greatest potential. Accelerated Reader helps teachers reach all types of readers with Reading Practice, Vocabulary Practice and Literacy Skills Quizzes. Recorded Voice Quizzes are also available for emergent readers. AR quizzes cover all levels of reading ability. How It Works in Your Class A typical Accelerated Reader session operates something like this: TOPS Report. When students complete a quiz, the TOPS Report tells them their scores, how many questions they answered correctly and how many points they earned if they passed the quiz. It also lists the students quiz results for the school year to date. 1. You assign Reading Practice targets and certification levels for the students in the Accelerated Reader record books and targets area. 2. Students either choose a book to read or read books that you have assigned to them. 3. Students use Accelerated Reader at the computer or on a NEO 2 (if available) to search for and take the quiz for the books they have read. 4. Accelerated Reader scores each student s quiz and prints a TOPS Report. 5. You and the student discuss the TOPS Report. 1

12 Welcome to Programs You Will Use Programs You Will Use Accelerated Reader RP includes two programs: the Accelerated Reader software and the Renaissance Place Management system. Accelerated Reader Software The Accelerated Reader software accessible from the Home page helps you manage the program in your classes and keep track of students progress. Use Accelerated Reader to: Get software tips, manuals and other documents to help you use Accelerated Reader in your class See Page 9 Set Reading Practice targets 20 Set Reading Practice certification targets 27 Set preferences 37 Manage the class record books 56 Create teams 78 Manage quizzes 89 Manage book level settings 112 Manage quiz availability 117 Quiz students on books they have read 121 Print reports 163 2

13 Welcome to Programs You Will Use Renaissance Place Management System The Renaissance Place management functions A found under the products and Dashboards and Reporting on the Home page let you view and manage school network, school, student, teacher, course and class information in the Renaissance Place database, which is shared by all Renaissance Place software used in your school. A For information on the Renaissance Place Management system, see the Renaissance Place or click Help in the software. The tasks you can perform in the management program depend on your user level. For example, administrators have more management tasks to perform than teachers. Sample tasks may include: Adding, editing or deleting courses and classes Assigning teachers and students to classes Selecting a different school year to work in Viewing student information Clearing a lock if a student s login is denied Downloading software needed to run Renaissance Place programs Printing reports with data from multiple Renaissance Place programs 3

14 Welcome to Programs You Will Use Other Programs Supporting Software Adobe Flash Player Adobe Flash Player must be installed on any computer used by students to take Accelerated Reader Recorded Voice Quizzes. Accelerated Reader checks for the Adobe Flash Player whenever a student tries to take a quiz with Recorded Voice. If the computer does not have the player installed, the student will see the message Recorded Voice not supported. Install the current Adobe Flash Player to enable audio. The student can still take the quiz without audio by clicking Start Quiz. For more information, see page 12. PDF Reader To view or print reports, a PDF Reader such as Adobe Reader must be installed on the computer being used (certain Macintosh computers can use Preview instead). To check for a PDF Reader, see page 16. 4

15 Welcome to Tour of the Home Page Tour of the Home Page For more information on the Home page and the program functions that can be accessed from it, see the Renaissance Place. Each program used by your school is listed on the Home page. Select a program to see links that allow you to go to specific program features. For in-depth explanations of its program features, see each program s help or software manual. If you belong to more than one user group, or are assigned to more than one school, use this drop-down list to change your role (or to log out). For help, select the?, then: Select Help to open a help page related to the software page you re viewing. Select Manuals to access all the products software manuals. The Dashboards and Reporting options give you a way to quickly get an overview of how your school(s) are performing. Select the live support icon to chat with a member of our support staff. Select the home icon to return to the Home page. Alerts let you know when there is new information about your software or if it needs administrative attention (for example, a subscription renewal). Did you know? articles provide information about program functions and resources to help you use the software more effectively. 5

16 Welcome to Renaissance Place Dashboard Renaissance Place Dashboard The Renaissance Place Dashboard gives administrators, staff and teachers a way to quickly get an overall view of how their schools(s) are performing in several different areas. Accelerated Reader data is included in the Dashboard. To open the Renaissance Place Dashboard, go to the Home page and click Summary Dashboard A under Dashboards and Reporting. A For Accelerated Reader, the Renaissance Place Dashboard shows: the percentage of your Accelerated Reader students who have averaged at least 85% on quizzes the percentage who have taken at least one quiz in the past 30 days the Engaged Time (see page 177) the total number of books and words read so far during this school year See the example on the next page. For more information about one of these, click one of the white buttons. For more information about using Dashboard, click Help in the upper-right corner of the Dashboard or refer to the Renaissance Place. 6

17 Welcome to Did You Know? Did You Know? On the bottom of the Home page, the Did you know? area displays information C about program features to help you use the software B more effectively. The A software will automatically cycle from one topic to the next each time the Home page is refreshed. You can click the left or right arrows A to move through the topics at your own pace, or you can click View All B to go to a new page where all the current topics (and some of the previously featured items) can be seen. For each topic, you can click Learn more C to get more in-depth information about that feature. 7

18 Welcome to Alerts Alerts When you log in to Renaissance Place, you will see an Alerts area on the bottom of the Home page. You may see one or more alerts, depending on your role: There are three types of alerts: General product information : Inform you of new product features or other changes to your software. For example, if the server hosting Renaissance Place for you will be undergoing maintenance, you would be notified in an alert. Action necessary : You must take specific action in the software. For example, if your product subscription is going to expire in the next days, this type of alert will remind you to renew it. Immediate attention : You must take immediate action. For example, if the terms of the Renaissance Place Licence Agreement change, you will need to agree to the new terms before you can use the software. Alerts will have whatever links are necessary for you to take action, view more information or dismiss the alert. Licence agreement alerts and subscription alerts require special attention: Licence agreement alerts: School network administrators and school administrators will be presented with a notice that they must view and accept the terms of the Renaissance Place Licence Agreement. They will be provided with a link to view the licence; on the licence page, they can choose to accept or not accept the agreement. If an administrator-level user does not accept the agreement within 30 days after the alert first appears, the alert will appear on the Home pages for district staff, school staff and teachers. At least one user per site must agree to the licence agreement. Subscription alerts: When 90 days remain before your subscription runs out, an alert appears to remind you. This alert can be dismissed, but it will reappear again when the subscription is down to 60 days, then 30, then 15. During this time frame, if your subscription is renewed, Renaissance Learning will enter the new subscription code, and this alert will not reappear until 90 days prior to the end date of the new code (next year). 8

19 Welcome to Tools to Help You with Accelerated Reader Tools to Help You with Accelerated Reader You will find many tools in the software to help you learn how to use Accelerated Reader: Manuals and other documents (see below) Help in the software (see page 10) Live Chat Support (see page 11) Resources (see page 11) Manuals and Other Documents To access the software manuals and other useful documents, click Manuals in the upper-right corner of any page. (On the Home page, click?, then Manuals.) Clicking that link lists the documents available for the Renaissance Learning programs installed on your server. For Accelerated Reader, you will find these documents helpful: Document Accelerated Reader Software Manual Accelerated Reader Tips for Getting Started Renaissance Place Software Manual How to Read a Reading Implementation Report Includes General information about the program Step-by-step instructions for working with the program Helpful hints to get you started using the program Procedures for managing all school and school network information Instructions for consolidating data and generating custom reports Information to help you interpret data in the Renaissance Place Implementation Status and Progress Reports 9

20 Welcome to Tools to Help You with Accelerated Reader Help in the Software Click Help on any Accelerated Reader page for more information. The help looks like the examples below (depending on your screen or window size). Use the Contents A, Search B and Related Topics to find the information you need. Use the Other Products option to go to the help for another Renaissance Place product (such as STAR Reading). You can provide feedback if you have comments or questions. The logo C lets you know that you are in the Accelerated Reader help. If you go to another program s help, you will see the logo for that program. To print or the current help topic, use the links just under the topic title D. C B A D C B A D C A B D 10

21 Welcome to Need More Help? Live Chat Support If the icon or link shows that Live Chat Support is not available, this means that there are no representatives available to chat right now. Refresh your web browser to see if the status changes to available. Click the chat icon on the Home page or Live Chat Support on other pages (shown to the right) to chat with a member of the support staff. By default, you can access chat from any Renaissance Place page; however, school network administrators can set a preference to make it accessible from the Home page only or to turn it off entirely. See the Renaissance Place for details. Resources The Accelerated Reader software contains other resources to help you use Accelerated Reader in your class. On the Home page, click Accelerated Reader, then Resources to find forms, plans, charts, tips, routines, research and other helpful documents. Need More Help? Knowledge Base: Search the Renaissance Learning Knowledge Base on the web at support.renaissance.com/techkb/ for technical support information. In the UK, send questions to [email protected]. In Australia, send questions to [email protected]. Phone: In the UK, call +44 (0) In Australia, call

22 Getting Started Checking Software Requirements Many Renaissance Place programs, including Accelerated Reader, require supporting software programs (such as Adobe Reader to print reports). The supporting software must be installed on each individual computer used to work with Renaissance Place programs. For more information, see page 16. Logging In and Changing Your Password If you have forgotten your user name or password, click Forgot Your User Name or Password? on the right side of the login page. You can use your address or security questions to verify your identity and retrieve your user name or reset your password. You can only use this feature if you have previously entered your address on the Renaissance Place Login Settings page and verified that address. For more information, see the Renaissance Place. Use these instructions to log in to Renaissance Place and access the Accelerated Reader program. 1. In your web browser, go to the URL for Renaissance Place. 2. Click I am a Teacher/Administrator. 3. Enter your user name and password. 4. Click Log In. If you are not required to change your password, your Home page opens. If you are asked to change your password, one of two things has happened. Either your system administrator wants you to change it for security reasons or you have not changed it in a year and the software requires it. 12

23 Getting Started Set-Up Checklist for the Accelerated Reader Software Set-Up Checklist for the Accelerated Reader Software The tasks listed below must be performed when you start using Accelerated Reader in your class. You may or may not be the one required to do any of these tasks. Task Add school administrators and school network staff School Network Usually Performed By School Admin. Staff Admin. Staff Add teachers, school staff and students Add school marking periods Teacher Where to Find Instructions Renaissance Place Add non-teaching days used in calculations in some reports Add courses and classes, assign teachers designate a lead teacher for each Accelerated Reader class and enrol students in classes Change preference settings to control what your students will see and do in the program (optional) Set Reading Practice targets for average percentage correct, daily reading time, points and average book level (optional) Set Reading Practice certification targets (optional) Make sure teacher and student computers have the necessary software installed Page 37 Page 23 Page 28 Page 16 Navigating the Software The navigation bar at the top of each page shows you where you are in the software, as shown here. If you need to go back to a previous page, use the links in the navigation bar rather than the web browser s Back button, which can sometimes give you unexpected results. For example, if you are on the Record Books and Targets page and want to go to the Home page, click Home in the navigation bar. 13

24 Getting Started Working in a Different School Year Working in a Different School Year The school year that you are working in now is shown to the right of your name (but not on the Home page) in the upper-right section of any Renaissance Place program page. Changing the school year that you are working in is useful if you are adding information for the next school year or reviewing results from a previous school year. 1. On the Home page, click School Years. 2. Click Work in a Different School Year on the School Years page. 3. Click the school year that you want to work in. You will return to your Home page; the new active school year will be shown at the top of the page. If you choose to work in a past or future school year, the school year that you are working in will be shown in gold A next to the Renaissance Learning logo. A On other pages, you will see a gold bar B toward the top of the page with a message reminding you of the school year you are working in. B 14

25 Getting Started Switching Roles from the Home Page Switching Roles from the Home Page You may also see the Change Role option if you have been given extra capabilities, even if you do not have more than one role in your school or school network. If you have been granted more capabilities and you do not see the links you need, check for the Change Role option and choose the role that applies to the task. For more about capabilities, see page 180. Some people in your school network or school may be assigned more than one role. For example, the librarian may also teach a reading class. Renaissance Place keeps track of these multiple roles. You can switch between roles or schools after you log in or any time while you are using the software. People normally change their user types or location in order to perform tasks in the program that are restricted to specific user groups. If you are trying to perform a task and finding you do not have access, try switching your user type in the drop-down list. On the Home page, select your user name, then select Change Role. Then, choose the role you want to work as and click Done. Logging Out and Closing the Software Automatic logout after 80 minutes. If you do not use any Renaissance Place product for about 80 minutes, it automatically logs you out and you will have to log in again when you return to the software. When you have finished working in Accelerated Reader, log out to keep your data secure. 1. On the Home page, select your user name, then click Log Out. On other pages, select Log Out in the top-right corner of the page. 2. Close the software by closing your browser. 15

26 Software Requirements Current Requirements For the most up-to-date software, hardware, operating system and browser requirements for Renaissance Place, visit Checking for the Supporting Software You Need If any programs need to be installed or updated, make sure you are logged into the computer with the rights or permissions required to install software for all users. If you do not know whether you have those rights at the computer, or if you don't have those rights, contact your school's technology/computer coordinator. Many Renaissance Place programs require supporting software programs, such as Adobe Reader to print reports. The supporting software must be installed on each individual computer used to work with Renaissance Place programs. If some of the software that you need to use Renaissance Place is not installed, or is outdated, you or your students may see messages about the missing software. There are two ways to go to the Downloads page: Before logging in, click Check Software Requirements on the Renaissance Place Welcome page A. A A After logging in, on the Home page, click Product Administration. Then, on the Product Administration page, below Setup and Maintenance, click Download Supporting Software. Click Downloads on the left to see which Renaissance Place and third-party downloads are available or required. For more information about the System, Downloads, and Support tabs, refer to the Renaissance Place. 16

27 Getting Ready for a New School Year If you want to use your Renaissance Place programs during summer school, you should wait to perform these steps. For tips, see Knowledge Base article at support.renaissance.com/tech kb/techkb/ e.asp. Before you start each new school year, you need to check, add, edit and delete information as needed so that your teachers are ready to use Accelerated Reader with their new classes. Perform these tasks after the previous school year has ended but before the start of the next school year. Renaissance Place Tasks for the New School Year Before you get Accelerated Reader ready for the new school year, administrators or other non-teaching staff need to perform these tasks in Renaissance Place. For details, see the Renaissance Place. Add the new school year (must be done by school network administrators or school network staff). Set the new school year as the current school year. School network administrators should do this so that the change applies to everyone. Add the marking periods for each school (used for targets and reports). Add the non-teaching days for each school (used for report calculations). Copy classes from the previous school year, or add classes to the new school year. (Classes do not carry over from one school year to the next, so you need to add them each year.) Set reporting periods for Renaissance Place consolidated reports. If a properly formatted file is available from a student information system, import student, personnel, class and/or course information. You may also be able to import updates to student enrolments and personnel assignments. Check to see which personnel are in the software and add, edit or delete personnel as needed. Check to see which students are in the software and add or delete students as needed. You can also transfer students from one school to another, edit student information and edit student characteristics. Review the course list for each school and add, edit or delete courses as needed. You must also assign personnel to each class, choose the products the class will use and enrol students in each class. 17

28 Getting Ready for a New School Year Technology/Computer Coordinator Tasks for the New School Year Technology/Computer Coordinator Tasks for the New School Year Task Check for required supporting software on new and updated computers, and recheck other computers to make sure they have the latest versions of the software. Note: You must be logged in to each computer with the rights required to install software for all users. Make sure each computer that will be used with Accelerated Reader has a shortcut or favorite set up for the current Renaissance Place address. If you will be using NEO 2s with Accelerated Reader, make sure: The Renaissance Receivers are connected to the computers where they will be used. You have assigned a unique name to each Renaissance Receiver. If you will be using mobile devices with Accelerated Reader, make sure you: Establish an Internet connection. Download the AR Student App. Note: You must have established and verified itunes and Apple accounts before you can download the app. Establish settings by connecting to Renaissance Place on one device. Share settings from one device with any and all devices the students will be using to take AR quizzes. Where to Find Instructions See Checking for the Supporting Software You Need on page 16. See the help for your operating system and/or browser. See Using NEO 2 with Accelerated Reader on page 141. See Using Mobile Devices with Accelerated Reader on page

29 Getting Ready for a New School Year Accelerated Reader Tasks for the New School Year Accelerated Reader Tasks for the New School Year Do the Renaissance Place setup tasks for the school year before these tasks so that your classes are available for Accelerated Reader; see page 17. Task Where to Find Instructions If you use the Date and Time Restrictions Preference to restrict student quizzing before and after specified dates, review this preference for each school and set your new school year dates. See page 44. Be prepared to help students with user names and passwords by viewing and/or printing a list in Renaissance Place (see page 124). On the Home page, click Users, click View Students, and then search for the class. Click the Passwords tab to see the list of passwords for that class. Review the settings of the other school preferences and make changes if necessary. These settings carry over from year to year (except for Override Authorisation). Review class preference settings. Since classes do not carry over from year to year, these settings do not carry over either; you need to set preferences for this year s classes. Note: Individual Student Settings do carry over from one school year to the next, regardless of the student s school or class enrolment. However, it is a good idea to check these with each new school year in case some settings are no longer appropriate. See page 38. See page 38. If you are using Renaissance Home Connect (for Advantage subscriptions), this is also a good time to make sure Renaissance Home Connect is activated for your schools and to print Informational Letters for the parents of your Accelerated Reader students. Select the marking periods for the whole school year so you can set Reading Practice targets and so those targets will carry over from one marking period to the next. Set Reading Practice certification targets if necessary. See page 21. See page

30 Targets Reading Practice Targets You can set four separate Reading Practice targets for your students, some of which are informed by your students STAR Reading test results: Before you can set targets for your students, you must set up marking periods for your school in Renaissance Place and then assign them to your class using the AR Reading Practice Targets Record Book. See the Renaissance Place for instructions on creating marking periods for your school. average percentage correct on quizzes daily reading time total points earned average book level on passed quizzes The program does not require you to set targets for your students; however, we recommend that you set all four targets in each marking period assigned to the class. Note: When students log in to the program, they can view the targets you have set and their progress towards them; see page 153. After you set Reading Practice targets, you can monitor your students progress. Reading Practice targets are different from the Reading Practice certification targets you can set for your students those targets are set in the Reading Practice Certifications Record Book; see page

31 Targets Reading Practice Targets Selecting Marking Periods for Target Setting Who Can Do This? School Network Administrator School Network Staff School Administrator School Staff Teachers Learn more about capabilities on page 180. Before you can set Reading Practice targets for students, you must first select the marking periods for the class. Note: For Reading Practice targets to carry over from one marking period to another, you must have those marking periods selected before the first day of that marking period begins. We recommend that at the beginning of the school year you select all the marking periods for that whole school year rather than selecting marking periods as the school year progresses. 1. On the Home page, click Accelerated Reader, then Record Books and Targets. 2. If necessary, select your school and class from the drop-down lists. Click My Classes from the School drop-down list if you want to see only the classes you are assigned to as a teacher. 3. Click Reading Practice Targets under Class Record Book on the Record Books and Targets page. 4. Click Select Marking Periods on the Edit Reading Practice Targets page A. (If marking periods have not been selected for the class, the page notifies you that you must do this before you can set targets.) A 21

32 Targets Reading Practice Targets You cannot choose school marking periods with overlapping dates. See the Renaissance Place Software Manual for instructions about setting up marking periods. 5. Under Available School Marking Periods click Select next to each marking period for which you want to set student targets B. As you do this, the marking periods will be added to the list at the top of the page. C B 6. Click Remove next to any marking period you want to remove from the class C. 7. Click Save when you have finished. 22

33 Targets Reading Practice Targets Getting Started with Reading Practice Targets Who Can Do This? School Network Administrator School Network Staff School Administrator School Staff Teachers Learn more about capabilities on page 180. Before you begin adding Reading Practice targets, become familiar with the Edit Reading Practice Targets page. 1. On the Home page, click Accelerated Reader, then Record Books and Targets. 2. If necessary, select your school and class from the drop-down lists. Click My Classes from the School drop-down list if you want to see only the classes you are assigned to as a teacher. 3. Click Reading Practice Targets on the Record Books and Targets page. If this class does not have at least one marking period assigned to it, the page notifies you that you must assign marking periods before you can set targets. See page 21 for instructions. H B A G E F To see a column heading term defined, hover your mouse over the words with a gray dotted underline (such as Suggested ZPD). It will disappear once you move the mouse away from the term. C D The class you are viewing is shown here A. To change it, select a different class from the drop-down list. The current marking period is shown here B. Click Select Marking Periods to change it. Click a student name C to view or delete some of the individual targets set for that student for all the selected marking periods. This column D lists the suggested ZPD based on the score of the first STAR Reading test taken (default) or another test that you may have chosen from the drop-down list (if available). If he student has taken a STAR Reading test and you have set a Daily Reading Time target, the Points target will be filled in for you E. If it is 23

34 Targets Reading Practice Targets not filled in, type the number of points the student should earn by passing quizzes during the marking period. Here F you can type the Average ATOS Book Level target the student should achieve on passed quizzes during the marking period. (If you have Alternate book levels assigned (ATOS 100 or Lexile Measures), you are setting the target for those book levels instead.) You can set the average percent correct target and daily reading time for all students in the class at once by selecting them from these dropdown lists G and then clicking Update all students. Click Target Setting Best Practices H for information to help you set targets. 4. Click Save if you have made any changes (or click Cancel if you want to leave the page without saving changes). 5. After you click Save, a dialog box appears asking if you are sure you want to save your changes. Click OK or Cancel. Setting and Editing Reading Practice Targets with STAR Reading Who Can Do This? School Network Administrator School Network Staff School Administrator School Staff Teachers Learn more about capabilities on page 180. You can set four Reading Practice targets for students using your student STAR Reading test scores: average percentage correct on quizzes daily reading time points earned average book level on passed quizzes These targets are different from the certification targets which are set in the Reading Practice Certifications Record Book; see page 28. Before you can set targets, you must assign marking periods to the class; see page 21 for instructions. Data from your student s STAR Reading tests will carry over into AR target setting, making it easier to set these targets. 1. On the Home page, click Accelerated Reader, then Record Books and Targets. 2. If necessary, select your school and class from the drop-down lists. Click My Classes from the School drop-down list if you want to see only the classes you are assigned to as a teacher. 3. Click Reading Practice Targets on the Record Books and Targets page. Note: If you cannot see the Edit Reading Practice Targets page after clicking Reading Practice Targets and instead see the View Reading Practice Targets page, you do not have rights to edit student targets because the Manage Classroom Activities capability has been changed (teachers have this capability by default). 24

35 Targets Reading Practice Targets If this class does not have at least one marking period assigned to it, the page notifies you that you must assign marking periods before you can set targets. See page 21 for instructions. 4. Make sure the correct class A and marking period B are shown on the Edit Reading Practice Targets page. If necessary, choose the correct information from the drop-down lists. 5. Set or edit targets on the Edit Reading Practice Targets page as described below: B A Use the Target- Setting Chart or the Target-Setting Chart for Lexile Measures as a guideline when setting the points and average book level targets. Find them under Resources Forms and Charts; see page 11. E C D F G H C To set the Average % Correct target for the whole class at once, select the percentage you want the class to achieve on quizzes during the marking period from the drop-down list. You can select values from 85% to 90%. Then, click Update all students. D To set the minutes of Daily Reading Time for the whole class at once, select the number of minutes from the drop-down list. You can choose 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 45 or 60 minutes. Then, click Update all students. E If necessary, based on your knowledge of the student and the student s Reading Practice data, you may choose a different STAR Reading test date from the drop-down list (if available). Click Target Setting Best Practices on this page for more information to help you make this decision. F For each student (if necessary), type the number of points the student should earn by passing quizzes during the marking period. If the student has taken a STAR Reading test and you have set a Daily Reading Time target, this number will be filled in for you, although you can change it. G Type the Average ATOS (or Alternate) Book Level the student should achieve on passed quizzes during the marking period. For ATOS, you can enter numbers from 0.1 to For ATOS 100 (or user-defined name), you can enter values from 0.0 to For Lexile Measures you can enter values from BR to H To change any of the targets for a student, do so in the row for that student. 25

36 Targets Reading Practice Targets 6. Click Save when you have finished and before you change the marking period from the drop-down list, or all your changes will be lost. 7. Click OK to save your changes. You will be taken back to the Record Books and Targets page. Deleting Reading Practice Targets for a Student Who Can Do This? School Network Administrator School Network Staff School Administrator School Staff Teachers Learn more about capabilities on page 180. These steps describe how to delete three targets for one student in any marking period. 1. On the Home page, click Accelerated Reader, then Record Books and Targets. 2. If necessary, select your school and class from the drop-down lists. Click My Classes from the School drop-down list if you want to see only the classes you are assigned to as a teacher. 3. Click Reading Practice Targets. 4. Click the name of the student whose targets you want to delete. 5. Click Delete in the row for the marking period A for which you want to delete targets. Note: Three targets in that marking period will be deleted: Daily Reading Time, Points and ATOS Book Level. You cannot delete the Average % Correct Target. If you want to delete only one or two targets for a student, see Setting and Editing Reading Practice Targets with STAR Reading on page 24. A A 6. Click OK to delete the three targets for this student. The changes will carry over to the Edit Reading Practice Targets page. 7. Click Back to return to the Edit Reading Practice Targets page. Note: You do not need to click Save for these changes to take effect since they were saved when you clicked OK. 26

37 Targets Reading Practice Certifications Targets Reading Practice Certifications Targets Reader certifications are milestones that recognise students reading achievements. You use the Reading Practice Certifications Record Book to set certification targets for your students and then monitor your students progress towards achieving those reader certification levels. Note: If you enable the TWI Monitoring preference (see page 41), the program automatically tracks your students progress towards the certification targets you set and awards the certifications they achieve. Reading Practice certification targets are different from the Reading Practice targets you can set for your students those targets are set in the Reading Practice Targets Record Book; see page 23. Reader Certification Levels There are seven reader certifications that your students can earn that the program can automatically track, plus one additional certification that can be earned which the program does not automatically track. When students take Reading Practice Quizzes on books, they must achieve the minimum scores set in the Certifications Preference in order for the quizzes to count towards certifications (see page 42). Ready Reader: The student must accumulate five points on books Read To, Read With and/or Read Independently. We recommend that a student re-certify no more than five times at the Ready Reader level. Independent Reader: The student must independently read three books with a 1.2 or higher ATOS book level and accumulate ten points. Only books Read Independently count towards the three-book target; however, books that are Read To, Read With or Read Independently for this level all count towards point accumulation. When a student achieves this certification, teacher approval is needed. Students cannot re-certify at this level; Independent Reader status is achieved only once. Rising Reader: The student must independently read three books with a 1.6 or higher ATOS book level and accumulate ten points. Only books Read Independently count towards the three-book target and point accumulation. We recommend that a student re-certify no more than five times at the Rising Reader level. Super Reader: The student must independently read three books with a 2.0 or higher ATOS book level that are each worth at least one point. Only books Read Independently count towards certification. We recommend that a student re-certify no more than five times at the Super Reader level. Advanced Reader: The student must independently read three books with a 3.0 or higher ATOS book level that are each worth at least two points. Only books Read Independently count towards certification. We recommend that a student re-certify no more than five times at the Advanced Reader level. Star Reader: The student must independently read three books with a 4.0 or higher ATOS book level that are each worth at least four points. Only 27

38 Targets Reading Practice Certifications Targets books Read Independently count towards certification. We recommend that a student re-certify no more than five times at the Star Reader level. Classic Reader: The student must independently read three books with a 6.0 or higher ATOS book level that are each worth at least seven points. Only books Read Independently count towards certification. We recommend that a student re-certify no more than five times at the Classic Reader level. Honours Reader (not tracked in AR): The student must independently read books from a special list of challenging literature (created by teachers and librarians in your school and school network) and accumulate 100 points from the quizzes. The students log into the program and take the quizzes; however, the teacher must manually track everything else for this certification level. Useful reports for monitoring Honours Reader are the TOPS Report (see page 176) and the Student Record Report (see page 173). Setting a Certification Target for a Student Who Can Do This? School Network Administrator School Network Staff School Administrator School Staff Teachers Learn more about capabilities on page 180. When you set certification targets for your students and enable the TWI Monitoring Preference (see page 41), Accelerated Reader automatically monitors student progress towards the targets and awards certifications when students meet the requirements. 1. On the Home page, click Accelerated Reader, then Record Books and Targets. 2. If necessary, select your school and class from the drop-down lists. Click My Classes in the School drop-down list if you want to see only the classes you are assigned to as a teacher. 3. Click Reading Practice Certifications on the Class Record Books page. 28

39 Targets Reading Practice Certifications Targets 4. The Status column on the View Reading Practice Certifications Record Book page shows you whether the certification is in progress, has been achieved or needs approval and whether a new target is needed. See below to set a certification target for each student. Targets vs. Certifications. The Reading Practice Certification targets are different from the Reading Practice targets you can set for your student (see page 23). D A B C A The Status column shows the students certification status. See the legend on the left side of the page. B Click Set Target in the Actions/New Targets column to set a target for a student who has not achieved any certifications. C Students who have achieved certifications will have multiple links in the Actions/New Targets column. To set a target for one of these students, click the certification you would like the student to work towards or click More to choose a different target. (If you click one of the certifications shown in this column, the new target is set immediately and you do not need to go on to step 5.) D Click Show Certification Criteria to view an explanation of the Reader Certification levels (or see page 27). 29

40 Targets Reading Practice Certifications Targets 5. If you clicked Set Target or More, complete the Set Student Reading Practice Certification Target page as described below: E G F E Choose the certification that this student should work towards from the Current Certification Target drop-down list. F Click one of the available date options to set the date this student should start working towards this certification. You can set the start date immediately after the student s last-achieved certification, at the start of a marking period or on another date that you specify. If you chose to set a target by marking period, choose the marking period from the drop-down list. If you chose to set a target by a custom date, type the desired start date, or click the calendar button to choose the date. 6. Click Save when you have finished G. 7. Repeat steps 4 6 for each student who needs a certification target set. 30

41 Targets Reading Practice Certifications Targets Approving Independent Reader Status Who Can Do This? School Network Administrator School Network Staff School Administrator School Staff Teachers Learn more about capabilities on page 180. When a student achieves Independent Reader status (see page 27 for a definition), the teacher must approve it by following these steps: 1. On the Home page, click Accelerated Reader, then Record Books and Targets. 2. If necessary, select your school and class from the drop-down lists. Click My Classes in the School drop-down list if you want to see only the classes you are assigned to as a teacher. 3. Click Reading Practice Certifications on the Record Books and Targets page. 4. Click Approve in the Actions/New Targets column on the View Reading Practice Certifications Record Book page, where an indicates that you must approve the student s Independent Reader status A. Once you click Approve, the program will display links for you to set a new target for that student. A 31

42 Targets Reading Practice Certifications Targets Viewing Reading Practice Certifications Who Can Do This? School Network Administrator School Network Staff School Administrator School Staff Teachers Learn more about capabilities on page 180. These steps describe how to view students certification targets and achieved certifications. 1. On the Home page, click Accelerated Reader, then Record Books and Targets. 2. If necessary, select your school and class from the drop-down lists. Click My Classes in the School drop-down list if you want to see only the classes you are assigned to as a teacher. 3. Click Reading Practice Certifications on the Class Record Books page to view the Reading Practice Certifications Record Book. A B C D E A The current certification target or the last certification achieved for each student is listed here (depending on what the status column shows). B The date the student started work on the certification is listed here. C The date the student achieved the certification is listed here, if it has been achieved and there is no new target. D The Status column shows you whether the certification is in progress, has been achieved or needs approval and if a new target is needed. See the legend on the left side of the page. E Click Show Certification Criteria to view an explanation of the Reader Certification levels (or see page 27). 32

43 Targets Reading Practice Certifications Targets 4. Click a student s name to see the student s certifications. The View Student Reading Practice Certification Records page will open. H F G F The current certification target for this student is listed here. G The certifications this student has achieved are listed here. If the list of achieved certifications is longer than the limit set in the Viewing preferences (see page 45), click Next >> and << Previous to move through the list. H Choose another student from the Student drop-down list to view his or her record. Editing a Student s Certifications Who Can Do This? School Network Administrator School Network Staff School Administrator School Staff Teachers Learn more about capabilities on page View the Reading Practice Certifications Record Book for a student by clicking a student s name. See page In the Actions column, click Edit by the current target A or achieved certification B you want to edit on the View Student Reading Practice Certification Records page. A B 33

44 Targets Reading Practice Certifications Targets 3. Make the necessary changes to either the Edit Student Reading Practice Certification Target page (as described below) and/or the Edit Student Reading Practice Achieved Certification page (see below). Edit Student Reading Practice Certification Target page: TWI Monitoring Preference. When you set certification targets for your students and enable the TWI Monitoring preference (see page 41), Accelerated Reader automatically monitors students progress towards the targets and awards certifications when students meet the requirements. C D E C Choose the target you want this student to work towards from the Current Certification Target drop-down list. D Type a different Date Started or click the calendar button to choose a date. E Click Save. Edit Student Reading Practice Achieved Certification page: Targets versus Certifications. The Reading Practice Certification targets are different from the Reading Practice targets (see page 23). F G H F Type a different Date Started or click the calendar button to choose a date. G Type a different Date Achieved or click the calendar button to choose a date. H Click Save. 4. To edit another student s certifications, choose the student from the Student drop-down list on the View Student Reading Practice Certification Records page. Then repeat steps 2 and 3. 34

45 Targets Reading Practice Certifications Targets Adding an Achieved Certification Who Can Do This? School Network Administrator School Network Staff School Administrator School Staff Teachers Learn more about capabilities on page 180. You do not need to add achieved certification records manually, as described below, if you set certification targets (see page 28) and enabled TWI monitoring (see page 41). However, you may need to add certifications manually if 1) a student transferred from another school and has a printed record of certifications or 2) if the TWI Monitoring preference is disabled. 1. View the Reading Practice Certifications Record Book for a student by clicking a student s name on the View Student Reading Practice Certification Records page. See page Click Add Achieved Certification under Actions A on the View Student Reading Practice Certification Records page. A 3. Complete the Add Student Reading Practice Achieved Certification page as described below: C D B E B Choose the Reader Certification level the student has achieved from the Achieved Certification drop-down list. C Type the Date Started or click the calendar button to choose a date. D Type the Date Achieved or click the calendar button to choose a date. E Click Save. 35

46 Targets Reading Practice Certifications Targets Deleting a Certification Who Can Do This? School Network Administrator School Network Staff School Administrator School Staff Teachers Learn more about capabilities on page 180. You can delete a student s target or a certification the student has already achieved. If you delete a certification target, you should set a new target for the student to work towards; see page 28. If you delete an achieved certification, the program will no longer recognise that the student achieved that certification. 1. View the Reading Practice Certifications Record Book for a student by clicking a student s name on the View Student Reading Practice Certification Records page. See page In the Actions column, click Delete in the row for the current certification target A or the achieved certification B you want to delete on the View Student Reading Practice Certification Records page. Too many pages? If the list is longer than the limit set in the Viewing Preference, click Next >> or << Previous to move through the list. See Editing the Class Restrictions Preferences (School) on page 45 to change the limit. A B 3. Click OK to delete the certification. Note: After deleting a student s certification record, you should check the target listed on the View Student Reading Practice Certification Records page. You may need to set a new target or edit the existing target. 36

47 Preferences Preferences determine how the software will work for your student, class and school. The Accelerated Reader RP preferences are grouped into several School and Class preference categories; see the table below for the groupings. The program makes it easy to view or change the preference settings because when you access a category of preferences, you can view (or change) the settings for any of the preferences in that category. The page numbers in the table show where you can find descriptions of the preferences and instructions for changing them. School Preferences Student Quizzing (see page 39) TOPS Report Printing Authorisation Password Required Literacy Skills Retakes Vocabulary Practice Include Definitions TWI Monitoring Literacy Skills Pass Mark Show Missed Questions Certifications Show Total Points Book Voting Override Authorisation Authorisation Password Date and Time Restrictions (see page 44) Date Restrictions Time Restrictions Weekend Restrictions Override Authorisation Class Restrictions (see page 45) Allow Quiz Deleting Allow Quiz Editing Viewing Student Experience (see page 46) AR Primary Experience AR Experience MARC Record Import (see page 47) Class Preferences Student Quizzing (see page 48) TOPS Report Printing Authorisation Password Required Vocabulary Practice Include Definitions Literacy Skills Retakes Automatic Student Log Out Vocabulary Practice Review Percentage Vocabulary Practice Review Only Quiz Length Vocabulary Practice Student Comprehension Quiz Set-Up (see page 52) Quiz Set-Up Individual Student Settings TWI Settings (see page 53) Recorded Voice (see page 54) Allow Quizzing (see page 55) 37

48 Preferences Viewing Preferences Viewing Preferences Who Can Do This? School Network Administrator School Network Staff School Administrator School Staff Teachers Learn more about capabilities on page 180. Administrators and teachers can view the Class preferences. (Staff can only view the Class preferences if they are assigned to an Accelerated Reader class.) Administrators, staff and teachers can view the School preferences. 1. On the Home page, click Accelerated Reader, then Preferences. 2. Click the category you want to view on the Preferences page. 3. If necessary, select your school and class from the drop-down lists on the View Preferences page A. Click My Classes instead of a school if you want to see only the classes you are assigned to as a teacher. F A B C G D E B The name of the page reflects the preference category you chose to view. C The page lists the preferences in this category with a brief description of each. D The pencil graphics show you which quiz types the preference settings apply to (refer to the legend on the left side of the page). E These are the current settings of this preference for your class and school. F Click one of these links to view a different preferences category. G Click the Edit link to edit the settings. See page

49 Preferences Editing Preferences Editing Preferences Who Can Do This? School Network Administrator School Network Staff School Administrator School Staff Teachers Learn more about capabilities on page 180. With default capabilities, administrators can edit the school preferences. (Any personnel can import MARC records.) Administrators and teachers can edit the class preferences. (Staff can only edit the class preferences if they are assigned to an Accelerated Reader class as a teacher.) When you choose to edit a category of preferences, you can change the settings for one or more of the preferences in that category all from the same page. See the following sections for instructions on editing the categories of preferences. Editing the Student Quizzing Preferences (School) 1. View the Student Quizzing preferences under School Preferences. See page Click Edit Student Quizzing on the View School Student Quizzing Preferences page. Complete the Edit School Student Quizzing Preferences page by making your changes to the desired preferences as described in the sections below. 3. Click Save when you have finished editing the preferences. TOPS Report Printing This preference applies to AR and the AR student app on ipad, ipod touch or iphone. This preference specifies whether the Print TOPS Report button will appear on the Quiz Score page after the student completes the quiz so the student can print it and whether teachers have permission to change the settings for their classes. 39

50 Preferences Editing Preferences A C B A The Passed box for each quiz type (Reading Practice and Literacy Skills) is ticked by default to show the Print TOPS Report button on the Quiz Score page for passed quizzes. The Failed box is ticked by default to show the Print TOPS Report button after failed quizzes. Remove the tick marks to change this setting. B The Printing Enabled box is ticked by default to show the Print TOPS Report button on the Quiz Score page after a student completes a Vocabulary Practice quiz. Remove the tick mark to change this setting. C Choose Allow or Do not allow from the drop-down list to set whether to allow teachers to change the settings for their class. If you allow teachers to change the settings, their changes will override the school settings (but only for their class). Authorisation Password Required The default authorisation password is ADMIN. You can change it by editing the Authorisation Password Preference (see step on page 43). This preference specifies whether (and when) an authorisation password is required during student quizzing and whether teachers are allowed to change the settings for their classes. a. Tick the Before Quizzing and/or After Quizzing boxes D if you want to require the D E authorisation password to be entered before and/or after students take/finish quizzes. b. Choose Allow or Do not allow from the drop-down list E to set whether teachers are allowed to change the settings for their class. If you allow teachers to change the settings, their changes will override the school settings (but only for their class). 40

51 Preferences Editing Preferences Literacy Skills Retakes This preference specifies the number of times (if at all) students are allowed to retake a Literacy Skills Quiz and shows whether teachers are allowed to change the setting for their classes. Note: Even if students are allowed to retake a Literacy Skills Quiz, the questions on each quiz will probably be different because the program randomly selects the questions presented on each quiz from the larger bank of questions available for the quiz. a. Use the Retakes F G drop-down list F to choose the number of times you want to allow students to retake a Literacy Skills Quiz (0, 1 or 2). b. Choose Allow or Do not allow from the drop-down list G to set whether teachers are allowed to change the settings for their class. If you allow teachers to change the settings, their changes will override the school settings (but only for their class). Vocabulary Practice Include Definitions This preference specifies whether the definitions are shown along with the vocabulary words on the Vocabulary List Report when a student prints it. It also shows whether teachers are allowed to change the setting for their classes. a. Tick the Show H I definitions box H if you want the definitions to be included on the Vocabulary List Reports that your students print. b. Choose Allow or Do not allow from the drop-down list I to set whether teachers are allowed to change the settings for their class. If you allow teachers to change the settings, their changes will override the school settings (but only for their class). TWI Monitoring This preference specifies whether students are asked if a book was Read To them, Read With them or Read Independently when they are taking a Reading Practice Quiz. TWI Monitoring must be enabled for Accelerated Reader to automatically track and update student reader certifications. Tick the TWI Monitoring Enabled box to start TWI monitoring. 41

52 Preferences Editing Preferences Literacy Skills Pass Mark This preference specifies the minimum percentage a student must score to pass a Literacy Skills Quiz. Choose a percentage from the Pass Mark drop-down list. Note: The default minimum pass mark for a Literacy Skills Quiz is 70%. Show Missed Questions This preference specifies whether students will be able to see the questions they missed after passing a Reading Practice and/or Literacy Skills Quiz. For each quiz type, tick the box if you want to allow students to see the questions they missed after passing the quiz. Certifications This preference specifies the minimum score a student must achieve on Reading Practice Quizzes for the quiz and the points earned to count towards reader certifications. If the student s score is below this level, then neither the quiz nor the points will count towards a certification, even if the score allows the student to pass the quiz. (Students pass 3-question quizzes by scoring 66.6% or higher. They pass 5- and 10-question quizzes by scoring 60% or higher, and they pass 20-question quizzes by scoring 70% or higher.) To change the setting, click the option you want. Show Total Points This preference applies to NEO 2, where the total points earned will only show if the student has taken more than one quiz in the current marking period. (This preference does not apply to AR or to the AR student app on ipad, ipod touch or iphone, where the total points will always show for the current marking period.) This preference specifies whether students will be able to see the total points they earned after taking a Reading Practice Quiz. Tick the Show Total Points Enabled box to allow students to see the points they earned. 42

53 Preferences Editing Preferences Book Voting This preference specifies whether students will be asked how they liked a book after taking the Reading Practice Quiz for it. The Book Voting Enabled box is ticked by default. Remove the tick mark to prevent students from voting on a book. Note: You can see the results of the book voting in the Favourite Books Report; see page 171. Override Authorisation This preference specifies whether the teacher can enter an authorisation password to override blocks on quizzes or on date and time restrictions so that students can take a quiz. Tick the first box J to allow the teacher to override certain types of blocks on quizzing. See page 140 for more information on how to block students from quizzing. Tick the second box K to allow the teacher to override date and time restrictions set up using the School Date and Time Restrictions preferences (see the next section below). Note: The Date and Time Restrictions preferences also have a setting for allowing the teacher to override the restrictions. If you change this setting here, it will also be changed there. J K Authorisation Password This preference sets the authorisation password for Accelerated Reader. This password must be used whenever the program asks for an authorisation password; teachers, administrators and staff cannot use their own passwords. To change the setting, type the authorisation password you want to be used. 43

54 Preferences Editing Preferences Editing the Date and Time Restrictions Preferences (School) Who Can Do This? School Network Administrator School Network Staff School Administrator School Staff Teachers Learn more about capabilities on page 180. The School Date and Time Restrictions preferences apply to all quiz types (Reading Practice, Vocabulary Practice and Literacy Skills). 1. View the Date and Time Restrictions preferences under School Preferences. See page Click Edit Date and Time Restrictions on the View Date and Time Restrictions Preferences page. Complete the Edit Date and Time Restrictions Preferences page by making your changes to the desired preferences as described in the sections on the next page. 3. Click Save when you have finished. Date Restrictions This preference identifies the dates before and after which the students at this school are not allowed to take quizzes. a. Tick the appropriate box A to restrict students from quizzing before or after a certain date. b. Type the Before Date and/or After Date or click the calendar buttons to choose the dates B. A C D B E F Time Restrictions This preference identifies times of the day before and after which the students at this school are not allowed to take quizzes. a. Tick the appropriate box C to restrict students from quizzing before or after a certain time. b. Type the time of day D before or after which you do not want to allow quizzing. Make sure you also enter AM or PM or use 24-hour time. 44

55 Preferences Editing Preferences Weekend Restrictions This preference specifies whether students at this school can take quizzes on the weekends (Saturday or Sunday). Tick the Weekend Restrictions Enabled box E to block students from quizzing on weekends. Override Authorisation This preference specifies whether the teacher has permission to override date and time restrictions so students can take a quiz during a restricted date or time. Note: The School Student Quizzing preferences (see page 39) also have a setting to allow the teacher to override the restrictions. If you change this setting here, it will also be changed there. Tick the Allow authorisation password override of Date and Time Restrictions box F to allow your teachers to override any date or time restrictions you have set up on quizzing. Editing the Class Restrictions Preferences (School) Who Can Do This? School Network Administrator School Network Staff School Administrator School Staff Teachers Learn more about capabilities on page View the Class Restrictions preferences under School Preferences. See page Click Edit Class Restrictions on the View Class Restriction Preferences page. Complete the Edit Class Restriction Preferences page by making your changes to the desired preferences as described in the sections below. 3. Click Save when you have finished. A B C Allow Quiz Deleting This preference specifies if teachers are allowed to delete students quiz records (Reading Practice, Vocabulary Practice and Literacy Skills). Tick the Allow Quiz Deleting box A to change the setting to allow students quiz records to be deleted. 45

56 Preferences Editing Preferences Allow Quiz Editing This preference specifies if teachers are allowed to edit students quiz records (Reading Practice and Literacy Skills) and are allowed to add Reading Practice Quiz records. Tick the Allow Quiz Editing box B to allow editing and adding of students quiz records. Viewing This preference applies to AR (not AR on NEO or AR on mobile devices). This preference specifies how many records are shown in a vertical list on the Record Books and Targets, Manage Quizzes, Manage Quiz Availability and Reports pages. Any time the actual number of records exceeds the limit you set, the program splits the list into multiple pages with Next >> and << Previous links to allow you to move through the list. Type the number of records C you want the program to display on each page (10 to 100). Note: The student section of the program will always show 50 rows of search results for student quiz searches regardless of the number entered for Student Application pages. Editing the Student Experience Preferences (School) Who Can Do This? School Network Administrator School Network Staff School Administrator School Staff Teachers Learn more about capabilities on page On the Home page, click Accelerated Reader, then Preferences. 2. Under School Preferences, click Student Experience. 3. Complete the Edit Student Experience Preferences page by adjusting which years get the different experiences. By default, N to year 4 will see the AR Primary Experience, while years 5 and up will see the AR Experience. Links to what each experience looks like are provided. 4. Click Save when you are finished. Go to the Students section to see what the difference experiences look like (see page 121). 46

57 Preferences Editing Preferences Importing MARC Records of Books in Your Library Who Can Do This? School Network Administrator School Network Staff School Administrator School Staff Teachers Learn more about capabilities on page 180. You can import a MARC record file that was exported from your library system software into Accelerated Reader. Accelerated Reader uses this information to note which books are available in your school library. When students log in to Accelerated Reader and see book ideas (see page 129), Accelerated Reader uses an icon below books to show students which books are in your school library, based on the MARC records you have imported. See the example to the right. This can be helpful to students who want to find a book to read at school. Note that Accelerated Reader uses ISBN numbers only to match the books in your MARC record file to quizzes in Accelerated Reader. Your MARC record file must be a full US MARC record file. To find out how to export a US MARC record file from your library system software, please consult the software s documentation or contact Technical Support for the company that created the software. When you import a MARC record file, any MARC records that you previously imported into Accelerated Reader will be removed, and only the new records that you import will be used. To import a MARC record file, follow these steps: 1. On the Home page, click Accelerated Reader, then Manage Quizzes or Preferences. 2. Click MARC Record Import. On the Preferences page, this is in the list of School Preferences; on the Manage Quizzes page, the link is under Actions on the left side of the page. 47

58 Preferences Editing Preferences 3. Choose your school from the drop-down list A. (If you have imported files before, under the drop-down list, you will see the date when a MARC record file was last uploaded and processed for your school. Remember that the records you imported before will be replaced with the ones that you are importing now.) A B C If there were errors, they may have been caused by incorrect values in the file. Check the file and correct the problems if possible. If the error was caused by other problems, or if you need assistance, contact Renaissance Learning at [email protected]. 4. Select Browse B and open the MARC record file that you want to import. 5. Select Upload File C. While the file is being uploaded, the button will change to say Uploading. 6. If the file was uploaded successfully, a message under the Browse button will tell you this D. Under your school selection, a message will tell you that the update is pending; the message includes the date and time you uploaded the file and the file name E. This message will remain on the page until the MARC records have successfully been updated on your site. Typically, updates are applied overnight. After that, students will begin seeing the in school library icon for the imported MARC record books in their book ideas. E D Editing the Student Quizzing Preferences (Class) Who Can Do This? School Network Administrator School Network Staff School Administrator School Staff Teachers Learn more about capabilities on page View the Student Quizzing preferences under Class Preferences. See page Click Edit Student Quizzing on the View Class Student Quizzing Preferences page. Complete the Edit Class Student Quizzing Preferences page by making your changes to the desired preferences as described in the sections below. 48

59 Preferences Editing Preferences 3. Click Save when you have finished editing the Class/Student Quizzing preferences. B A C TOPS Report Printing This preference applies to AR and the AR student app on ipad, ipod touch or iphone. This preference specifies whether the Print TOPS Report button will appear on the Quiz Score page after passed or failed Reading Practice and/or Literacy Skills Quizzes or after Vocabulary Practice Quizzes so the student can print it. It also shows whether the class or school settings are being used. a. Choose whether to use the class or the school settings (shown in the School Settings column) from the Use drop-down list A. Note: You will be able to edit this preference only if the School TOPS Report Printing preference is set to allow the settings to be edited at the class level (see page 39). If you chose to use the School Settings, you are done changing this preference. If you chose to use the Class Settings, go on to step b. b. The Passed and/or Failed boxes are ticked by default to show the Print TOPS Report button on the Quiz Score page after students pass/fail a Reading Practice or Literacy Skills Quiz B. Remove the tick marks to change the settings. c. For Vocabulary Practice, the Printing Enabled box is ticked by default to show the Print TOPS Report button on the Quiz Score page after a student completes a quiz C. Remove the tick mark to change the setting. The default authorisation password is ADMIN. You can change it by editing the Authorisation Password Preference (see step on page 43). Authorisation Password Required This preference specifies whether (and when) an authorisation password is required during student quizzing. An authorisation password can be required before or after a quiz. It also shows whether the class or the school settings are being used. 49

60 Preferences Editing Preferences a. Choose whether to use E the class or the school settings (shown in the School Settings column) D from the Use drop-down list D. Note: You will be able to edit this preference only if the School Authorisation Password Required preference is set to allow these settings to be edited at the class level (see page 40). If you chose to use the School Settings, you are done changing this preference. If you chose to use the Class Settings, go on to step b. b. For each quiz type, tick the Before Quizzing and/or After Quizzing box (E on the previous page) if you want to require the authorisation password to be entered before or after students take quizzes. Vocabulary Practice Include Definitions This preference specifies whether the definitions are shown along with the vocabulary words on the Vocabulary List Report when a student prints it. It also shows whether the class or the school settings are being used. a. Choose whether to use the class or the school settings (shown in the School Settings column) from the Use drop-down list F. F G Note: You will be able to edit this preference only if the School Vocabulary Practice Include Definitions Preference has been set to allow these settings to be edited at the class level (see page 41). If you chose to use the School Settings, you are done changing this preference. If you chose to use the Class Settings, go on to step b. b. Tick the Show definitions box G if you want the definitions to be included on the Vocabulary List Reports that your students print. 50

61 Preferences Editing Preferences Literacy Skills Retakes This preference specifies the number of times (if at all) students are allowed to retake a Literacy Skills Quiz. It also shows whether the class or the school settings are being used. Note: Even if students are allowed to retake a Literacy Skills Quiz, the questions on each quiz will probably be different because the program randomly selects the questions presented on each quiz from the larger bank of questions available for the quiz. a. Choose whether to use I the class or the school settings (shown in the H School Settings column) from the Use drop-down list H. Note: You will be able to edit this preference only if the School Literacy Skills Retakes Preference has been set to allow these settings to be edited at the class level (see page 41). If you chose to use the School Settings, you are done changing this preference. If you chose to use the Class Settings, go on to step b. b. From the Retakes drop-down list choose the number of times (0, 1 or 2) you want to allow your students to retake a Literacy Skills quiz I. Automatic Student Log Out This preference works on NEO 2, but is not honored in AR or the AR student app on ipad, ipod touch or iphone. J This preference specifies if the program automatically logs a student out after finishing a quiz. Tick the box J if you want your students logged out after a quiz. Vocabulary Practice Review Percentage This preference specifies the percentage of review words on a K Vocabulary Practice Quiz. The program uses the percentage of the first-try new words on the quiz to calculate the number of review words to present to the student. For example, if a quiz has ten first-try new words on it and you have set the percentage at 20%, the program will present two review words to the student on that quiz. (Note: Student s do not begin receiving review words on Vocabulary Practice Quizzes until 14 days after taking the first quiz.) To change the setting, type the percentage you want to use K. You can enter numbers from 0 to 100. The default is 20%. 51

62 Preferences Editing Preferences Vocabulary Practice Review Only Quiz Length This preference specifies the L maximum number of review words a student can receive on a ~Second-Try and Review Words~ Quiz. The default is 10 questions. The number you enter is for first-try and second-try review words only; the second-try new words on the quiz are in addition to the number entered. To edit the setting, type the maximum number of review questions you want to allow (5 to 30) L. Vocabulary Practice Student Comprehension This preference specifies whether a M student must pass the Reading Practice Quiz for a title before the program will allow the student to take the Vocabulary Practice Quiz for the same title. To change the setting, tick the box M if you want the students in this class to pass the Reading Practice Quiz before taking the Vocabulary Practice Quiz for the same title. Editing the Quiz Set-up Preference (Class) Who Can Do This? School Network Administrator School Network Staff School Administrator School Staff Teachers 1. View the Quiz Set-up Preference under Class Preferences. See page Click Edit Quiz Set-up on the View Quiz Set-up Preferences page. 3. On the Edit Quiz Set-up Preferences page, tick the box by every quiz type A you want the students in this class to be allowed to take. (The class is listed at the top of the page.) Learn more about capabilities on page 180. A If you block students from quizzing with this preference, the teacher cannot override the block even if you have enabled the Override Authorisation Preference (see page 43). For more information on blocking students from quizzing, see page Click Save when you have finished. 52

63 Preferences Editing Preferences Editing the TWI Settings Preference (Class/Individual Student Settings) Who Can Do This? School Network Administrator School Network Staff School Administrator School Staff Teachers Learn more about capabilities on page View the Individual Student Setting preferences under Class Preferences. See page Click Edit TWI Settings on the View Individual Student Setting Preferences page. 3. Change the TWI setting for each student in the class you chose as described below. If a student takes a Reading Practice Quiz on a book Read To or With, the student will be able to retake the quiz on the same book if it is read Independently six months later. B A The settings in this preference will not apply unless the TWI Monitoring Preference is enabled (see page 41). A Choose Ask TWI Question (the program always asks the students how they read the book) or Always Independent (the program automatically marks the book as Read Independently) from the drop-down list in the row for each student. 4. Click Save when you have finished. B You may choose a setting to apply to all of the students at once from the TWI Settings dropdown list. Then, click Update all students. Any new students enrolled in the class will have your saved selection as the default option. 53

64 Preferences Editing Preferences Editing the Recorded Voice Preference (Class/Individual Student Settings) This preference governs what default choice (if any) the students see regarding Recorded Voice quizzes when they are working in the program. Note: This preference does not apply to quizzes taken on a NEO 2. Who Can Do This? School Network Administrator School Network Staff School Administrator School Staff Teachers Learn more about capabilities on page View the Individual Student Settings Preference under Class Preferences. See page Click Edit Recorded Voice on the View Individual Student Settings Preferences page. 3. Change the Recorded Voice setting for each student in the class you chose on the Edit Recorded Voice Preference page as described below. F A B C D E A Choose the setting you want from the drop-down list in the row for each student. The four choices are described below. The default setting is Off: All. B On: All. The student will automatically get the Recorded Voice Quiz unless the student chooses the option not to do so. C On: Read To or With. The student will automatically get the Recorded Voice quiz for books that were Read To or Read With the student unless the student chooses the option not to do so. This option will only work if you have the TWI Monitoring Preference enabled; see page 41. D Off: All. The student will not automatically get the Recorded Voice Quiz unless the student chooses the option to do so. E Do Not Allow. The student will not see any options regarding whether or not to use Recorded Voice. F You may choose a setting to apply to all the students at once from the Recorded Voice drop-down list. The default setting is Off: All. Then, click Update all students. Note: If you click Save instead of Update all students, any new students enrolled in the class will have your saved selection as the default option. 4. Click Save when you have finished. 54

65 Preferences Editing Preferences Editing the Allow Quizzing Preference (Class/Individual Student Settings) Who Can Do This? School Network Administrator School Network Staff School Administrator School Staff Teachers Learn more about capabilities on page View the Individual Student Setting preferences under Class Preferences. See page Click Edit Allow Quizzing on the View Individual Student Setting Preferences page. 3. Change the settings, which apply to all three quiz types, for each student in the class you chose as described below. B A Teachers can override a block on quizzing if they have been granted permission to do so with the Override Authorisation Preference (see page 43). A For each student, choose Yes (to allow quizzing) or No (to block quizzing) from the drop-down list. B You may choose a setting to apply to all of the students at once from the Allow Quizzing drop-down list. Then, click Update all students. Any new students enrolled in the class will have your saved selection as the default option. 4. Click Save when you have finished. 55

66 Quizzes Record Books Overview The Record Books and Targets are where you go to monitor and manage all the information about the quizzes your students are taking. You can also set, edit and delete Reading Practice targets; add, edit, delete and set a current target for Reading Practice certifications; and set up team sets and teams. Accelerated Reader has five Record Books and an area about teams to help you manage all this information: Record Books and Targets Reading Practice Quizzes See Page below Reading Practice Targets 20 Reading Practice Certifications 27 Vocabulary Practice Quizzes 67 Literacy Skills Quizzes 72 Managing team sets and teams 78 Reading Practice Quizzes Record Book The Reading Practice Quizzes Record Book helps you monitor and manage your students Reading Practice Quiz records. The quiz results can help you accurately measure the students reading comprehension, in addition to giving you immediate, individualised and constructive feedback to direct ongoing reading practice. Viewing Reading Practice Quiz Records Who Can Do This? School Network Administrator School Network Staff School Administrator School Staff Teachers Learn more about capabilities on page 180. You can view information about the last Reading Practice Quiz taken by each student in a class. You can also view information about all the Reading Practice Quizzes taken by a student through the end of the active school year. 1. On the Home page, click Accelerated Reader, then Record Books and Targets. 2. If necessary, select your school and class from the School and Class dropdown lists. If you want to see only the classes you are assigned to as a teacher, choose My Classes from the School drop-down list. 56

67 Quizzes Record Books Reading Practice Quizzes Record Book 3. Click Reading Practice Quizzes under Record Books and Targets to go to the View Reading Practice Quizzes Record Book page. A B C D A Use the Class drop-down list to choose a different class. B The Latest Quiz Results column shows you the date the quiz was taken, the title of the last quiz taken by each student, what percentage the student scored on that quiz and whether the student passed or failed. C This legend describes what the symbols in the Score column mean. D Click a student s name to view all the quiz records for that student. 57

68 Quizzes Record Books Reading Practice Quizzes Record Book 4. Click a student s name to view all the quiz records for that student. The most recent quiz is listed at the top. E F H G Too many pages? The list of quizzes may be divided into multiple pages if the list is longer than the limit set in the Viewing preference. To change this preference see Editing the Class Restrictions Preferences (School) on page 45. E Use the Student drop-down list if you need to choose a different student. F Scroll through the list of quizzes to find a particular quiz record. Click Next >> or << Previous to move through the list. G Type a quiz number or title and click Go to search for a particular quiz. H Click Show All to view the full list of quiz records. 58

69 Quizzes Record Books Reading Practice Quizzes Record Book Adding a Reading Practice Quiz Record for a Student Who Can Do This? School Network Administrator School Network Staff School Administrator School Staff Teachers Learn more about capabilities on page 180. You may need to add a Reading Practice record for a student if that student transfers from a different school without an export file containing Accelerated Reader data. Follow these steps to add a Reading Practice Quiz record for a student in the Reading Practice Quiz record book: 1. View the Reading Practice Quiz records for the desired class. See page Click the name of the student for whom you want to add a Reading Practice Quiz record. 3. Click Add Reading Practice Quiz Record under Actions along the left side of the page A. If you cannot add a Reading Practice quiz record, an administrator has used the Allow Quiz Editing Preference to prevent users from adding Reading Practice Quiz records. See Editing the Class Restrictions Preferences (School) on page 45. A 59

70 Quizzes Record Books Reading Practice Quizzes Record Book 4. Use the Select a Reading Practice Quiz page to find and choose the quiz you want: Teacher-Made Quizzes. The list also includes Teacher- Made Quizzes that have been added to the program. Teacher-Made Quizzes have quiz numbers from 900 to To create Teacher-Made Quizzes, see page 95. E C D B B Scroll through the list of quizzes to find a particular quiz record. Click Next >> or << Previous to move through the list. C To find a particular quiz, search by title, author, quiz number or ATOS book level (or user-defined name) using the drop-down lists and blank fields. D Click More Criteria to narrow your search by fiction/non-fiction classification, interest level, points or Recorded Voice Quizzes. E Click Search. To go back to the full list of quizzes, delete any text you have entered in the Search for Quizzes fields and click Search again. 5. Click the quiz title or number. Note: If you select a quiz that the student has already taken, the Select Reading Practice Quiz Error page appears. Click Edit to change the existing quiz record, click Select another quiz to go back to the quiz search page or click Cancel if you do not want to add a quiz record at this time. 60

71 Quizzes Record Books Reading Practice Quizzes Record Book 6. Complete the Add Student Reading Practice Quiz Record page as described below: F TWI stands for read To, read With or read Independently. G H F Type the number of questions the student answered correctly on the quiz. G Choose whether the book was Read To the student, Read With the student or Read Independently by the student from the TWI drop-down list. H Type the date the student took the quiz, or click the calendar button to choose a date. 7. Click Save to add this Reading Practice Quiz to the student s record. 61

72 Quizzes Record Books Reading Practice Quizzes Record Book Editing a Student s Reading Practice Quiz Record Who Can Do This? School Network Administrator School Network Staff School Administrator School Staff Teachers Learn more about capabilities on page View the Reading Practice Quiz records for the desired class. See page Click the name of the student whose quiz record you want to edit. 3. Find the record you want to edit on the View Student Reading Practice Quiz Records page. A C B If the Edit option is unavailable, an administrator has used the Allow Quiz Editing Preference to prevent users from editing Reading Practice Quiz records. See Editing the Class Restrictions Preferences (School) on page 45. A Scroll through the list of quizzes to find a particular quiz record. Click Next >> or << Previous to move through the list. D B Type the quiz number or title and click Go to search for a particular quiz. C Click Show All to view the full list of quiz records. 4. Click Edit in the Actions column D for the row of the record you want to edit. 62

73 Quizzes Record Books Reading Practice Quizzes Record Book 5. Complete the Edit Student Reading Practice Quiz Record page as described below: E F G E Change the number of Questions Correct to the actual number of questions the student answered correctly on the quiz. F Change whether the book was Read To the student, Read With the student or Read Independently by the student from the TWI drop-down list. G Type the correct date the student took the quiz or click the calendar button to choose a date. 6. Click Save to save your changes to the student s Reading Practice Quiz record for this quiz. 63

74 Quizzes Record Books Reading Practice Quizzes Record Book Deleting a Student s Reading Practice Quiz Record Quiz Record Deletion Best Practices As a rule, students should not take a Reading Practice Quiz more than once. If students have read a book within their zone of proximal development (ZPD), they are likely to pass the quiz because of the way it has been designed. If a student does not pass a quiz, the reading material was likely not appropriate for the student s skill abilities in the first place. In neither case does it make sense for the student to retake the quiz. The following points help illustrate why deleting quiz records is not recommended: Teachers and students need accurate information on student progress. Developing the habit of deleting and allowing retaking promotes guessing and leads students to choose books that are too difficult. Allowing students to take a quiz more than once may cause some students to take quizzes on books they have not read because they have a good chance of passing the quiz after taking it several times. Retaking quizzes can send a message to students that the student can read carelessly, try the quiz and if they are unsuccessful, be allowed to try again. If a student is unsuccessful, there are probably some good reasons why. The book was too difficult or too long. The book was not interesting to the student or they could not get into the content. The book was inappropriate for age and maturity. There are a few occasions, however, that may warrant deleting or possibly editing quiz data. The student attempts a quiz while emotionally distraught. Family upheaval, bereavement or other worries may distract a student and make it difficult to perform well on a book s quiz, even if the student has read carefully. The student inadvertently selects the wrong quiz for the book read, or takes the quiz on the wrong student s record and completes the quiz before telling the teacher. The student takes a quiz while feeling ill. In these three situations, it may be acceptable to delete the quiz record and allow the student to try again a little later. However, your best practice would be to coach students that it is all right to occasionally delay taking a quiz if they are upset or not feeling well. Be sure to recommend that students review the book after the delay or before trying again. It is also a good idea to have a brief 64

75 Quizzes Record Books Reading Practice Quizzes Record Book discussion with the student about the book before the student takes a quiz again. How to Delete a Student s Reading Practice Quiz Record Who Can Do This? School Network Administrator School Network Staff School Administrator School Staff Teachers Learn more about capabilities on page View the Reading Practice Quiz records for the desired class. See page Click the name of the student whose quiz record you want to delete. 3. Find the record you want to delete on the View Student Reading Practice Quiz Records page as described below: A D C B If the Delete option is unavailable, an administrator may have set the Allow Quiz Deleting Preference to prevent users from deleting Reading Practice Quiz records. See Editing the Class Restrictions Preferences (School) on page 45. A Scroll through the list of quizzes to find a particular quiz record. Click Next >> or << Previous to move through the list. B Type the quiz number or title and click Go to search for a particular quiz. C Click Show All to view the full list of quiz records. 4. Click Delete in the row of the record you want to delete under the Actions column D. 5. Click OK to delete the record. 65

76 Quizzes Record Books Reading Practice Quizzes Record Book Reprinting a Student s Reading Practice TOPS Report Who Can Do This? School Network Administrator School Network Staff School Administrator School Staff Teachers Learn more about capabilities on page 180. To reprint a Reading Practice TOPS Report: 1. View the Reading Practice Quiz records. See page Click the name of the student whose TOPS Report you want to reprint on the View Reading Practice Quizzes Record Book page. 3. Find the record you want on the View Student Reading Practice Quiz Records page as described below: A D C B A Scroll through the list of quizzes to find a particular quiz record. Click Next >> or << Previous to move through the list. B Type the quiz number or title and click Go to search for a particular quiz. C Click Show All to view the full list of quiz records. For more information about TOPS Reports, see page Click TOPS in the row of the record you want under the Actions column D. 5. When the report is ready, it will open in Adobe Reader (or your default PDF reader) in a browser window or a separate window. 66

77 Quizzes Record Books Vocabulary Practice Quizzes Record Book Vocabulary Practice Quizzes Record Book Vocabulary Practice Quizzes help you maximise students word acquisition through reading practice. Vocabulary Practice Quizzes contain 5, 10 or 15 questions covering the vocabulary words found in the books they have read. Students do not pass or fail Vocabulary Practice Quizzes; they simply learn words. When they learn a word, it is placed on their Words Learned List. You can see this list when you generate the Words Learned Report; see page 177. Words not learned can be viewed on the Words to Study Report; see page 177. Besides the regular Vocabulary Practice Quizzes, there is another kind called a ~Second-Try and Review Words~ Quiz. This type of quiz includes only secondtry new words, first-try review words and second-try review words. It does not include any first-try new words for a particular title. See the next page for a description of each type of word. The Vocabulary Practice Quizzes Record Book helps you monitor and manage your students Vocabulary Practice Quiz records. Vocabulary Word Types There are four types of words a student may see on a Vocabulary Practice Quiz: If a student answers vocabulary words incorrectly on a quiz, you can print the Words to Study Report for that student to help him or her learn those vocabulary words. See page 177. First-try new words. These are the words from the Vocabulary Practice Quiz the student chose to take. If the student gets one of these words correct, it is placed on the Words Learned List. If the student gets one of these words wrong, the next Vocabulary Practice Quiz taken provides a second chance to get the word correct. The word will be added to the Words to Study list. Second-try new words. These are words the student missed on the previous Vocabulary Practice Quiz. The student is given this second chance to get the words correct. If the student gets a second-try new word correct, the word is placed on the Words Learned List. If the student gets a second-try new word incorrect, the word is not seen again unless it is part of the vocabulary word list for another Vocabulary Practice Quiz the student takes. First-try review words. If the teacher used the Vocabulary Practice Review Percentage Preference to specify that review words are to be part of quizzes (see page 51), the student will begin to see review words as a part of each new Vocabulary Practice Quiz after taking quizzes for two weeks. The review words are taken from the student s Words Learned List. If the student gets a first-try review word correct, the word stays on the Words Learned List. If the student gets a first-try review word incorrect, it is taken off of the Words Learned List, but the student will be given a second chance to get it correct on the next Vocabulary Practice Quiz. Second-try review words. If the student missed a review word on the first-try, there is a second chance to get the word correct. If the student 67

78 Quizzes Record Books Vocabulary Practice Quizzes Record Book gets a second-try review word correct, the word is put back on the Words Learned List. If the student gets a second-try review word incorrect, it stays off of the Words Learned List and the student will not see the word again unless it is part of the vocabulary word list for another Vocabulary Practice Quiz. Viewing Vocabulary Practice Quiz Records Who Can Do This? School Network Administrator School Network Staff School Administrator School Staff Teachers Learn more about capabilities on page 180. You can view the latest Vocabulary Practice Quiz records for all the students in a class or all of one student s Vocabulary Practice Quiz records for quizzes taken up to the end of the active school year. The words for a single Vocabulary Practice title can show up on several different Vocabulary Practice Quizzes (as first-try new words, second-try new words, first-try review words and second-try review words see the previous section for definitions), depending on when the student learns the word. Follow these steps to view Vocabulary Practice Quiz records for a class and an individual student: 1. On the Home page, click Accelerated Reader, then Record Books and Targets. 2. If necessary, select your school and class from the drop-down lists. Click My Classes in the School drop-down list if you want to see only the classes you are assigned to as a teacher. 3. Click Vocabulary Practice Quizzes on the Class Record Books page to view the Vocabulary Practice Quiz records for the class. 4. Click the name of a student to view his or her Vocabulary Practice Quiz records up to the end of the active school year C. A B C A Use the Class drop-down list to choose a different class. B The Latest Quiz Results column shows you the date the quiz was taken, the title of the last quiz taken by each student and what percentage the student scored on that quiz. C Click a student s name to view all the quiz records for that student. 68

79 Quizzes Record Books Vocabulary Practice Quizzes Record Book 5. There are two ways you can view the quiz records on the View Student Vocabulary Practice Records page: by quiz or by title. F Too many pages? If the list is longer than the limit set in the Viewing Preference, click Next >> or << Previous to move through the list. See Editing the Class Restrictions Preferences (School) on page 45 to change the limit. G H D E D Click Show by Quiz to view the student s records by quiz number. Only data from each quiz is shown, including first-try new words, second-try new words, first-try review words and second-try review words that appeared on the quiz (see page 67 for definitions). E Click Show by Title to view the student records by quiz title. The program shows the records of all the words for that title, no matter which quiz they appeared on. F Scroll through the list of quizzes to find a particular quiz record. Click Next >> or << Previous to move through the list. G Type the quiz number or title and click Go to search for a particular quiz. H Click Show All to view the full list of quiz records. 69

80 Quizzes Record Books Vocabulary Practice Quizzes Record Book Deleting a Student s Vocabulary Practice Quiz Record Who Can Do This? School Network Administrator School Network Staff School Administrator School Staff Teachers Learn more about capabilities on page 180. The words for a single Vocabulary Practice title can show up on several different quizzes (as first-try new words, second-try new words, first-try review words and second-try review words), depending on when the student learns the word. Because of this, you can delete a Vocabulary Practice Quiz either by quiz or by title as described in the following steps. 1. View the Vocabulary Practice Quiz Record Book for a student by clicking the name of the student in the View Vocabulary Practice Quizzes Record Book page. See page By default, the View Student Vocabulary Practice Records page shows the quizzes, sorted by quiz with the most recent one at the top of the list. To find a specific quiz to delete, follow the instructions below. C A B F D E A Click Show by Quiz to find and delete only the last quiz the student took. When you delete this quiz, all data from the quiz is deleted, including first-try new words, second-try new words, first-try review words and second-try review words that appeared on the quiz. Any words learned on the quiz you delete, regardless of the title they are from, are removed from the student s Words Learned List. B Click Show by Title to find and delete the records for any title. When you delete quizzes by title, the program deletes all records of the words for that title, no matter which quiz they appeared on, and all words learned from that title are removed from the student s Words Learned List. C Scroll through the list of quizzes to find a particular quiz record to delete. Click Next >> or << Previous to move through the list. D Type the quiz number or the quiz title and click Go to search for a particular quiz. E Click Show All to view the full list of quiz records. 70

81 Quizzes Record Books Vocabulary Practice Quizzes Record Book Cannot Delete? Administrators may have set the Allow Quiz Deleting Preference to prevent users from deleting quiz records. See Editing the Class Restrictions Preferences (School) on page In the Actions column, click Delete in the row for the quiz record you want to delete F. 4. Click OK to delete the quiz record. Reprinting a Student s Vocabulary Practice TOPS Report Who Can Do This? School Network Administrator School Network Staff School Administrator School Staff Teachers Learn more about capabilities on page 180. To reprint Vocabulary Practice TOPS Reports: 1. View the Vocabulary Practice Quiz Record Book for a student by clicking the name of the student on the View Vocabulary Practice Quizzes Record Book page. See page To find the quiz for which you want to reprint a TOPS Report on the View Student Vocabulary Practice Records by Quiz page, follow the instructions below. Note: You can only reprint a TOPS Report for a quiz a student has actually taken. Because vocabulary words from one title might appear on several different quizzes, TOPS Reports only exist for quizzes, not for titles. There are three ways to find a quiz. For more information about TOPS Reports, see page 176. A D B C A Scroll through the list of quizzes to find a particular quiz record. Click Next >> or << Previous to move through the list. B Type the quiz number or title and click Go to search for a particular quiz. C Click Show All to view the full list of quiz records. 71

82 Quizzes Record Books Literacy Skills Quizzes Record Book Literacy Skills Quizzes Record Book 3. To reprint a TOPS Report for a particular quiz record, click TOPS in the row for that quiz record D. 4. When the report is ready, it will open in Adobe Reader (or your default PDF Reader) in a browser window or a separate window. Literacy Skills Quizzes help you monitor student growth in comprehension and the literacy skills that are most often assessed on national tests. Designed for occasional use, these quizzes measure the student s understanding of higherorder concepts like identifying the overall message, identifying detail and drawing conclusions. The Literacy Skills Quizzes Record Book helps you monitor and manage your students Literacy Skills Quiz records. Viewing Literacy Skills Quiz Records Who Can Do This? School Network Administrator School Network Staff School Administrator School Staff Teachers Learn more about capabilities on page 180. You can view the latest Literacy Skills Quiz records for all the students in a class, or all of one student s Literacy Skills Quiz records. 1. On the Home page, click Accelerated Reader, then Record Books and Targets. 2. If necessary, select your school and class from the drop-down lists. Click My Classes in the School drop-down list if you want to see only the classes you are assigned to as a teacher. 3. Click Literacy Skills Quizzes under Class Record Book on the Class Record Books page to see the class view of the record book. 72

83 Quizzes Record Books Literacy Skills Quizzes Record Book 4. Click the name of the student to view that student s Literacy Skills Quiz records up to the end of the active school year.. B A D C A Use the Class drop-down list to choose a different class. B The Latest Quiz Results column shows you the title of the last quiz taken by each student, the date the quiz was taken, what percentage the student scored on that quiz and whether he or she passed or failed. C This legend describes what the symbols in the Score column mean. D Click a student s name to view all the quiz records for that student. 5. Find a particular quiz using one of the three ways described below: E F G H E Choose a different student from the Student drop-down list. F Scroll through the list of quizzes to find a particular quiz record. Click Next >> or << Previous to move through the list. G Type the quiz number or title and click Go to search for a particular quiz. H Click Show All to view the full list of quiz records. 73

84 Quizzes Record Books Literacy Skills Quizzes Record Book Editing a Student s Literacy Skills Quiz Record Who Can Do This? School Network Administrator School Network Staff School Administrator School Staff Teachers Learn more about capabilities on page 180. When you edit a student s Literacy Skills Quiz record, you can change the date the quiz was taken and whether each answer is marked as correct or incorrect. When you save your changes, the program automatically recalculates the percentage correct and shows if the student passed or failed the quiz. Note: You can set the pass mark using the Literacy Skills Pass Mark Preference (see page 42). 1. View the Literacy Skills Quizzes Record Book for a student by clicking the student s name on the View Literacy Skills Quiz Records page. See page Find the quiz you want using one of the three ways described below. A B C D Cannot edit? Administrators can use the Allow Quiz Editing Preference to prevent users from editing quiz records. See Editing the Class Restrictions Preferences (School) on page 45. A Scroll through the list of quizzes to find a particular quiz record. Click Next >> or << Previous to move through the list. B Type the quiz number or title and click Go to search for a particular quiz. C Click Show All to view the full list of quiz records. 3. Click Edit under Actions for the quiz record you want to edit D. 74

85 Quizzes Record Books Literacy Skills Quizzes Record Book 4. Make changes on the Edit Student Literacy Skills Quiz Record page as described below. H E F G E Type a different date or click the calendar button to choose a date. F The legend explains what the markings in the Question and Answer column mean a green square indicates the correct response and a blue circle indicates the student s response. G Click Correct or Incorrect to change how the student s answer was marked. 5. Click Save H. The program automatically recalculates the percentage correct and shows whether the student passed or failed the quiz. 75

86 Quizzes Record Books Literacy Skills Quizzes Record Book Deleting a Student s Literacy Skills Quiz Record Who Can Do This? School Network Administrator School Network Staff School Administrator School Staff Teachers Learn more about capabilities on page View the Literacy Skills Quizzes Record Book for a student by clicking the student s name on the View Literacy Skills Quiz Records page. See page Find the quiz you want to delete on the View Student Literacy Skills Quiz Records page. The three ways of finding a quiz are described below. A B C D Cannot Delete? Administrators can use the Allow Quiz Deleting Preference to prevent users from deleting quiz records. See Editing the Class Restrictions Preferences (School) on page 45. A Scroll through the list of quizzes to find a particular quiz record. Click Next >> or << Previous to move through the list. B Type the quiz number or title and click Go to search for a particular quiz. C Click Show All to view the full list of quiz records. 3. Click Delete under Actions for the quiz record you want to delete D. 4. Click OK to delete the record. 76

87 Quizzes Record Books Literacy Skills Quizzes Record Book Reprinting a Literacy Skills TOPS Report Who Can Do This? School Network Administrator School Network Staff School Administrator School Staff Teachers Learn more about capabilities on page 180. To reprint Literacy Skills TOPS Reports: 1. View the Literacy Skills Quizzes Record Book for a student by clicking the student s name on the View Literacy Skills Quiz Records page. See page Find the quiz on the View Student Literacy Skills Quiz Records page. The three ways of finding a quiz are described below. A B C D For more information about TOPS Reports, see page 176. A Scroll through the list of quizzes to find a particular quiz record. Click Next >> or << Previous to move through the list. B Type the quiz number or title and click Go to search for a particular quiz. C Click Show All to view the full list of quiz records. 3. Click TOPS D in the row of quiz record with the TOPS Report you want to reprint. 4. When the report is ready, it will open in Adobe Reader (or your default PDF Reader) in a browser window or a separate window. 77

88 Teams Sets and Teams You can set up teams of students in Accelerated Reader. Teams can help you see how groups of students are progressing towards their Reading Practice targets (targets for average percentage correct on quizzes, points earned and average book level on passed quizzes). Using the Team Standing Chart and the Team Status Report, you can then compare the progress of teams towards the targets you have set. Teams are grouped within team sets to keep the teams for different classes or teachers separate. After you add a team set and its teams, you can have the software automatically divide your students among teams or you can manually assign students to the appropriate teams. Adding Team Sets Who Can Do This? School Network Administrator School Network Staff School Administrator School Staff Teachers Learn more about capabilities on page 180. A team set is a group of teams. Students can be divided among the teams in a set. By creating a set, you are keeping your teams separate from those for other classes or teachers. After you create a team set, you must: add the teams (see page 79) assign students to the teams (see page 80) set targets for students (see page 23 and page 24). Team progress is measured by individual students Reading Practice targets. Student targets also provide data for the team reports (see page 88). Follow these steps to add a team set: 1. On the Home page, click Accelerated Reader, then Record Books and Targets. 2. If necessary, select your school and class from the drop-down lists. Click My Classes in the School drop-down list if you want to see only the classes you are assigned to as a teacher. 3. Click Teams under Other Activities on the Class Record Books page. 4. Click Add Team Set on the View Team Sets page. 78

89 Teams Sets and Teams Adding Teams 5. Complete the Add Team Sets page as described below. Owners abilities. Only an administrator or team set owner can add, edit or delete teams from the set and change the team rosters. Anyone can print reports for any team or team set. C D A B A Type a name for your new team set. B Choose the owner from the Owner drop-down list. C Click Add. 6. Repeat step 5 for each team set you need to add. 7. Click Done when you have finished D. Adding Teams Who Can Do This? School Network Administrator School Network Staff School Administrator School Staff Teachers Learn more about capabilities on page 180. Teams can help you see how groups of students are progressing towards their Reading Practice targets (for average percentage correct on quizzes, points earned and average book level on passed quizzes). Using the Team Standing Chart and the Team Status Report, you can then compare the progress of teams towards the targets you have set. Note: Before you add teams you must create a team set for them (see page 78). Follow these steps to add teams to a team set: 1. On the Home page, click Accelerated Reader, then Record Books and Targets. 2. If necessary, select your school and class from the drop-down lists. Click My Classes in the School drop-down list if you want to see only the classes you are assigned to as a teacher. 3. Click Teams under Other Activities on the Class Record Books page. 4. Click the team set you want to work with on the View Team Sets page A. A 5. Click Add Team on the View Teams page. 79

90 Teams Sets and Teams Enrolling Students on (and Un-Enrolling Students from) Teams 6. Type the name of the new team B. Then, click Add. C B 7. Repeat step 6 to add more teams. 8. Click Done when you have finished C. Enrolling Students on (and Un-Enrolling Students from) Teams Who Can Do This? School Network Administrator School Network Staff School Administrator School Staff Teachers Learn more about capabilities on page 180. Before you assign students to teams, you must create a team set (see page 78) and add teams to the set (see page 79). Teams can help you see how groups of students are progressing towards their Reading Practice targets (for average percentage correct on quizzes, points earned and average book level on passed quizzes). Using the Team Standing Chart and the Team Status Report, you can then compare the progress of teams towards the targets you have set. Follow these steps to change team rosters: 1. On the Home page, click Accelerated Reader, then Record Books and Targets. 2. If necessary, select your school and class from the drop-down lists. Click My Classes in the School drop-down list if you want to see only the classes you are assigned to as a teacher. 3. Click Teams under Other Activities on the Class Record Books page. 4. Click the team set you want to work with on the View Team Sets page. 80

91 Teams Sets and Teams Enrolling Students on (and Un-Enrolling Students from) Teams 5. What you do on the View Teams page depends on the method you want to use to work with the teams enrolment: C B A A Click Add/Remove Students to add students to or remove them from a specific team. See page 82. B Click Change Enrolment to transfer students between teams in a team set. See page 83. C Click Auto Team Select to have the program automatically divide students among teams in a set. See page

92 Teams Sets and Teams Enrolling Students on (and Un-Enrolling Students from) Teams Adding or Removing Students from a Specific Team 1. Click Add/Remove Students after the desired team on the View Teams page. See page 80 step Complete the Add/Remove Students page as described below. E A F D C B A Search for the students you want to add or remove using one or more of the criteria available. Click Search. B Tick the box by each student you want added. Tick the Student box at the top of the column to select all the students listed on the page. Click < Add. C Click Next >> or << Previous to move through the list of search results. D Click Remove by a student you want to remove. E Click Remove All to remove all the students from the team. F Click Save when you have finished. 82

93 Teams Sets and Teams Enrolling Students on (and Un-Enrolling Students from) Teams Changing Enrolment (Transferring Students Between Teams) in a Team Set 1. Click Change Enrolment under Actions on the View Teams page. See page 80 step Complete the Change Enrolment page as described below. A B Be sure to save your changes. If you made changes to the team assignments, you will not be able to view another team roster until you save your changes. C D A Choose another team or No Team from the Team drop-down list to limit the list of students shown on the page. B For each student, choose another team from the New Team drop-down list to change the student s team assignment. C Click Save to save your changes. D Click Done when you have finished. 83

94 Teams Sets and Teams Enrolling Students on (and Un-Enrolling Students from) Teams Dividing Students Automatically among Teams in a Set 1. Click Auto Team Select under Actions on the View Teams page. See page 80 step Click one of the Students to Add options on the Auto Team Select Options page. You can include only students who are in the No Team group, or you can select specific classes. B E A F 3. If you want to distribute students in the No Team group, click Add/Remove Students A to view or change which students are in the No Team group. See page 82. If you want to select the classes to enrol on teams B, click Select Classes. Then, tick the box by each class you want to include in the team set C. Click Save Selection D. C D 4. Click one of the Existing Team Members options on the Auto Team Select Options page E. 5. Click Finish when you are ready to continue F. 6. View the changed enrolment on the Change Enrolment page. If you want to transfer any of the students from one team to another, follow the steps in Changing Enrolment (Transferring Students Between Teams) in a Team Set on page Click Done when you have finished. 84

95 Teams Sets and Teams Viewing Team Sets, Teams and Team Enrolment Viewing Team Sets, Teams and Team Enrolment Who Can Do This? School Network Administrator School Network Staff School Administrator School Staff Teachers Learn more about capabilities on page 180. Follow these steps to view the list of teams in a set and the students assigned to each team: 1. On the Home page, click Accelerated Reader, then Record Books and Targets. 2. If necessary, select your school and class from the drop-down lists. Click My Classes in the School drop-down list if you want to see only the classes you are assigned to as a teacher. 3. Click Teams under Other Activities on the Class Record Books page to view the team sets for your school. 4. Click the team set name to view the teams in a set A. A 5. Choose a team from the Team Set drop-down list on the View Teams page if you want to view another team set B. The No Team group can be used as a holding place for students before you enrol them in the teams. If there are students in the No Team group, the program treats it as a regular team. C B 6. Click Team Enrolment under View on the View Teams page to view the roster for any team or all the teams in this team set C. 85

96 Teams Sets and Teams Editing Team Sets 7. Click the Student or Current Team column headings on the View Team Enrolment page if you want to change the way the list is sorted D. D E F Choose a different team set from the Team Set drop-down list to view the enrolment for the teams in that team set E. Choose a different team from the Team drop-down list to view the roster for that team F. Editing Team Sets Who Can Do This? School Network Administrator School Network Staff School Administrator School Staff Teachers Learn more about capabilities on page View the team set. See page Click Edit A by the team set you want to work with on the View Team Sets page. 3. Change the name for the team set on the Edit Team Set page B. A Owner Capabilities. Administrators can edit teams and team enrolment for any team set at their school. Teachers can edit teams and team enrolment only for the team sets they own. D B C 86

97 Teams Sets and Teams Editing Teams 4. Choose a different owner from the Owner drop-down list C. 5. Click Save when you have finished D. Editing Teams Who Can Do This? School Network Administrator School Network Staff School Administrator School Staff Teachers Learn more about capabilities on page View the team set. See page Click the team set you want to work with on the View Team Sets page. 3. Click Edit by the team you need to edit on the View Teams page. 4. Change the team name on the Edit Team page A. Each team in a set must have a unique name. A B 5. Click Save when you have finished B. Deleting Team Sets Who Can Do This? School Network Administrator School Network Staff School Administrator School Staff Teachers Learn more about capabilities on page 180. When you delete a team set, the teams in that set will also be deleted and the students who were assigned to those teams will no longer be assigned to a team. If you want those students included in your team reports, you will have to re-assign them to other teams; see page View the team set. See page Click Delete by the team set you want to delete on the View Team Sets page A. 3. Click OK to permanently delete the team set. A 87

98 Teams Sets and Teams Deleting Teams Deleting Teams Who Can Do This? School Network Administrator School Network Staff School Administrator School Staff Teachers Learn more about capabilities on page 180. When you delete teams, the students who were assigned to those teams will no longer be assigned to them and will be moved into the No Team group. If you want those students included in your team reports, you will have to reassign them to other teams; see page View the team set. See page Click the name of the desired team set on the View Team Sets page. 3. Click Delete by the team you need to delete on the View Teams page A. A Printing Team Reports 4. Click OK to permanently delete this team. Who Can Do This? School Network Administrator School Network Staff School Administrator School Staff Teachers Learn more about capabilities on page 180. You can generate and print the Team Standing Chart and the Team Status Report from the Teams section of the program to get information about students on the teams at your school. 1. View the team set. See page Click Status A in the Team Reports column on the View Team Sets page if you want to generate the Team Status Report, or click Chart B if you want to generate the Team Standing Chart. Printing Reports. You can also print the Team Standing Chart and the Team Status Report from the Reports section of the program (see page 164). School network staff can print these reports from the Reports section, but not from the Teams section. 3. Make your choices to customise the information you want included on the report on the Report Options page and click View Report. 4. When the report is ready, it will open in Adobe Reader (or your default PDF Reader) in a browser window or a separate window. A B 88

99 Quizzes Searching for Quizzes In the Manage Quizzes and Manage Quiz Availability areas of Accelerated Reader you can search for particular quizzes. To search: 1. On the Home page, click Accelerated Reader, then Manage Quizzes. 2. If necessary, select your school from the School drop-down list. 3. Click Reading Practice in the list of quiz types. 4. Enter the criteria of your search. Narrow your search by using more than one criteria. You may be able to search by quiz number, title, author, book level, fiction/non-fiction classification, interest level, points, quizzes with recorded voice or install date (Manage Quiz Availability only). C D G A E B F When you use the search criteria title contains or author contains, and you type a letter combination such as am, your search results may include quiz records for Amber Brown Goes Fourth and The Daydreamer or the authors James Harriot and Ann Cameron since both titles and authors contain the letter combination am. A Choose Title starts with, Title contains, Title exact match, Author s last name starts with, Author contains, Author exact or Quiz Number from the drop-down list. Type all or part of the quiz title or author s name or the quiz number. B Type the ATOS, ATOS 100 or Lexile Measure book level range (depending on the book level selected in the book level settings; see page 112 for more information). If you are looking for a specific book level, enter the same number in both fields. C Click More Criteria to narrow your search further or Less Criteria to limit the options shown. D Choose Fiction, Non-fiction or Fiction and Non-fiction from the drop-down list. E Choose All Interest Levels, Lower Years (ages 5 8), Middle Years (ages 9 13) or Upper Years (ages 14 and above) from the drop-down list. F Type the desired point range. If you are looking for a specific points value, enter the same number in both fields. G Tick the Only find quizzes with recorded voice box to search for Reading Practice Recorded Voice Quizzes. Click Search after you have chosen/typed the desired criteria. The program will display the search results based on your choices. Note: To go back to the full list of quizzes, delete any text you have entered and click Search again (it does not matter what you have chosen in the drop-down lists). 89

100 Quizzes Reading Practice Quizzes Managing Quiz Information Reading Practice Quizzes Managing Quiz Information Reading Practice Quizzes are the foundation of the Accelerated Reader program. They measure comprehension and are motivational because they ensure a successful, positive experience if the student read a book at the appropriate level. You can view the Reading Practice quiz information, edit quiz information, change the book level for all the quizzes at once or view a sample quiz. You can also add, edit and delete Teacher-Made Reading Practice Quizzes. In addition, you can manage which quizzes are available in the program; see Managing Quiz Availability on page 117. Viewing Reading Practice Quizzes Who Can Do This? School Network Administrator School Network Staff School Administrator School Staff Teachers Learn more about capabilities on page 180. Follow these steps to view both a list of all the Reading Practice Quizzes (including Teacher-Made Quizzes) for your school and the information for a specific quiz. 1. On the Home page, click Accelerated Reader, then Manage Quizzes. 2. If necessary, select your school from the School drop-down list. 3. Click Reading Practice in the list of quiz types. 4. Find a specific quiz on the View Reading Practice Quizzes page (see the next page). Which quizzes? This page lists all the Reading Practice and Teacher-Made Quizzes for this school. Too many pages? The list of quizzes may be divided into multiple pages if the list is longer than the limit set in the Viewing Preference. To change this preference, see Editing the Class Restrictions Preferences (School) on page

101 Quizzes Reading Practice Quizzes Managing Quiz Information 5. Click Select by the quiz you want to view G. B C E F D A G Searching by quiz number or book level. If you are searching by quiz number, you must enter the exact number. If you are looking for a specific book level or points value, enter the same number in both fields. A Scroll through the list of quizzes to find a particular quiz record. Click Next >> or << Previous to move through the list. B To find a particular quiz, use the drop-down lists and fields to search by title, author, quiz number or ATOS book level (or the book level selected in the Book Level Settings; see page 112). For more details, see Searching for Quizzes on page 89. C Click More Criteria to narrow your search by fiction/non-fiction classification, interest level, points or Recorded Voice Quizzes. D Click Search. Delete all the changes you made to the search criteria to go back to the full list of quizzes and click Search again. E Click this link to view only Teacher- Made Quizzes. F Click AR BookFinder to open a separate window where you can search for quizzes available from Renaissance Learning. 91

102 Quizzes Reading Practice Quizzes Managing Quiz Information Editing Reading Practice Quiz Information Who Can Do This? School Network Administrator School Network Staff School Administrator School Staff Teachers Learn more about capabilities on page 180. If you edit information for a Reading Practice Quiz, the program automatically changes the same information for that title in the other quiz types (Vocabulary Practice and Literacy Skills). You can change the fiction/non-fiction classification and interest level (the years for which the book s content is most appropriate) for a quiz. You can also specify whether students are allowed to take this quiz. This procedure is for editing information about Reading Practice Quizzes you received from Renaissance Learning. If you want to edit the information or questions for a Teacher-Made Quiz, see page View the Reading Practice Quizzes to find a specific quiz. See page Click Select by the quiz you want to edit on the View Reading Practice Quizzes page. 3. Click Edit Selected Quiz Information under the Quiz Task Menu on the View Reading Practice Quiz page. 4. Edit the quiz on the Edit Reading Practice Quiz page as described below. D Teacher-Made Quiz page? If the Edit Teacher-Made Quiz page opens instead of the Reading Practice Quiz page, you chose to edit a Teacher- Made quiz. See Editing a Teacher-Made Quiz on page 98. C A B Quiz Status. If you do not allow students to take this quiz, the teacher will be able to override the block if you have enabled the Override Authorisation Preference (see page 43). A Type a different number to change the ATOS 100 book level (or user-defined name), which uses a scale of B Choose the correct information from the drop-down lists to change the fiction/non-fiction classification or the interest level. C Click one of the Quiz Status options to specify whether students can take this quiz. 5. Click Save when you have finished D. 92

103 Quizzes Reading Practice Quizzes Managing Quiz Information Taking a Sample Reading Practice Quiz Who Can Do This? School Network Administrator School Network Staff School Administrator School Staff Teachers Learn more about capabilities on page 180. You can take a sample Reading Practice Quiz (or Teacher-Made Quiz) to see how a specific quiz is presented to students. Note that the sample quiz will look different from what the student will see. To see what the students experience, view the Student Experience Video under Resources to Get Started. 1. View the Reading Practice Quizzes to find a specific quiz to take. See page Click Select by the quiz you want to take on the View Reading Practice Quizzes page. 3. Click Take a Sample Quiz or Take a Sample Quiz with Recorded Voice A under the Quiz Task Menu on the View Reading Practice Quiz or View Teacher-Made Quiz page. Note: If these links are unavailable, you have not been given the capability to take a sample quiz (see page 181 for more information about this capability) or a Recorded Voice Quiz is not available for this book. A When you select Take a Sample Quiz with Recorded Voice, you will hear a recording of each question and the possible answers to the question. To hear the recording again, click the question or click an answer. 4. Click Start Quiz on the Preview Reading Practice Quiz page when you are ready to begin. 5. The quiz begins. Press the A, B, C or D key or click the mouse on the answer you want to select. A circle shows which answer you selected. You can change your answer if necessary. Click Next > when you are ready to go on. Click Done after you choose an answer on the final question. 6. When the quiz is done, the Score Summary shows you how you did on the quiz. 7. Click OK if you answered all the questions correctly; you are done with the quiz. 93

104 Quizzes Reading Practice Quizzes Managing Quiz Information 8. Click Yes (if applicable) to see the questions you answered incorrectly, or click No if you do not want to review your incorrect answers. If you clicked Yes, your answer will be circled with a red X over it and the correct answer will have a green square around it. Click Next > to view each question. Click Done after the last question. Deleting a Reading Practice Quiz Who Can Do This? School Network Administrator School Network Staff School Administrator School Staff Teachers Learn more about capabilities on page 180. Instead of deleting a Reading Practice Quiz, use the Manage Quiz Availability option to deactivate a quiz if you do not want it available in the software (see Editing Quiz Availability: Making Quizzes Active or Inactive on page 119). It can easily be activated on the Manage Quiz Availability page if you want it available again. If you prefer to delete a quiz, follow these steps. Deleting a quiz has no effect on the records of students who already took the quiz. 1. View the Reading Practice Quizzes to find a specific quiz to delete. See page Click Remove by the quiz you want to delete on the View Reading Practice Quizzes page A. Restoring a deleted quiz. To restore a deleted Reading Practice Quiz, you must contact Renaissance Learning to re-install it. To restore a deleted Teacher-Made Quiz, you must add it to the program again (see page 95). A 3. Click OK to delete the quiz. 94

105 Quizzes Reading Practice Quizzes Managing Quiz Information Teacher-Made Reading Practice Quizzes Teacher-Made Quizzes are Reading Practice Quizzes that the program administrator, school network staff, school administrator, school staff or teacher has added to the program. The quiz numbers are reserved for Teacher-Made Quizzes. Before Adding a Teacher-Made Quiz Before you add a teacher-made quiz for a book, make sure you have the following information about the book. title author book level word count fiction or non-fiction classification For more helpful information about creating teacher-made quizzes, see the resource Writing Teacher-Made Quizzes under Resources to Advance Your Implementation (see Resources on page 11). Adding a Teacher-Made Quiz Who Can Do This? School Network Administrator School Network Staff School Administrator School Staff Teachers Learn more about capabilities on page 180. You can add up to 500 Teacher-Made Quizzes per school, using the quiz numbers Adding Teacher-Made Quizzes is a two-part process: first, you must add basic information about the quiz; then, you add the questions and answers. When the quiz is presented to students, the answers will be presented in a random order. 1. On the Home page, click Accelerated Reader, then Manage Quizzes. 2. Click Reading Practice in the list of quiz types. 3. Click View only Teacher-Made Quizzes under Actions along the left side of the View Reading Practice Quizzes page. 4. Click Add Teacher-Made Quiz A under Actions along the left side of the View Teacher-Made Quizzes page. A 95

106 Quizzes Reading Practice Quizzes Managing Quiz Information 5. Enter the quiz information on the Add Teacher-Made Quiz page as follows: Interest Levels are based on the content of the book, not its difficulty. They reflect the years for which the book s subject matter is most appropriate. Lower Years are ages 5 8. Middle Years are ages Upper Years are ages 14 and above. Quiz Status: Do not allow and Under Development. If you choose not to allow students to take this quiz, the teacher will be able to override the block if you have enabled the quiz Override Authorisation Preference (see page 43). If you choose Under Development, students will not be allowed to take the quiz and the teacher will not be able to override the block on it. B { C B D { H G F B Choose the correct information from the Quiz Number, Fiction/Non-fiction, Interest Level and Questions Presented drop-down lists. C Type the information for the title, author, word count and ATOS book level (scale of ) in the appropriate blank fields. D Type a number for the ATOS 100 book level (scale of ) and the Lexile Measure (scale of BR to 1800). If you don t add these book levels, the program will calculate them for you when you save this quiz. Note: The ATOS 100 book level name may be different if the book level settings were changed by an administrator; see page 112. E Click Recalculate after you enter the word count and book level to have the program calculate the points that can be earned for the quiz. F Click one of the Quiz Status options to specify whether students are allowed to take this quiz. G The hourglass icon reminds you that new Teacher-Made Quizzes will not be available in your students search results right away; students will need to wait a while before they can take the quiz. H Click Save when you have finished. E 96

107 Quizzes Reading Practice Quizzes Managing Quiz Information Adding the Questions and Answers Teacher-Made Questions. Since you have not yet entered the actual questions and answers, descriptive text is shown to help you choose what to enter. The number of questions matches the number you chose when you added the quiz information. 6. Click View Quiz Questions under the Quiz Task Menu on the View Teacher- Made Quiz page to create the quiz questions. 7. Follow these steps to complete the View Teacher-Made Quiz Questions page. Note: Any 3- question quiz will only have three answer choices A C, rather than four answer choices A D a. Click Edit next H to the question you want to create H. b. Delete the existing text and type the question and each possible answer on the Edit Teacher- Made Quiz J Question page. Be sure to enter the correct answer I first, right after the question I. c. Click Save when you have finished J. d. Repeat steps a c for each additional question on the quiz. 8. Click Done on the View Teacher-Made Quiz Questions page after you have entered the text for all the questions and possible answers. 9. If necessary, click Edit Selected Quiz Information under the Quiz Task Menu on the View Teacher-Made Quiz page to adjust the Quiz Status of this quiz. 97

108 Quizzes Reading Practice Quizzes Managing Quiz Information Viewing Teacher-Made Quizzes See Viewing Reading Practice Quizzes on page 90. Editing a Teacher-Made Quiz Who Can Do This? School Network Administrator School Network Staff School Administrator School Staff Teachers Learn more about capabilities on page 180. When you edit a Teacher-Made Quiz, you can change the quiz title, author, word count, ATOS book level, fiction/non-fiction classification, interest level and number of questions. You can also recalculate the points, choose if students can take this quiz and change the questions and answers that appear on the quiz. 1. View the Reading Practice Quizzes page. See page Click View only Teacher-Made Quizzes under Actions along the left side of the View Reading Practice Quizzes page. 3. Locate the Teacher-Made quiz you want to edit. B C D A A Scroll through the list of quizzes to find a particular quiz record. Click Next >> or << Previous to move through the list. B To find a particular quiz, search by title, author, quiz number or ATOS book level (or user-defined name) using the drop-down lists and blank fields. For more details, see Searching for Quizzes on page 89. C Click More Criteria to narrow your search by fiction/non-fiction classification, interest level or points. D Click Search. E 4. Click Select E by the quiz you want to edit on the View Teacher-Made Quizzes page. To edit the quiz information, follow the steps on Editing Teacher-Made Quiz Information on page 99. To edit the quiz questions, follow the steps on Editing Teacher-Made Quiz Questions on page

109 Quizzes Reading Practice Quizzes Managing Quiz Information Editing Teacher-Made Quiz Information 5. Click Edit Selected Quiz Information on the View Teacher-Made Quiz page. 6. If necessary, change the title, author, word count and/or ATOS book level (or user-defined name) on the Edit Teacher-Made Quiz page F. The hourglass icon at the top of the page G reminds you that certain changes to Teacher-Made Quizzes may not be reflected in students search results right away. G { F H Reducing the number of quiz questions. If you reduce the number of questions and you have already added your questions to the quiz, some questions will be removed from the quiz when it is presented to the student. I { K J L Quiz Status: Do not allow and Under Development. If you choose not to allow students to take this quiz, the teacher will be able to override the block if you have enabled the Override Authorisation Preference (see page 43). If you choose Under Development, students will not be allowed to take the quiz and the teacher will not be able to override the block on it. 7. If necessary, type a number for the ATOS 100 book level (scale of ) and the Lexile Measure (scale of BR 1800) H. Note: The name of the ATOS 100 book level may be different if the book level settings were changed by an administrator; see page If necessary, choose different options from the drop-down lists for fiction/non-fiction classification, interest level or the number of questions presented I. 9. Click Recalculate if you changed the number of questions on the quiz, the word count or the book level J. The program will display the new point value for the quiz. 10. Change the Quiz Status option to choose whether students are allowed to take the quiz K. 11. Click Save when you have finished L. 99

110 Quizzes Reading Practice Quizzes Managing Quiz Information Editing Teacher-Made Quiz Questions 5. Click View/Edit Quiz Questions on the View Teacher-Made Quiz page. 6. Click Edit in the row for the question you want to change on the View Teacher-Made Quiz Questions page M. M 7. Edit the text of the question on the Edit Teacher-Made Quiz Question page. Make sure the correct answer is the one right after the question N. 8. Click Save when you have finished O. 9. Click Done on the View Teacher-Made Quiz Questions page when you have finished changing the quiz questions. O N Taking a Sample Teacher-Made Quiz See Taking a Sample Reading Practice Quiz on page

111 Quizzes Vocabulary Practice Quizzes Managing Quiz Information Deleting a Teacher-Made Quiz See Deleting a Reading Practice Quiz on page 94. Vocabulary Practice Quizzes Managing Quiz Information Vocabulary Practice Quizzes help you maximise students word acquisition through reading practice. Vocabulary Practice Quizzes contain 5, 10 or 15 questions covering the vocabulary words found in the books they have read. Vocabulary Practice Quizzes are designed to be taken immediately after a student has taken and passed the Reading Practice Quiz on a book he or she has read. You can use the Vocabulary Practice Student Comprehension Preference to require that students pass the Reading Practice Quiz on a book before taking the Vocabulary Practice Quiz for the same book (see page 52). When you work with your Vocabulary Practice Quizzes, you can view a list of the quizzes for your school or select a quiz. When you select a Vocabulary Practice Quiz, you can edit some information, take a sample quiz and print the Vocabulary List Report for the quiz. You can also manage the availability of Vocabulary Practice Quizzes; see Managing Quiz Availability on page 117. Note: Besides the regular Vocabulary Practice Quizzes, there is another kind of Vocabulary Practice Quiz. It is called a ~Second-Try and Review Words~ Quiz. This type of quiz includes only second-try new words, first-try review words and second-try review words. It does not include any first-try new words from a particular title. You cannot view, edit or delete this type of quiz because it is created specifically for each student based on the words the student has learned and those words the student answered incorrectly on the previous regular Vocabulary Practice Quiz. 101

112 Quizzes Vocabulary Practice Quizzes Managing Quiz Information Viewing Vocabulary Practice Quizzes Who Can Do This? School Network Administrator School Network Staff School Administrator School Staff Teachers Learn more about capabilities on page 180. You can view a list of the Vocabulary Practice Quizzes that have been installed for a school or the information for a specific Vocabulary Practice Quiz. 1. On the Home page, click Accelerated Reader, then Manage Quizzes. 2. If necessary, select a school from the School drop-down list. 3. Click Vocabulary Practice in the list of quiz types. 4. Find a specific quiz on the View Vocabulary Practice Quizzes page as described below: B C E D A F Too many pages? The list of quizzes may be divided into multiple pages if the list is longer than the limit set in the Viewing Preference. To change this preference, see Editing the Class Restrictions Preferences (School) on page 45. A Scroll through the list of quizzes to find a particular quiz. Click Next >> or << Previous to move through the list. B To find a particular quiz, use the drop-down lists and text fields to search by title, author, quiz number or ATOS book level (or another book level if the book level settings were changed). For more details see Searching for Quizzes on page 89. C Click More Criteria to narrow your search by fiction/non-fiction classification or interest level. D Click Search. To go back to the full list of quizzes, delete all the changes you made to the search criteria and click Search again. E Click AR BookFinder to open a separate window where you can search for quizzes available from Renaissance Learning. 5. Click Select by the quiz you want to view F. The View Vocabulary Practice Quiz page shows you information about the quiz and gives you access to the tasks you can perform. 102

113 Quizzes Vocabulary Practice Quizzes Managing Quiz Information Editing Vocabulary Practice Quiz Information Who Can Do This? School Network Administrator School Network Staff School Administrator School Staff Teachers Learn more about capabilities on page 180. Book and Interest Levels. The book level determines the difficulty of the book. The interest level shows you the age group for which this book s content is most appropriate. You can change the fiction/non-fiction classification or book interest level or both on Vocabulary Practice Quizzes. You can also specify whether students in the school can take the quiz. Note: If you edit Vocabulary Practice Quiz information, the program automatically changes the same information for that title in the other quiz types (Reading Practice and Literacy Skills). 1. View the Vocabulary Practice Quizzes page and locate the desired quiz. See page Click Select by the quiz you want to edit on the View Vocabulary Practice Quizzes page. 3. Click Edit Selected Quiz Information under the Quiz Task Menu on the View Vocabulary Practice Quiz page. 4. Make changes to the Edit Vocabulary Practice Quiz page as follows: A B C Quiz Status. If you do not allow students to take this quiz, the teacher will be able to override the block if you have enabled the Override Authorisation Preference (see page 43). A Type a different number to change the ATOS 100 book level (or user-defined name), which uses a scale of B Choose the correct information from the Fiction/Nonfiction or the Interest Level drop-down lists. C Click one of the student Quiz Status options to specify whether students can take this quiz. 5. Click Save when you have finished. 103

114 Quizzes Vocabulary Practice Quizzes Managing Quiz Information Taking a Sample Vocabulary Practice Quiz Who Can Do This? School Network Administrator School Network Staff School Administrator School Staff Teachers Learn more about capabilities on page 180. You can take a sample Vocabulary Practice Quiz to see how a specific quiz is presented to students. 1. View the Vocabulary Practice Quizzes to find a specific quiz. See page Click Select by the quiz you want on the View Vocabulary Practice Quizzes page. 3. Click Take a Sample Quiz under the Quiz Task Menu on the View Vocabulary Practice Quiz page A. Note: If this link is unavailable, you have not been given the capability to take a sample quiz (see page 181 for more information about this capability). A 4. Click Start Quiz on the Preview Vocabulary Practice Quiz page when you are ready to begin. 5. The quiz begins. Press the A, B, C or D key or click the mouse on the answer you want to select. A circle shows which answer you selected. You can change your answer if necessary. Click Next > when you are ready to go on. Click Done after you choose an answer to the final question. 6. Click OK on the Score Summary page that shows you how you did on the quiz. Printing the Vocabulary List Report Who Can Do This? School Network Administrator School Network Staff School Administrator School Staff Teachers Learn more about capabilities on page 180. The Vocabulary List Report lists the vocabulary words for a particular Vocabulary Practice Quiz. You can print this report for a specific quiz as described below, or from the Reports section of the program (see page 164). This procedure allows you to generate the Vocabulary List Report for one quiz. If you want to generate the report for several quizzes at one time or if you want to customise the report (for example, by excluding the vocabulary word definitions), you should generate it from the Reports section of the program. 1. View the Vocabulary Practice Quizzes to find a specific quiz. See page Click Select by the quiz you want on the View Vocabulary Practice Quizzes page. 104

115 Quizzes Vocabulary Practice Quizzes Managing Quiz Information 3. Click Preview Vocabulary List Report under the Quiz Task Menu on the View Vocabulary Practice Quiz page. 4. When the report is ready, it will open in Adobe Reader (or your default PDF reader) in a browser window or a separate window. Deleting a Vocabulary Practice Quiz Who Can Do This? School Network Administrator School Network Staff School Administrator School Staff Teachers Learn more about capabilities on page 180. Instead of deleting a Vocabulary Practice Quiz, use the Manage Quiz Availability feature to deactivate a quiz if you do not want it available in the software (see Editing Quiz Availability: Making Quizzes Active or Inactive on page 119). It can easily be activated again on the Manage Quiz Availability page. If you prefer to delete the quiz, follow the steps below. Deleting a quiz has no effect on the records of students who have already taken it. Note: To restore a deleted Vocabulary Practice Quiz, you must contact Renaissance Learning to re-install it. 1. View the Vocabulary Practice Quizzes to find a specific quiz to delete. See page Click Remove by the quiz you want to delete on the View Vocabulary Practice Quizzes page. 3. Click OK if you are sure you want to delete the quiz. 105

116 Quizzes Literacy Skills Quizzes Managing Quiz Information Literacy Skills Quizzes Managing Quiz Information Literacy Skills Quizzes help teachers assess their students proficiency on 24 specific skills found in many standardised tests. Administered on selected books, Literacy Skills Quizzes let you monitor student growth in each skill throughout the year and target instruction so students master the skills. When you work with your Literacy Skills Quizzes, you can view the quiz list for your school or select a quiz. When you select a Literacy Skills Quiz, you can edit some information, take a sample quiz, view the Literacy Skills Teacher s Guide for the quiz (if available) and view the quiz question bank. You can also manage the availability of Literacy Skills Quizzes; see Managing Quiz Availability on page 117. The 24 Literacy Skills Accelerated Reader RP monitors 24 literacy skills found in county and school network standards and objectives and on many high-stakes tests. These skills are grouped into four categories: Constructing Meaning, Inferential Comprehension, Initial Understanding and Literary Analysis. The skills that Accelerated Reader monitors are listed in the table below. Category Constructing Meaning Inferential Comprehension Initial Understanding Literacy Skills Identifying the Overall Message Responding to Literature Recognising Persuasive Language Identifying Reading Strategies Differentiating Fact and Opinion Deriving Word or Phrase Meaning Recognising Cause and Effect Making Predictions Making Inferences Drawing Conclusions Comparing and Contrasting Extending Meaning Identifying Sequence Identifying the Function of Dialogue Identifying Feelings Identifying Details Identifying Reasons for Events Describing Events 106

117 Quizzes Literacy Skills Quizzes Managing Quiz Information Category Literary Analysis Literacy Skills Understanding the Author s Craft Identifying Historic and Cultural Factors Describing Characters Understanding Literacy Features Identifying Setting Identifying Plot Viewing a Literacy Skills Quiz Who Can Do This? School Network Administrator School Network Staff School Administrator School Staff Teachers Learn more about capabilities on page On the Home page, click Accelerated Reader, then Manage Quizzes. 2. If necessary, select a school from the School drop-down list. 3. Click Literacy Skills in the list of quiz types on the Manage Quizzes page. 4. Find a specific quiz on the View Literacy Skills Quizzes page as described below. C E B D A F Too many pages? The list of quizzes may be divided into multiple pages if the list is longer than the limit set in the Viewing Preference. See Editing the Class Restrictions Preferences (School) on page 45. A Scroll through the list of quizzes to find a particular quiz. Click Next >> or << Previous to move through the list. B To find a particular quiz, use the drop-down lists and text fields to search by title, author, quiz number or ATOS book level (or the selected book level if the book level settings were changed). For more details see Searching for Quizzes on page 89. C Click More Criteria to narrow your search by fiction/non-fiction classification or interest level. D Click Search. Delete all the changes you made to the criteria if you want to go back to the full list of quizzes and click Search again. E Click AR BookFinder to open a separate window where you can search for quizzes available from Renaissance Learning. 5. Click Select by the quiz you want to view F. The View Literary Skills Quiz page shows you information about the quiz and gives you access to the tasks you can perform. 107

118 Quizzes Literacy Skills Quizzes Managing Quiz Information 6. Click View the Literacy Skills Quiz Questions under the Quiz Task Menu to view the question bank for this quiz G. The View Literacy Skills Quiz Questions page shows the correct answer to each question (in a box) and the skill addressed by that question. Why so many questions? There are more questions in the question bank than there are on a normal Literacy Skills Quiz. When a student takes a Literacy Skills Quiz, the program randomly selects an equal number of questions from each skill group in the question bank for inclusion on the quiz. Therefore, if the student retakes the quiz, the two quizzes will not be identical. G 7. Click Done when you have finished. 108

119 Quizzes Literacy Skills Quizzes Managing Quiz Information Editing Literacy Skills Quiz Information Who Can Do This? School Network Administrator School Network Staff School Administrator School Staff Teachers Learn more about capabilities on page 180. You can change the fiction/non-fiction classification, interest level or ATOS 100 book level of a Literacy Skills Quiz. You can also specify whether students in the school are allowed to take the quiz. Note: If you edit Literacy Skills Quiz information, the program automatically changes the same information for that title in the other quiz types (Reading Practice and Vocabulary Practice). 1. View the Literacy Skills Quizzes to find a specific quiz to edit. See page Click Select by the quiz you want to edit on the View Literacy Skills Quizzes page. 3. Click Edit Selected Quiz Information under the Quiz Task Menu on the View Literacy Skills Quiz page. 4. Change the Edit Literacy Skills Quiz page as described below: Book and Interest Levels. The book level determines the difficulty of the book. The interest level shows you the group for which this book s content is most appropriate. A Quiz Status. If you do not allow students to take this quiz, the teacher will be able to override the block if you have enabled the Override Authorisation Preference (see page 43). D C B A Type a different number to change the ATOS 100 book level (or user-defined name) which uses a scale of B Choose the correct information from the Fiction/Non-fiction or the Interest Level drop-down lists. C Click one of the student Quiz Status options to specify whether students can take this quiz. 5. Click Save when you have finished D. 109

120 Quizzes Literacy Skills Quizzes Managing Quiz Information Taking a Sample Literacy Skills Quiz Who Can Do This? School Network Administrator School Network Staff School Administrator School Staff Teachers Learn more about capabilities on page 180. You can take a sample Literacy Skills Quiz to see how a specific quiz is presented to students. 1. View the Literacy Skills Quizzes to find a specific quiz to take. See page Click Select by the quiz you want on the View Literacy Skills Quizzes page. 3. Click Take a Sample Quiz under the Quiz Task Menu on the View Literacy Skills Quiz page A. Note: If this link is unavailable, you have not been given the capability to take a sample quiz (see page 181 for more information about this capability). A 4. Click Start Quiz on the Preview Literacy Skills Quiz page when you are ready to begin. 5. The quiz begins. To select an answer, press the A, B, C or D key, or click the mouse on the answer you want. A circle shows which answer you selected. You can change your answer if necessary. Click Next > when you are ready to go on. Click Done after you choose an answer on the final question. 6. Click OK if you answered all the questions correctly and skip step Click Yes (if applicable) to see the questions you answered incorrectly, or click No if you do not want to review them. If you clicked Yes, your answer will be circled with a red X over it and the correct answer will have a green square around it. Click Next > to view each question. Click Done after the last question. 110

121 Quizzes Literacy Skills Quizzes Managing Quiz Information Viewing a Literacy Skills Teacher s Guide for a Quiz (If Available) Who Can Do This? School Network Administrator School Network Staff School Administrator School Staff Teachers Learn more about capabilities on page View the Literacy Skills Quizzes to find a specific quiz. See page Click Select by the quiz you want on the View Literacy Skills Quizzes page. 3. Click View the Teacher s Guide under the Quiz Task Menu on the View Literacy Skills Quiz page. 4. When the Teacher s Guide is ready, it will open in Adobe Reader (or your default PDF reader) in a browser window or a separate window. Deleting a Literacy Skills Quiz Who Can Do This? School Network Administrator School Network Staff School Administrator School Staff Teachers Learn more about capabilities on page 180. Instead of deleting a Literacy Skills quiz, use the Manage Quiz Availability to deactivate a quiz if you do not want it available in the software (see Editing Quiz Availability: Making Quizzes Active or Inactive on page 119). You can easily activate a quiz again on the Manage Quiz Availability page. If you prefer to delete a quiz, follow the steps below. Deleting a quiz has no effect on the records of students who have already taken it. Note: To restore a deleted Literacy Skills Quiz, you must contact Renaissance Learning to re-install it. 1. View the Literacy Skills Quizzes to find a specific quiz to delete. See page Click Remove by the quiz you want to delete on the View Literacy Skills Quizzes page. 3. Click OK if you are sure you want to delete the quiz. 111

122 Quizzes Managing Book Level Settings Managing Book Level Settings Who Can Do This? School Network Administrator School Network Staff School Administrator School Staff Teachers Learn more about capabilities on page 180. The Book Level Setting pages offer you the ability to customise the book levels you see throughout the program and on reports. To get to the Book Level Settings page: 1. On the Home page, click Accelerated Reader, then Manage Quizzes. 2. If necessary, select a school from the School drop-down list. 3. Click Book Level Settings under Actions along the left side of the page. 4. There are three Book Level Settings tasks. Click the appropriate link to perform the desired task: A Click Set Current Book Level to choose which book level type you want to see and use throughout the program. The setting currently in use is shown on this page A. (ATOS is the default.) Click Update Student Records to update historical student records to reflect changed ATOS 100 book level values on the Edit Quiz Information page for quizzes (or changed Lexile Measure values for teacher-made quizzes). Updating student records will change the ATOS 100 and Lexile Measure values that are shown in the Class Record Books and on certain reports. Student records will be updated for the active school year. Click Rename Book Level to change the names of the ATOS 100 book level column headers and row labels throughout Accelerated Reader. 5. Click Done when you have finished. 112

123 Quizzes Managing Book Level Settings Set Current Book Level Who Can Do This? School Network Administrator School Network Staff School Administrator School Staff Teachers Learn more about capabilities on page 180. Choose which book level type (ATOS, ATOS 100 or Lexile Measure) to see and use throughout Accelerated Reader by setting the current book level. Note: The STAR Reading Lexile Measures preference and the Accelerated Reader current book level are synchronized: if you choose to include Lexile Measures in STAR Reading, the Accelerated Reader current book level will be changed to Lexile Measure and vice versa. For example: If you choose Lexile Measure as the AR current book level, the STAR Reading preference will automatically change to include Lexile Measures. If you choose ATOS or ATOS 100 as the AR current book level, the STAR Reading preference will automatically change to not include Lexile Measures. In the STAR Reading Lexile Measures preference, if you choose to include Lexile Measures, the AR current book level will automatically be set to Lexile Measure. If you change the setting and choose not to include them, the AR current book level will change to ATOS. 1. On the Home page, click Accelerated Reader, then Manage Quizzes. 2. If necessary, select a school from the School drop-down list. 3. Click Book Level Settings under Actions on the left side of the Manage Quizzes page. Note that the Book Level Settings page shows you what level is currently being used in the program. 4. Click Set Current Book Level on the Book Level Settings page. The Set Current Book Level page opens. 5. Choose the book level type option you want: ATOS (scale ), ATOS 100 (scale ) or Lexile Measure. 6. Click Save. You will return to the Book Level Settings page, which will list the book level you set. 7. Click Done. 113

124 Quizzes Managing Book Level Settings Update Student Records Who Can Do This? School Network Administrator School Network Staff School Administrator School Staff Teachers Learn more about capabilities on page 180. If you have changed ATOS 100 book level values on the Edit Quiz Information page for quizzes (or Lexile Measure values for teacher-made quizzes), you may want to update all student records in the current school year to update historical student records to reflect those changes. Updating student records will change the ATOS 100 book level and Lexile Measure values that are shown in the Class Record Books and on certain reports. 1. On the Home page, click Accelerated Reader, then Manage Quizzes. 2. If necessary, select a school from the School drop-down list. 3. Click Book Level Settings under Actions on the left side of the Manage Quizzes page. Note that the Book Level Settings page shows you what level is currently being used in the program. 4. Click Update Student Records on the Book Level Settings page. 5. Click Update to apply the new book level values to student records for this school year. 6. You will be notified when the student records have been updated. Click Done. Rename ATOS 100 Book Level Who Can Do This? School Network Administrator School Network Staff School Administrator School Staff Teachers Learn more about capabilities on page 180. This procedure explains how to change the name of the ATOS 100 book level in report and column headers and row labels throughout the software. 1. On the Home page, click Accelerated Reader, then Manage Quizzes. 2. If necessary, select a school from the School drop-down list. 3. Click Book Level Settings under Actions on the left side of the Manage Quizzes page. 4. Click Rename Book Level on the Book Level Settings page. 114

125 Quizzes Managing Book Level Settings 5. Erase the default text in the fields A and type the name(s) that you want to use for the alternative book levels for reports and column headers (10 characters maximum) and row labels (25 characters maximum). Click Default to return to the program default names. A 6. Click Save when you have finished. Click Cancel to return to the Book Level Settings page. Tips for Making Names Fit If a new name you are using does not appear on reports or column headings as well as you would like or does not fit into the space, try one or more of the following adjustments: Change the letters from uppercase to lowercase or vice versa (generally uppercase letters are wider than lowercase letters). Add a space in the middle of the name to force a wrapping point. Replace a space with a hyphen (-) or other character that is not a space to prevent a premature wrapping of the name. Abbreviate some portion of the name. Test your new name by generating the Student Record Report to see how it looks in the book level column. This report has the smallest book level column width and is a good way to make sure the name you chose looks the way you want it to look. 115

126 Quizzes Creating an AR BookGuide Export Creating an AR BookGuide Export Who Can Do This? School Network Administrator School Network Staff School Administrator School Staff Teachers Learn more about capabilities on page 180. Follow the steps below to create an AR BookGuide export file. When this export file is imported into AR BookGuide, the program can mark the quizzes you own in AR BookGuide and update book levels (for all the quiz types) and points (for Reading Practice Quizzes). Follow these steps to export a file for AR BookGuide from Accelerated Reader. 1. On the Home page, click Accelerated Reader, then Manage Quizzes. 2. If necessary, select a school from the School drop-down list. 3. Click AR BookGuide Export under Actions along the left side of the Manage Quizzes page. 4. Click Export on the AR BookGuide Export page. 5. Click Download to save the file when the export file is ready on the Generating AR BookGuide Export page A. 6. Choose to save the file if you are asked what you want to do with it. a. If necessary, navigate to the A location where you want to save the file (create a new folder and rename it if necessary) and click once on the desired drive or folder to highlight it. b. Click Save. 7. You may have to close a download dialog box or manager. 8. Click Done on the Generating AR BookGuide Export page. MARC Record Import The MARC Record Import option on the Manage Quizzes page is the same as the option on the Preferences page. You can import MARC records of the books in your library, and when Accelerated Reader shows students book ideas, it will use an icon to show students which of those books are in your library. For more information, see Importing MARC Records of Books in Your Library on page

127 Quizzes Managing Quiz Availability Managing Quiz Availability The Manage Quiz Availability pages allow you to search for and deactivate the Reading Practice, Vocabulary Practice and Literacy Skills Quizzes of your choice without deleting them from your software. By default, when staff and teachers search for Reading Practice, Vocabulary Practice and Literacy Skills Quizzes in the other areas of the software, they will be able to find only those quizzes marked active in Manage Quiz Availability. Students will only be able to search for and take quizzes marked active. Quizzes that are marked Inactive also will not be included in the book ideas for students (see page 129). Viewing Quiz Availability Who Can Do This? School Network Administrator School Network Staff School Administrator School Staff Teachers Learn more about capabilities on page On the Home page, click Accelerated Reader, then Manage Quiz Availability. 2. If necessary, select a school from the School drop-down list. 3. Click Reading Practice, Vocabulary Practice or Literacy Skills in the list of quiz types on the Manage Quiz Availability page. Another way to view the availability of the quizzes for your school is by printing the Quiz Management/Quiz List Report. See page

128 Quizzes Managing Quiz Availability 4. If necessary, change how you view the active and inactive quizzes and find a specific quiz on the Change Quiz Availability page as described below. A F G D B C H E To search by Install Date (under More Criteria), choose All, On, After, Before or Between from the drop-down list. Type one number unless you chose Between, in which case you must enter the beginning date (from) and end date (to) for the range. A The page title will match the quiz type you chose. B These symbols show when a quiz is active or inactive. C Choose how you want the quizzes shown: Click Show Inactive Quizzes (if you are viewing active quizzes) to see all the inactive quizzes. Click Show Active Quizzes (if you are viewing the inactive quizzes) to see all the active quizzes. Click Show Both Active and Inactive Quizzes to see all the quiz availability settings. D Click AR BookFinder to open a separate window where you can search for quizzes available from Renaissance Learning. E Scroll through the list of quizzes to find a particular quiz record. Click Next >> or << Previous to move through the list. F To find a particular quiz, search by title, author, quiz number or book level using the drop-down lists and text fields. (The book level that you can search by is set in the book level settings; see page 112.) For more details, see Searching for Quizzes on page 89. G Click More Criteria to narrow your search by fiction/non-fiction classification, interest level, install date or Recorded Voice Quizzes for Reading Practice Quizzes. H After choosing the desired search criteria, click Search. To go back to the full list of quizzes, delete all the changes you made to the criteria and click Search again. 118

129 Quizzes Managing Quiz Availability Editing Quiz Availability: Making Quizzes Active or Inactive Who Can Do This? School Network Administrator School Network Staff School Administrator School Staff Teachers Learn more about capabilities on page 181. Follow these steps to edit the quiz availability for Reading Practice, Vocabulary Practice and Literacy Skills Quizzes for your school. 1. View the Manage Quiz Availability for the desired quiz type. See page Choose an option on the Change Quiz Availability page as described below to make quizzes inactive or active. E C B A D If you selected a large number of quizzes to deactivate or activate, you may see a progress bar while the program changes the quiz availability. A To inactivate a quiz, remove the tick mark by a quiz title. B To activate a quiz, tick the box by a quiz title. C Tick the Title box in the column heading to change all the tick marks (to either ticked or not ticked) on the one page you are viewing. D Click Deactivate All Quizzes or Activate All Quizzes to deactivate/activate all the quizzes in the search results or all the quizzes you are viewing (including the quizzes you would see if you clicked Next >> or << Previous in the results). Skip step Click Update Selected Quiz Availability to change the status of the individual quizzes you selected E. (The hourglass icon next to this button reminds you that quiz availability changes may take a while to be reflected in your students search results.) 119

130 Quizzes Managing Quiz Availability Setting Up Quiz Availability Rules Who Can Do This? School Network Administrator School Network Staff School Administrator School Staff Teachers Learn more about capabilities on page 181. All newly installed quizzes will be automatically activated upon installation unless you set up availability rules. The quiz availability rules allow you to determine whether or not new quizzes will be automatically activated upon installation for Reading Practice, Vocabulary Practice and Literacy Skills Quizzes for your school. 1. On the Home page, click Accelerated Reader, then Manage Quiz Availability. 2. If necessary, select a school from the School drop-down list. 3. Click Set-up Rules under Actions on the Manage Quiz Availability page. 4. Choose the rule you would like to use and complete the Set-up Quiz Availability Rules page as needed (described below). A B C { D E If the book level settings were changed, you will not see the changes reflected on the Set-up Quiz Availability Rules page. ATOS is the only book level available in the Activation rules. See Managing Book Level Settings on page 112. A Click Activate all so all newly installed quizzes are automatically activated. B Click Activate none so no newly installed quizzes are automatically activated. C Click Activation rules to set up more detailed activation rules. D If you chose Activation rules, tick the box by the quiz types, fiction/non-fiction classification and interest level of quizzes you want automatically activated upon installation. You do not have to choose a setting for each category. E If you chose Activation rules, type the ATOS book level or points range of the quizzes you want automatically activated upon installation in the blank fields. Leaving these blank will allow all possible values to be included for the activation rules. You do not have to choose a setting for each category. (ATOS book levels are used for rules regardless of the book level selected in the Book Level Settings.) 5. Click Save and Add if you want to set up additional rules. Or, click Save when you have finished. 120

131 Students How to Use Accelerated Reader Renaissance Place Students log in to Accelerated Reader RP to take Accelerated Reader quizzes, print the TOPS Report, view their quiz results for past titles and view their targets and points. They can also see ideas for the next book to read. Software Requirements are higher for AR. For the most up-to-date software, hardware, operating system and browser requirements, visit et/r gf3f7f.pdf. Students can also use a NEO 2 (see How Students Take an AR Quiz on a NEO 2 on page 144) and mobile devices such as the ipad, iphone and ipod touch (see Before Students Quiz on a Mobile Device on page 147) to take AR Quizzes. In addition, students can access Renaissance Home Connect to view their progress in Accelerated Reader RP on books read and quizzes taken (see Using Renaissance Home Connect with Accelerated Reader on page 157). The sections on the following pages describe what students can accomplish in Accelerated Reader. What You Need to Do Before Quizzing Here is what you need to do before your students start quizzing in Accelerated Reader. These steps also apply to any quizzing done on NEO 2s (see page 144) and mobile devices (see page 147). Add your students and enrol them in an Accelerated Reader class. (To make the class an Accelerated Reader class, tick the Accelerated Reader box when you assign a teacher or assign products to the classes in a course.) See the Renaissance Place. Give each student his or her user name and password (see Where to Find Student User Names and Passwords on page 124). Make sure the necessary software is installed on each computer that students will use for quizzing. See page 12. If necessary, change some of the settings available in both the School and Class Preferences (see page 39 and page 48) that control what students see and do when they are working in the program. 121

132 Students How to Use Accelerated Reader Renaissance Place Differences Between Taking Quizzes in AR Renaissance Place, on Mobile Devices and on NEO 2s What quiz types are available? Methods for searching and choosing a quiz type How can students search for quizzes? Book cover images included in search results Did you mean assistance in searching Search for Vocabulary Practice Quizzes that match Reading Practice Quizzes already taken View TOPS Reports without printing View TOPS Reports again after quiz session ends Book ideas for students included Accelerated Reader Renaissance Place Reading Practice Quizzes Recorded Voice Quizzes Vocabulary Practice Quizzes Literacy Skills Quizzes Choose a quiz type, then search for a book By keyword, author, title or quiz number Accelerated Reader on ipad, iphone and ipod touch Reading Practice Quizzes Recorded Voice Quizzes Vocabulary Practice Quizzes Literacy Skills Quizzes Search for the book, then choose a quiz type By keyword, author, title or quiz number Accelerated Reader on NEO 2 with the AR SmartApplet Reading Practice Quizzes Vocabulary Practice Quizzes Choose a quiz type, then type the quiz number to find a book By quiz number only Yes Yes No Yes Yes No Yes No Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes No Yes No No 122

133 Students How Students Log In and Select Accelerated Reader How Students Log In and Select Accelerated Reader 1. Start the browser and go to your Renaissance Place address (URL). 2. Click I am a Student. 3. The student enters his or her user name and password, and then clicks Log In. 4. On the Home page, the student selects Accelerated Reader A. A 123

134 Students How Students Log In and Select Accelerated Reader 5. If the student is in more than one class, the student chooses a class and selects Done. Where to Find Student User Names and Passwords When Students Forget Their User Names Students who are already working in Accelerated Reader can change their class later by selecting their user name, then selecting Change Class. After logging in and selecting Accelerated Reader, the student will be viewing the Reading tab. To see a list of your students user names and passwords, you will need to go to Renaissance Place: 1. On the Home page, click Users. 2. On the Personnel and Students page, click View Students. 3. Use the search fields to choose which students to search for. 4. Click Search. 5. If results are found, click the Passwords tab. This tab lists each student s ID, year, user name, password and NEO 2 or Responder PIN. To print the information, click Print Page. If you have more than 50 results, only the page of results that you are viewing will print. If the list of search results is long, it will be split into multiple pages. Use the navigation arrows to move through the list of results. If you want to print all results and choose grouping and sorting options, click View PDF instead. During log-in, students who don t know their user names can click the Forgot Your User Name? link. The software will ask the student to choose the school and search for his or her name; then it will fill in the user name. Students cannot search for their passwords. The ability to find user names is an option in Renaissance Place that can be turned on or off; if the Forgot Your User Name? link is not visible, contact your administrator. 124

135 Students Using Accelerated Reader for Students Using Accelerated Reader for Students Navigating AR Students can take Accelerated Reader quizzes, view progress and track books read and quizzes taken in Renaissance Place, all either on a computer or tablet that is 7 inches or larger. Students can use the tabs on the top of the screen to switch between the different views in the AR student portion. D A B C E The main (Reading) page is the same for all students, regardless of the AR Primary Experience setting. For more about the setting, see Editing the Student Experience Preferences (School) on page 46. F Select Reading A to search for and take an Accelerated Reader Quiz, to see ideas for the next book to read and Vocabulary Practice Quizzes that you can take. Select Progress B to view student progress toward Reading Practice Targets, Reader Certifications and newly learned Vocabulary Practice words. Select Bookshelf C to view a showcase (organised by month) of all books for which you have taken AR quizzes and your scores on each. To change the class that you are working in (if you have more than one), select your name D, then Change Class. Then, select a class and select Done. 125

136 Students Using Accelerated Reader for Students How Students Search for Quizzes Select a book cover in the book ideas E to see more information. Under Take a Vocabulary Quiz, select a book title F that matches a Reading Practice Quiz you have already taken to view vocabulary words or to take a Vocabulary Review Quiz. If no quizzes are found for the word(s) a student typed, but those words are similar to words that do match quizzes, the program may list those quizzes. The student will see Showing results for below the search field so that the student knows which word(s) were used to find the quizzes that are listed. After the student has logged in to Renaissance Place and selected Accelerated Reader, he or she will see the Reading tab open and can type book title, author or quiz number to begin searching for a quiz to take. After the student types a search term and selects Search, the results display with the book cover image (for most Reading Practice, Vocabulary Practice and Literacy Skills Quizzes) and book details. If the results are split into more than one page, select to go to the next page of results or to go back. Note: If you have already taken a quiz for one of the books in the search results, you will see the Quiz taken message D below the book description. A B D C A The student can select Take Quiz to take the quiz for a book. B If the title also has a Vocabulary Practice Quiz, the student can select View Vocabulary to see a list of the vocabulary words from the book. C The speaker icon indicates that this quiz is available as a Recorded Voice Quiz. D The search results will also show which books you have already taken a quiz for. 126

137 Students Using Accelerated Reader for Students How Students Take a Quiz After the student has searched for a quiz and selected Take Quiz, he or she selects the quiz type and may be asked to choose how the book was read and the recorded voice option before starting the quiz. A B C D E In the Individual Student Settings in the Accelerated Reader Preferences, teachers can choose whether students will be asked how they red the book (see page 53) and whether they are allowed to take Recorded Voice Quizzes (see page 54). A The student selects what quiz type to take if there is more than one type. (Literacy Skills and Vocabulary Practice Quizzes are available for some titles.) B The student selects how the book was read (if the software asks this). C If Recorded Voice is available for the quiz and to the student, the student can choose whether to hear the quiz read aloud by turning Recorded Voice on or off. D The student selects Start Quiz to begin taking the quiz. E The details about the book are listed to the left. 127

138 Students Using Accelerated Reader for Students After the student clicks Start Quiz, the quiz questions come up. The student clicks the answer choices, then clicks Next until the quiz is completed. By default, students in years R to 4 will see the Primary student experience. See page 46. After the quiz, the student will see his or her score and have a chance to print the TOPS Report. If the student has taken a Reading Practice Quiz and a Vocabulary Practice Quiz is available, the student has a Take Vocabulary Quiz option. The student will also see a Find My Next Book button, which takes students back to the Reading (start) page. (Primary students have a Next button instead, which takes them to the Progress page; see page 135.) 128

139 Students Using Accelerated Reader for Students How Students Find Ideas for Books to Read in Accelerated Reader On the Reading Tab, students will see book ideas (top book ideas, non-fiction books and award-winning books). Under each heading, students will see a series of book covers A. Accelerated Reader shows book ideas for students based on the books they have quizzed on so far, their Zone of Proximal Development and Interest Level and books that other students are reading. A B C If you do not want some books to appear in book ideas, administrators can manage quiz availability to make those books unavailable; see page 117. If you have imported MARC records of the books in your library (see page 47), an icon shows students which of the books are in the school library B. Students can select one of the book covers C to see more information as shown below, including the title, author, book level, fiction/non-fiction classification, quiz number, points and a description. They can also choose to view the vocabulary words for the book if a Vocabulary Practice Quiz is available. The information can help students decide whether they would like to read one of the suggested books next. 129

140 Students Using Accelerated Reader for Students How Students View Vocabulary for Books with Vocabulary Practice Quizzes On the bottom of the Reading tab (the page students see when they first log in), students may see the Vocabulary quizzes panel A. This panel includes any book titles for which the student has passed Reading Practice Quizzes; the student can take Vocabulary Practice Quizzes for those titles. To see the vocabulary words for one of these titles, select the title, then select View Vocabulary B. B A When students search for a quiz, they can also view the vocabulary words for any quiz that has a Vocabulary Practice Quiz available. In the search results, select View Vocabulary C for the title. C 130

141 Students Using Accelerated Reader for Students After you choose to view vocabulary, you will see a list of the vocabulary words and their year levels. You will also see a key for pronunciation symbols. If you want to print the vocabulary list, select Print D, choose your printer and print options, and select Print again. D 131

142 Students Using Accelerated Reader for Students How Students View Progress on Quizzes Taken After the student has logged in to Renaissance Place and selected Accelerated Reader, the student can select Progress to view progress toward targets for the current marking period for Reading Practice Quizzes taken, Certifications and Vocabulary Practice Quizzes taken. By default, students in years R to 4 will use the AR Primary Experience, so the Progress page will show them results differently. Administrators can change the Student Experience Preference to change this view (see Editing the Student Experience Preferences (School) on page 46). Progress View for Students in Years 5 and Above (without AR Primary) Reading Practice Quizzes Taken A C B E D A This line chart shows today s date in the Current Marking Period selected and how much time remains in that Marking Period. The student can select Current Marking Period to choose a different marking period. B Reading Practice targets include average percentage correct, total points and average book level (if they are used). You will only see one book level (ATOS); if an alternate book level is selected in the book level settings (see page 112), it will replace the ATOS level. C A star means the student has met the target. D Only passed quizzes count toward targets. E The percentage of fiction and nonfiction quizzes is based on points earned. 132

143 Students Using Accelerated Reader for Students Certifications Things to note: Only passed quizzes count toward targets. Any Achieved Targets shown are for the current school year. A number after the certification means the student re-certified at that level that many times. A B A If the student has Reader Certification targets set, the student selects Certifications to see details about the progress on those Reader Certification(s) targets. B This line chart shows how much time remains in that Marking Period. The student can select the link to choose a different marking period. 133

144 Students Using Accelerated Reader for Students Vocabulary Practice Quizzes Taken A B C D E F A The student can select Vocabulary Practice to view progress on Vocabulary Practice quizzes. B This line chart shows how much time remains in the chosen Marking Period. The student can select the link to choose a different marking period. C These are the total words learned. D This shows the average year level of all the learned words. E Words are sorted by year level. F Newly learned words are identified by the green circle. 134

145 Students Using Accelerated Reader for Students Progress View for Students in Years R through 4 (if AR Primary Experience is Selected) After the student has logged in to Renaissance Place and selected Accelerated Reader, he or she can select Progress to view progress toward targets for the current marking period for both Reading Practice Quizzes taken, Certifications and Vocabulary Practice Quizzes taken. Students also see this page when they click Next after taking a quiz. My Reading A C B D E A Here is the student s Reading Practice points target. When this target is met, the flower will be filled in completely. B This line and date shows the end of the marking period the student is working in. C The sun is filled in and smiling (as opposed to empty) when the quiz average per cent correct target is at or above the target. D The flower grows when watered by points earned on passed quizzes. E Here are the total points the student has earned so far. F The student can select Find My Next Book to see ideas for books to read. 135

146 Students Using Accelerated Reader for Students My Certifications Things to note: Only passed quizzes count toward targets. Any Achieved Targets shown are for the current school year. A number after the certification means the student re-certified at that level that many times. A A If the student has Reader Certification targets set, the student selects My Certifications to see details about the progress on those Reader Certification(s) targets. 136

147 Students Using Accelerated Reader for Students Words I Learned A B C A The student can select Words I Learned to view progress on Vocabulary Practice quizzes. B Words are sorted by year level. C Newly learned words are identified by the green circle. 137

148 Students Using Accelerated Reader for Students How Students View Their Bookshelf and Scores on Quizzes Taken Book rating stars are hidden if the Book Rating Preference is turned off. After the student has logged in to Renaissance Place and selected Accelerated Reader, he or she can select Bookshelf to view a showcase of all quizzes taken (organised by month with the most recent quizzes listed first) and the scores earned on each. 138

149 Students How to Stop a Quiz or Resume an Unfinished Quiz When the student selects a book cover, more details about that book, the student s performance on the quiz and the option to print the TOPS Report for the quiz are shown. B C B A A Depending on the quiz type, the student will see details about the book similar to what is shown here, such as title, author, quiz number, level and points. B These areas describe the student s performance on the quiz: how many questions the student answered correctly, the per cent correct, the number of points earned, the number of words read, the quiz type, the date the quiz was taken, how the book was read (if the student was asked) and how the student rated the book (if the student was asked to rate the book). C The student can select Print TOPS Report to print the report for this quiz. A print dialog box will appear, where the student can make selections to print the report or cancel to view the report without printing. How to Stop a Quiz or Resume an Unfinished Quiz Once a quiz starts, the student can stop it at any time by selecting Stop Quiz. The program then asks the teacher to enter the authorisation password (which is set in the Authorisation Password Preference, see page 43) to confirm that it is okay to stop the quiz. Type the password and click OK. No data is saved from a stopped quiz. The student will have to retake it. If the student loses connection to the server or Internet while in the middle of a quiz, the program will store the data from the questions the student already answered. After the next login, the student will have the opportunity to resume the unfinished quiz. The student is only allowed to complete unanswered questions. No changes are allowed on questions that were already answered. 139

150 Students Blocking Students from Quizzing Blocking Students from Quizzing There are several ways for you to block students from taking quizzes in Accelerated Reader. Blocking Method What Is Blocked? Can It Be Overridden? Date and Time Restriction preferences (see the School preferences on page 44) Quiz Setup Preference (see Class preferences on page 52) Allow Quizzing Preference (see Individual Student Settings in the Class preferences on page 55) Vocabulary Practice Student Comprehension Preference (see Student Quizzing in the Class preferences on page 48) Editing the quiz information (see page 92 for Reading Practice Quizzes, page 103 for Vocabulary Practice Quizzes, page 109 for Literacy Skills Quizzes and page 98 for Teacher-Made) Manage quiz availability (see page 119) Students in a school are prevented from taking a quiz before, after or during certain times, days or dates. This block applies to all quiz types. Which quiz types the students in a class are and are not allowed to take. Which individual students are allowed to take quizzes. The block applies to all quiz types. Students blocked from taking a Vocabulary Practice Quiz unless they have passed the Reading Practice Quiz for the same title. When you edit quiz information, you can specify if the quiz can be taken by the students at the school. If you edit a Teacher-Made Quiz, you also have the Under Development option that allows you to block the quiz. Students in a school are prevented from taking inactivated quizzes. Yes, the teacher can override the block if you have enabled the Override Authorisation Preference. See the Date and Time Restrictions preferences (as they apply to date and time restrictions) on page 44, or the Student Quizzing preferences in the School preferences (page 39). No, the teacher cannot override the block even if you have enabled the Override Authorisation Preference in the School Student Quizzing preferences (see page 39). Yes, the teacher can override the block if you have enabled the Override Authorisation Preference in the School Student Quizzing preferences (see page 39). Yes, the teacher can override the block if you have enabled the Override Authorisation Preference in the School Student Quizzing preferences (see page 39). Yes, the teacher can override the block if you have enabled the Override Authorisation Preference in the School Student Quizzing preferences (see page 39). This applies to all the blocks except for the Teacher-Made Quizzes that you have marked as Under Development. No, teachers cannot override the block unless they are granted the capability to change quiz availability by an administrator (see page 181). 140

151 Students Logging Out and Closing the Program Logging Out and Closing the Program Students should log out of the program when they have finished working in it. This helps to ensure that each student is logged in properly before quizzing begins. The student can log out at any time (except when selecting quiz options, taking a quiz and viewing the quiz score) by selecting his or her name at the top of the page and then choosing Log Out. After the student logs out, close Accelerated Reader RP by closing the browser window. Student Capacity The student capacity determines how many students can use Accelerated Reader RP within a subscription year. The student capacity was set when you purchased the software subscription. For teachers and administrators, alerts will appear on the Home page when (1) you are near your student capacity limit and (2) when the student capacity limit has been reached. If you reach your student capacity limit, students who have not taken a quiz during this subscription period will not be allowed to quiz. Accelerated Reader will notify you that you have reached the student capacity limit. If you need to increase the limit, contact Renaissance Learning to purchase more capacity. Using NEO 2 with Accelerated Reader The Accelerated Reader SmartApplet allows students to take Reading Practice Quizzes and Vocabulary Practice Quizzes using a NEO 2. The quiz information is sent to Accelerated Reader RP via a Renaissance Receiver. Before Students Quiz on a NEO 2 Before students can take AR quizzes on a NEO 2, make sure the following have been completed: 1. Install NEO Manager (see the NEO Manager documentation for instructions). 2. Connect the Renaissance Receiver to your computer (see page 142). 3. Name the Receiver and set the Renaissance Place address in the Renaissance Wireless Server Utility (see page 142). 141

152 Students Using NEO 2 with Accelerated Reader 4. Set the School and Class Student Quizzing preferences for your class (see page 39). 5. Make sure students know their user names and passwords. You can view students in Renaissance Place to get this information (see page 124). 6. Make sure the students know the quiz number. On NEO 2 students may only search for quizzes by the quiz number. (The quiz number can be included on book labels; see page 172.) Connecting to a Renaissance Receiver You need a Renaissance Receiver to use a NEO 2 with Accelerated Reader. Follow these steps to connect a Renaissance Receiver to your computer. Make sure you install NEO Manager (see the NEO Manager User Manual for instructions) before connecting the Renaissance Receiver. 1. If this is the first time you have connected the Receiver to your computer, make sure you are logged in to your computer as an administrator or that you have permissions that allow the device drivers to load properly. 2. Find the Renaissance Receiver and the USB data cable. 3. Plug the end of the data cable that is nearly square A into the connector on the back of the Receiver B. 4. Connect the flat USB connector on the data cable C to a matching USB port on your computer. A B C Naming the Renaissance Receiver and Setting the Renaissance Place Address in the Renaissance Wireless Server Utility The Renaissance Wireless Server Utility is automatically installed with NEO Manager. Make sure you have installed NEO Manager before you follow these steps. It is important to set a name for the computer/receiver combination so students know they are connecting to the right Receiver when they use NEO 2 for taking AR Quizzes. This is especially important if your school has more than one Renaissance Receiver. 1. Start the Renaissance Wireless Server Utility: Windows computers: Click Start All Programs Renaissance Wireless Server Renaissance Wireless Server Utility. Macintosh computers: In your computer s Applications folder, open the Renaissance Wireless Server folder. Then, double-click Renaissance Wireless Server Utility. 142

153 Students Using NEO 2 with Accelerated Reader 2. Type 1234 and click OK to log in. (This is the default Administrator PIN. If you have changed the PIN, enter your new PIN.) If necessary, click Start. 3. Click the Server Settings tab (A on the next page). 4. In the Network Name field B, enter a new name for the Renaissance Receiver. Make sure the name is different from the names used for other Renaissance Receivers within the building and easy for your students to recognise. 5. Click Update Network Settings C. 6. Click OK when the program finishes updating the network settings. Make sure that any students who will be using NEO 2 with Accelerated Reader know which Receiver name to connect to. A B C D 7. Click Renaissance Place Settings D. 8. Enter the web address or IP address for the Renaissance Place server that has Accelerated Reader RP installed E. If you do not know the address you can: a. Open Renaissance Place. You do not have to log in. b. On the Welcome Page, click Check Software Requirements. c. Copy the address shown under Client Application Software, Your Server Name or IP Address is and paste the address into the empty field. E F 143

154 Students Using NEO 2 with Accelerated Reader If the program cannot verify your Renaissance Place address, and your network is configured to use a proxy or firewall, the necessary exceptions need to be made to enable the Renaissance Wireless Server to connect to your Renaissance Place website. See article # in our Knowledge Base at techkb/techkb/ e.asp or contact Technical Support for assistance. 9. Click Verify to make sure the utility recognises this as a valid address F. If the address is verified, you will see Connection Verified at the bottom of the dialog box. If the utility is not able to verify the address, check the format of the examples to see if you need to make any changes. Then, click OK. 10. Click OK again when the program verifies that the settings were changed successfully. How Students Take an AR Quiz on a NEO 2 Before students can take AR quizzes on a NEO 2, make sure all of the set-up steps have been completed (see page 141). If you cannot quiz on a NEO 2 and your network is configured to use a proxy or firewall, the necessary exceptions need to be made to enable the Renaissance Wireless Server to connect to your Renaissance Place website. See article # in our Knowledge Base at techkb/techkb/ e.asp or contact Technical Support for assistance. 1. The teacher s computer must be on, with the Receiver connected. 2. Turn the NEO 2 on by pressing on/off; then, press applets. 3. Press the down arrow until the cursor is next to Accelerated Reader. Then, press enter. 4. The first time you use the Accelerated Reader SmartApplet, it will list the Networks (Renaissance Receivers connected to computers) that are available. Use the up and down arrow keys to highlight the network you want to connect to. Then, press enter. If you have connected to a network before, you may be asked if you want to stay connected to the last network used on the NEO 2. Press Y for yes or N for no. If you chose no, choose another network and press enter. The name you gave the Renaissance Receiver is the name the students will see in the networks list. Make sure to tell your students which network (Receiver name) they need to connect to. 5. When the program asks for your user name and password, type your user name and press enter, tab or the down arrow. Then, type your password and press enter. 6. If you have an unfinished quiz, the screen will ask if you want to finish it. Press Y for yes or N for no. If you choose yes, go to step 12. If you choose no, the teacher must enter the authorisation password. 144

155 Students Using NEO 2 with Accelerated Reader 7. If you are in more than one Accelerated Reader class, your classes will be listed. Use the up and down arrow keys to highlight the class that you are taking this quiz for. Then, press enter. Literacy Skills Quizzes are not supported on NEO 2 at this time. 8. On the next screen, use the up and down arrow keys to highlight the type of quiz you want to take (Reading Practice or Vocabulary Practice). Then, press enter. 9. For Reading Practice quizzes, the Find RP Quiz screen will appear next. Type the quiz number and press enter. For Vocabulary Practice Quizzes, you will be asked how you want to find the quiz. There are three ways: by quiz number, by matching a Reading Practice quiz already taken or by taking a ~Second-Try and Review Words~ Quiz. Highlight an answer and press enter. If you chose to find the quiz by quiz number, type the number and press enter. If you chose to match a quiz already taken, highlight the quiz name and press enter. If there was only one matching Vocabulary Practice Quiz, you will not be asked to select one. If you have no matching quizzes, press Y to take another quiz, then go back to step If you are asked how the book was read, use the arrow keys to select your choice; then, press enter. 11. The quiz title will be shown. To take the quiz, press Y for yes. Then, press enter. If the screen asks for the authorisation password, the teacher must enter the Accelerated Reader authorisation password and press enter. Note: If you are not allowed to take the quiz, the screen will notify you and may ask, among other questions, if you want to take a different quiz (press Y for yes or N for no). A message may appear for any of these reasons: There are date or time restrictions. You are not allowed to take quizzes. Students are not allowed to take this quiz. You have taken the quiz before and cannot retake it. You have chosen a ~Second-Try and Review Words~ Quiz, but you do not have review words. 145

156 Students Using Mobile Devices with Accelerated Reader To stop a quiz, press crtl+a or cmd+a. Then ask the teacher to enter the authorisation password and press enter. 12. NEO 2 will show you one question in the quiz. To answer each question, press the letter for the answer you want to choose; then, press enter to go to the next question. If the question is long and you need to scroll to see all of the question, use the up or down arrow keys to scroll in the question; then, press the right arrow key or tab to switch to the answers. If you need to scroll to see all of the answers A, use the up and down arrow keys to scroll. A 13. After you enter the answer to the last question, you may be asked how you liked the book. Press the letter for the answer you want to choose. Then, press enter. 14. If you are asked for the authorisation password, ask the teacher to enter the password and press enter. 15. The RP Score Summary will show you how you did on the quiz. It may also show you information about the points you have earned. If you are not asked to see the questions you missed, press enter. If the summary asks if you want to see the questions you missed, press Y for yes or N for no and press enter. If you choose yes, you can see each missed question, your answer and the correct answer. Press enter after you read each one. 16. A TOPS Report may be sent to the teacher s default printer. See page 49 for information about setting the TOPS Printing Preference. 17. After you finish a Reading Practice Quiz, the program may ask if you want to take the matching Vocabulary Practice Quiz. Press Y for yes, or N for no. Then, press enter. 18. The program will ask if you want to take a different quiz. Press Y for yes (you will go back to step 8), or N for no. Then, press enter. If you choose no, you will see the list of SmartApplets available on the NEO 2. Using Mobile Devices with Accelerated Reader The Accelerated Reader Student App allows students and teachers to do the following using an ipad, iphone or ipod touch : Take Reading Practice Quizzes, Recorded Voice Quizzes, Vocabulary Practice Quizzes and Literacy Skills Quizzes. View a bookshelf showing the books for which an AR quiz was taken and the quiz scores earned on each. View progress towards targets for the marking period for Reading Practice Quizzes taken and progress on words learned on Vocabulary Practice Quizzes taken. 146

157 Students Using Mobile Devices with Accelerated Reader View a demonstration version (Try Demo) of the AR Student app that does not require a login or an Accelerated Reader account and can be used with or without an Internet connection. The quiz information is sent to Accelerated Reader RP via a wireless connection. See Differences Between Taking Quizzes in AR Renaissance Place, on Mobile Devices and on NEO 2s on page 122 for more information. Before Students Quiz on a Mobile Device You must complete the following steps before students take AR quizzes on mobile devices: Establish an Internet connection. Download the AR Student App. Note: You must have established and verified itunes and Apple accounts before you can download the app. Establish settings by connecting to Renaissance Place on one device. Share settings from one device with any and all devices the students will be using to take AR quizzes. Download the AR Student App and Connect to Renaissance Place Where can I find my Renaissance Place ID (RPID)? It is on the Welcome page and the Checking Software Requirements page in Renaissance Place (see page 17). Tap Try Demo to view a demonstration version of the AR Student app that does not require a login or an Accelerated Reader account. The Demo can be used with or without an Internet connection. 1. Download the free AR Student App from the itunes Store or App Store SM. See the store where you downloaded the app for information about system requirements. 2. Launch the AR Student App by tapping AR. 3. The first time you launch the app, tap Connect to Renaissance Place to connect to Renaissance Place. If this is not your first time launching the app, tap Settings to connect to Renaissance Place. 4. On the Settings page, tap the Connect to Renaissance Place field A, type your web address (URL) or Renaissance Place ID (RPID) on the keyboard, and tap Join B. Your connection will be validated. If it is not validated, try this step again. Example web address: 147

158 Students Using Mobile Devices with Accelerated Reader Example RPID: RLI-12AB C A B Share Settings with One or More Devices 5. Tap Done C. You will be taken to the student login screen. Instead of typing the web address or RPID on each mobile device, you can share the settings of one device with one or more devices, enabling students to start quizzing more quickly. To share the settings of one device (such as a teacher mobile device) with one or more devices (such as student mobile devices), follow these steps. 1. On the teacher s device, tap Share My Settings. Keep this screen up on the device whose settings will be shared as you complete the following steps. 2. On the student s device (that will be using those shared settings for AR quizzing), launch the AR app. 3. Tap Settings. 4. Tap Find Shared Settings. 5. Tap the settings you want the student s device to use. You will go back to the Settings screen and the connection will be validated. 6. Tap Done to go to the student login screen. 7. If you don t have any more devices to share settings with, go to step 8. If you do have more devices to share settings with, repeat steps 2 through 6 on each device. 8. Back on the teacher s device, tap Settings on the Share My Settings screen, then tap Done to stop sharing your settings and go to the student login screen. (Your students will still be connected through your shared settings and will be able to quiz.) 148

159 Students Using Mobile Devices with Accelerated Reader Navigating the AR Student App Students can use the tabs on the bottom of the screen to switch between the different views in the AR Student App. D E A B C A Tap Quiz to search for and take an Accelerated Reader Quiz. B Tap Progress to view student progress toward Reading Practice Targets, Reader Certification and newly learned Vocabulary Practice words. C Tap Bookshelf to view a showcase (organised by month) of the quizzes taken and the scores on each. D To take a Second-Try/Review Words Quiz, tap the menu, then choose Vocabulary Review. E Tap the student name for the option to log out. 149

160 Students Using Mobile Devices with Accelerated Reader How Students Search for Quizzes After the student has logged in to AR on the mobile device, he or she will see the Quiz tab open and can type a keyword, book title, author or quiz number to begin searching for a quiz to take. Tips are provided on the screen to help the student find the correct quiz quickly (as seen in the image on the previous page). After the student types a search term, the results display with the book cover image (for most Reading Practice, Vocabulary Practice and Literacy Skills Quizzes) and book details. The student can tap a book in the result list to see more information about that book and then take the quiz for it. 150

161 Students Using Mobile Devices with Accelerated Reader How Students View a Bookshelf of Quizzes Taken After the student has logged in to AR on the mobile device, he or she can tap Bookshelf A on the bottom of the screen to view a showcase of all the books for which AR quizzes have been taken (organised by month with the most recent quizzes listed first), the scores earned on each and how the student rated the book. A 151

162 Students Using Mobile Devices with Accelerated Reader When the student taps the book cover, more details about that book, the student s performance on the quiz and an option to view the TOPS Report for the quiz are available. B C A B A Depending on the quiz type, you will see details about the book similar to what is shown here, such as title, author, quiz number, level, points, whether it is fiction or non-fiction and a brief description. B These areas describe the student s performance on the quiz: how many questions the student answered correctly, the percentage correct, the number of points earned, the number of words read, the quiz type, the date the quiz was taken, how the book was read and how the student rated the book. C The student can tap View TOPS Report to see the report for this quiz again. 152

163 Students Using Mobile Devices with Accelerated Reader How Students View Progress on Quizzes Taken After the student has logged in to AR on the mobile device, he or she can tap Progress on the bottom of the screen to view progress towards targets for the marking period for Reading Practice Quizzes taken and progress on words learned on Vocabulary Practice Quizzes taken. A B D C E A This line chart shows today s date in the Marking Period selected and how much time remains in that Marking Period. Tap the arrow at the right end to see a list of the available Marking Periods and the current one. B Reading Practice targets include average per cent correct, total points and average book level (if they are used). You will only see one book level (ATOS); if an alternate book level is selected in the book level settings (see page 112), it will replace the ATOS book level. C Books Read and Words Read totals are displayed (however, targets cannot be set for them). The totals only include quizzes that have been passed. Students do not need to get 100% correct to earn all of the words read for the book. D If the student has Reader Certification targets set, the student sees details here about the Reader Certification(s) achieved, when it was achieved and how the badge was achieved. E Scroll down the page to view a list of the learned words (with the new words identified by the star badge) and the average year level of all the words. Words are sorted by year level. 153

164 Students Using Mobile Devices with Accelerated Reader Frequently Asked Questions: AR on Mobile Devices What mobile devices will support quizzing? The AR Student app is be available for Apple s ipad, ipod touch and the iphone with ios 5.0 and higher. Where can I get the AR Student App? The AR app is available in the itunes Store and the App Store. Note: You must have established and verified itunes and Apple accounts before you can download the app. Can anyone download the app and start quizzing? Anyone can download the app and take a sample quiz in the Demo mode (tap Try Demo from the initial screen you see when you first launch the app or from the Settings screen). However, only those who have Accelerated Reader powered by Renaissance Place and have each device connected to Renaissance Place can take actual quizzes. Where can I find the Demo mode? You can access the Demo mode from the initial screen you see when you first launch the app or the Settings screen (tap Settings from any screen). Tap Try Demo from either place to start the sample quiz and view other sample features of the app. What is the Demo mode? Demo mode is a place where you can explore the AR App without being connected to an Accelerated Reader customer site. You can take a sample quiz, view the bookshelf, view a TOPS Report and view progress. In Demo mode, the student is always John Bryne and the sample quiz always has the same questions, regardless of the quiz you choose or any other options you chose. Where can I find the system requirements? There are two sets of system requirements you will need: those for the mobile device and those for Renaissance Place (used to set up the Accelerated Reader program). For mobile devices, look at the app store where you downloaded the AR student app. For Renaissance Place, visit 154

165 Students Using Mobile Devices with Accelerated Reader Are there plans to create apps for other mobile devices? We are exploring the option of creating apps for other devices and would welcome customer suggestions. What if a student tries to cheat while taking a quiz? If a student leaves the quiz screen by pushing the Home button on any device, after 5 seconds the student will be logged out of the AR Student App. When that student logs back in, that quiz will be an unfinished quiz and an authorisation password will be required for the student to either finish or delete the unfinished quiz. Can a teacher log in and perform management tasks in AR on mobile devices? Yes, you can do management tasks in a web browser on a mobile device, although the design has not been optimised for mobile devices. At this time there is no specific native AR teacher app. Can students take quizzes from home on their own personal ipad, iphone or ipod touch? Renaissance Learning recommends that schools set restrictions within the software to prevent quizzing from outside the school, such as authorisation passwords, date and time restrictions and IP restrictions. This is our recommendation for all schools regardless of what devices they are using to ensure that quizzing takes place in a secure, monitored environment. See Blocking Students from Quizzing on page 140. What can students do in the app while away from the school? What students can do in the AR student app depends on which restrictions and preferences have been set, as described in the following table. Note: If IP Restrictions are set, they will override the Preference settings. What Students Can Do in the AR App IP Restrictions Authorisation Password Required Preference Date and Time Restrictions Preference Set Not Set Set Not Set Set Not Set Quiz Search Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Take Quizzes No Yes No Yes No Yes View Bookshelf Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes View Progress Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Look here for more information about these restrictions and preferences: IP Restrictions (see Security Options in the Renaissance Place ) 155

166 Students Using Mobile Devices with Accelerated Reader Authorisation Password Required Preference (see page 39 for school, see page 49 for class) Date & Time Restrictions Preference (see page 44) Can students find Vocabulary Practice Quizzes that match another quiz already taken? From a mobile device, students can search for the title they want and then select Vocabulary Practice as the quiz type. Where can a student view the quiz details? The student should tap Quiz Info to see the quiz details, such as the book cover, quiz title, author, quiz number, level and quiz type. Can I reprint a TOPS Report for a quiz taken on a mobile device? Yes, teachers and students can. Teachers go to Accelerated Reader Renaissance Place and reprint the report as you would any other TOPS report. Students can tap the Bookshelf tab to see a list of the books for which AR quizzes have been taken. Then they tap the book cover of the desired quiz, and then tap View TOPS Report to view or reprint it. (Students can only reprint the TOPS if the TOPS Report Printing Preference is enabled and the mobile device is connected to a printer.) Can a student print the TOPS Report from the mobile device? Yes, if the below requirements are met. The TOPS Report must be open on the mobile device. The student taps Print to select a printer and the number of copies desired. Requirements School (see page 39) and Class (see page 48) TOPS Report Printing Preference must be enabled. The mobile device must support wireless printing and be connected to a printer. Note: Older ios devices may not support printing. Be sure to check your ios version for wireless printing support. You may be able to upgrade to a version that supports printing. Is there a report that lists the method students are using to take their AR quizzes? Not at this time. 156

167 Students Using Renaissance Home Connect with Accelerated Reader Using Renaissance Home Connect with Accelerated Reader With Accelerated Reader RP Advantage, you have access to Renaissance Home Connect. The program administrator and teachers will see a Renaissance Home Connect tab on the Home page. Students with web access at home can log in to view student targets, results of the last quiz taken, overall progress on Reading Practice Quizzes and a list of words learned on Vocabulary Practice Quizzes. Students can also find books that have Accelerated Reader quizzes and view the Bookshelf, which shows books read and quiz results. Before students can use Renaissance Home Connect, do the following: Make sure that Renaissance Home Connect has been set up by Renaissance Learning. Make sure the student knows the Renaissance Home Connect web address, which is slightly different from the Renaissance Place URL and is listed on the Informational Letter. Print the Informational Letter to give to the student to take home (see the instructions below). The Informational Letter includes the Renaissance Home Connect web address and the student s user name and password for logging in. Printing the Informational Letter 1. On the Home page, click Renaissance Home Connect, then Reports. 2. Click Informational Letter. 3. Complete the report options page by selecting the students or classes who will need the letter to take home. 4. Click View Letter. 5. The letter opens in Adobe Reader either within Renaissance Home Connect or a separate window. Print the letter by clicking the Adobe Reader print button rather than the browser button. Note to Macintosh users: If you are using Preview in OS X, choose Print from the File menu to print it. 157

168 Students Using Renaissance Home Connect with Accelerated Reader How Students Use Renaissance Home Connect to View Progress on Reading Practice Quizzes Students use the Informational Letter provided by the teacher to help log in to Renaissance Home Connect and start using it. 1. In a web browser, the student goes to the address provided by the teacher or school in the Informational Letter. 2. The student enters the user name and password (the same ones used to take quizzes in AR RP) and clicks Log In. 158

169 Students Using Renaissance Home Connect with Accelerated Reader 3. On the reading tab, on the Accelerated Reader tab, the student s progress on Reading Practice Quizzes is shown A. A B C D E To search for more books with Accelerated Reader Quizzes, the student clicks the link under AR BookFinder in the lower-right corner of any page in Renaissance Home Connect. A The My Overall Progress area shows the student s overall progress on Reading Practice quizzes during the dates chosen in the time frame drop-down list B. Average percentage correct on quizzes, total points and average book level achieved are shown. (The book level shown is the one selected in the book level settings; see page 112.) Quizzes passed/taken and total words read (word count) are listed at the bottom of this area. B Select a time frame from the drop-down list to view overall progress during that time period. Current Marking Period is the default. C Students can see how they performed on the last quiz taken here, including the brief book details, number of questions and percentage correct and points earned. A student clicks the book jacket or the book title to view the full book details for that book. D The Reader Certifications area lists the last reader certification the student achieved and the student s current certification target. See Reading Practice Certifications Targets on page 27 for more information about certifications. 159

170 Students Using Renaissance Home Connect with Accelerated Reader 4. The student clicks View My Bookshelf (E on the previous page) to see a bookshelf with all the books with Reading Practice Quizzes he or she has taken. 5. The student clicks one of the book jackets to see the details for that book. (The student can also get to the Book Details page by clicking the book title or the book jacket on the Reading Practice Overall Progress page.) F 6. The student clicks Done when finished viewing the book details F. 160

171 Students Using Renaissance Home Connect with Accelerated Reader How Students Use Renaissance Home Connect to View Progress on Vocabulary Practice Quizzes 1. The student clicks Vocabulary Practice Quizzes A on the Accelerated Reader tab to view a list of words learned for this selected time frame. B A C D To search for more books with Accelerated Reader Quizzes, the student clicks the link under AR BookFinder in the lower-right corner of any page in Renaissance Home Connect. E B The My Words Learned area lists the words the student learned on Vocabulary Practice Quizzes during the time period C. Words are sorted by year (highest year first) and then alphabetically. The bottom of this area lists the number of quizzes taken, the count of the words learned/possible on the above list and the average word year level. C Select a time frame from the drop-down list to view overall progress during that time period. Current Marking Period is the default. D The My Last Quiz area shows how the student performed on the last quiz taken, including brief details about the book and the number of new words and review words. The student clicks the book jacket or the book title to view complete details about the book. 161

172 Students Using Renaissance Home Connect with Accelerated Reader 2. The student clicks View My Bookshelf (E on the previous page) to see a bookshelf with all the books with Vocabulary Practice Quizzes he or she has taken. 3. The student clicks one of the book jackets to see the book details for that book. (The student can also get to the Book Details page by clicking the book title or the book jacket on the Vocabulary Practice Quizzes page.) F 4. The student clicks Done when finished viewing the book details F. 162

173 Reports About Renaissance Place and Accelerated Reader Reports There are two types of reports: Renaissance Place (Consolidated) Accelerated Reader RP Consolidated Reports Data about Accelerated Reader can also be accessed in the RP Dashboard. See page 6 for more information. When administrators and teachers click Consolidated Reports A (on the Home page, below Dashboards and Reporting), they can generate reports with data from more than one Renaissance Place product. For more information, see the Renaissance Place. B A Accelerated Reader Reports On the Home page, when you click Accelerated Reader B, then Reports, you can generate reports about your students work in Accelerated Reader. Accelerated Reader reports give you more information about your students work and your Accelerated Reader classes and teachers. 163

174 Reports Using Accelerated Reader Reports Using Accelerated Reader Reports Check for Adobe Reader Before You Generate Reports Accelerated Reader uses Adobe Reader or your default PDF Reader to generate reports. Adobe Reader should be installed by a user who is logged in on the computer as an administrator or as a member of the Administrators group with administrative rights; this will make the software accessible to all users of the computer. 1. To find out if a PDF Reader is installed on your computer, do one of the following: a. Before you log in, on the Welcome page click Check Software Requirements. b. After you have logged in, on your Home page under Renaissance Place, click Product Administration, then Download Supporting Software. 2. Click Downloads on the left side of the page. 3. Under Third-Party Downloads, in the row for PDF Reader, click Test to find out if the program is installed and functioning. 4. If your computer does not have PDF reading software, contact the person who manages the computers for your school or district to find out if you have the rights required to install the supporting software for all users of the computer (not just you). 5. If you have these rights, under Third-Party Downloads, in the row for PDF Reader click Download. You will go to a knowledge base article with instructions for downloading and installing Adobe Reader. Printing Accelerated Reader Reports Who Can Do This? School Network Administrator School Network Staff School Administrator School Staff Teachers Learn more about capabilities on page 180. The level of information included in each report depends on your primary position; see page 171 for details. 1. On the Home page, click Accelerated Reader, then Reports. 2. Click the report category that contains the report you want to generate. Choices are: Reading Practice, Vocabulary Practice, Literacy Skills and Quiz Management Reports. 3. If necessary, select your school from the School drop-down list. 164

175 Reports Using Accelerated Reader Reports 4. Click the report name on the Select a Report page. 5. If the Report Options page opens, choose the custom options you prefer on that page. Each report has its own set of options. (If the page does not open, the report does not have custom options; skip ahead to step 6.) After choosing the options, click View Report. A B A For many reports you can choose the students by name or class. Use the drop-down list or click one of the links provided. B Reporting parameter groups let you choose students with common traits. For more information, see page When the report is ready, the report will open in Adobe Reader (or your default PDF Reader) in a browser window or a separate window. 165

176 Reports About Reporting Parameter Groups About Reporting Parameter Groups Reporting parameter groups let you limit reports to students with common traits. When you customise certain Accelerated Reader reports, you can choose a reporting parameter group from a drop-down list. You can also create or change a group by clicking Create New or Edit Selected on the Report Options page. B A C A By entering an Enrol Date, you select students enrolled in the school before the date you specify. B You can specify each student s ethnicity, gender, language and year when you add the student or edit the student s information. See the Renaissance Place. C You can assign characteristics to students separately. You can also add your own custom characteristics and assign them to students. See the Renaissance Place. 166

177 Reports Printing Labels Book and Vocabulary List Printing Labels Book and Vocabulary List The Report Options page for the Labels Book Report and the Labels Vocabulary List Report allows you to search for and choose the Reading Practice and Vocabulary Practice Quizzes for which you want to print labels. You can also specify the quantity of labels you want to print for each book. Here are the dimensions of the label reports and the recommended labels to print them on. Report Type Size of Labels Number of Labels per A4 Page Label Number Labels Book 63.5 mm 33.9 mm 24 UK Avery L7159 Labels Vocabulary List 99.1 mm 57 mm 10 UK Avery L7173 Follow these steps to print labels for your books. 1. On the Home page, click Accelerated Reader, then Reports. 2. Click Quiz Management. 3. If necessary, select your school from the School drop-down list. 4. Click Labels Book or Labels Vocabulary List. 5. Labels Book: Click Select Quizzes A. Labels Vocabulary List: Click the Some option after Select Quizzes and then click Select Quizzes A. If you click the All option, skip ahead to step 12. A 167

178 Reports Printing Labels Book and Vocabulary List 6. Search for quizzes by entering your search criteria B (see Searching for Quizzes on page 89 for more information), then click Search. The search results show the list of quizzes that match your search criteria. Click Next >> or << Previous to move through the list. F B E D C To sort the list of selected quizzes by title, click the Title column heading. 7. To print a label for every quiz in the list, click << Add All C (you may need to scroll down). Then, go to step 10. To choose some of the quizzes or if you want to print different quantities of labels for different quizzes, tick the boxes by the quizzes for which you want to print a book label. To select every quiz on the page, tick the Quantity box at the top of the column. Then, go to step If there are quizzes for which you want more than one label, type the number of book labels you want to print for that quiz in the Quantity column for each of those quizzes D. Note: The number of book labels that actually print for each quiz is the product of the quantity you enter on the Report Options page for all the quizzes and the quantity you enter on the Select Reading Practice Book Labels and Quantity page for each quiz you select. The number you enter on the Report Options page is the quantity of book labels you want to print for every quiz you have chosen. The number you enter on this page allows you to change the quantity of book labels that print for a particular quiz. For example, if you wanted to print two book labels for every quiz you have chosen except one, and for that one quiz you needed to print six book labels, you would enter 2 on the Report Options page. Then, on the Select Reading Practice Book Labels and Quantity page, you would enter 3 by the quiz for which you needed six book labels (2 3 = 6). 168

179 Reports Printing Labels Book and Vocabulary List 9. Click < Add E. All the quizzes you chose will be moved to the list on the left side of the page. This is the list of quizzes for which book labels will print. Note: If you have some quizzes ticked and you click Next >> or << Previous, the selected quizzes are automatically moved to the list on the left you do not have to click < Add. 10. If necessary, click Remove by a quiz to delete it from the list or click Remove All to remove all the quizzes from the list (F on the previous page). 11. Click Save when you have finished choosing the quizzes and marking the quantity of book labels you want printed for each. The Report Options page G opens, listing the number of quizzes selected and the total number of labels that will print G. 12. Complete the rest of the Report Options page and click View Report. 13. Examine the report to see if it meets your needs. To make changes, click Customise this Report and go back to step 5. To print the labels, click the Adobe Reader print button, or in Preview on some Macintosh computers, click the File menu and choose Print. 169

180 Reports Report Descriptions Report Descriptions The Accelerated Reader reports are designed to get you the information you need when you need it. The table below lists the reports that are available in each of the four report categories. Reading Practice Reports Diagnostic Reading Practice Favourite Books Marking Period Progress Student Record Quiz Takers Reading Practice Quiz Usage Reader Certification Certificates Reader Certification Levels School Summary Target History Team Standing Chart Team Status TWI Word Count Vocabulary Practice Reports Diagnostic Vocabulary Practice Student Record Vocabulary List Words Learned Words to Study Literacy Skills Reports Literacy Skills Chart Literacy Skills Class Summary Literacy Skills Status Student Record Quiz Management Reports Labels Book Labels Vocabulary List Quiz List Literacy Skills Quiz List Reading Practice Quiz List Vocabulary Practice 170

181 Reports Report Descriptions This table lists all the Accelerated Reader RP reports in alphabetical order. Report Why You Would Use It Things You Can Change Diagnostic Reading Practice Diagnostic Vocabulary Practice Favourite Books (Reading Practice) Helps you monitor student work on Reading Practice Quizzes. It notes progress towards targets and alerts you to problems students are having. The report includes diagnostic codes, the percentage correct target/average, detailed information about points, information about engaged reading time per day, the book level target/average and the reader certification target the student is working towards. Things to Note Diagnostic codes are defined on the report. They help you see potential problems. See page 178 for more information about the codes. Engaged Time measures how much actual time your students are engaged in reading books. This data is reported only if a student has a STAR Reading or STAR Early Literacy score. See page 177 for more information. The summary section lists the number and percentage of all the students who are at risk and the number and percentage of students whose average percentage correct falls below 85%. Helps you monitor student work on Vocabulary Practice Quizzes so you can identify students who are struggling and may need intervention. The report shows the total number of words the student learned, with details about the new words and review words on which they were quizzed. Provides feedback on which books the students liked best. The report lists the top ten ranked books. Things to Note The Book Voting Preference must be enabled for this report to contain useful data (see page 43). For best results, this report should be run for a single class or group of classes in the same year and for a date range of not more than one year. A book must receive two or more votes to be included in the report data. Book ratings are defined on the report. You may select: classes or students to include date range book level type average percentage correct (below 85% or below 90%) grouping used sorting used (student or average percentage correct) quizzes taken for the specific class page break after each group print report options You may select: classes or students to include date range grouping used page break after each group print report options You may select: classes or students to include date range book level type grouping used quizzes taken for the specific class page break after each group print report options 171

182 Reports Report Descriptions Report Why You Would Use It Things You Can Change Labels Book (Quiz Management) Labels Vocabulary List (Quiz Management) Literacy Skills Chart Literacy Skills Class Summary Print labels for the books in your school library that have matching Reading Practice Quizzes. See Printing Labels Book and Vocabulary List on page 167. Things to Note The title, author and interest level always print on the labels. You can customise the report to also show the quiz number, points, interest level and ATOS book level (which could be ATOS, ATOS 100 or user-defined name or Lexile Measure). To search for and choose Reading Practice Quizzes, click Select Quizzes. Labels measure 33.9 mm 63.5 mm. When you search for quizzes to include, hover your mouse over the quiz title in the search results to see the author s name. Print labels for the books in your school library that have matching Vocabulary Practice Quizzes. See Printing Labels Book and Vocabulary List on page 167. Things to Note The title, author, quiz number, ATOS book level (of your choice), fiction/non-fiction classification and interest level are printed on the labels. The vocabulary words for the quiz and the year for each word are included on the label. To search for and choose Vocabulary Practice Quizzes, click the Some option, then click Select Quizzes. Labels measure 57 mm 99.1 mm. If you search for quizzes to include, hover your mouse over the quiz title in the search results to see the author s name. Provides a quick visual comparison between a student and the class average for each of the 24 literacy skills categories (see page 106). Charts each student s performance on each of the 24 literacy skills in four categories (Constructing Meaning, Inferential Comprehension, Initial Understanding and Literary Analysis). Shows how your class as a whole is performing on each of the 24 literacy skills (see page 106). Groups the 24 literacy skills into four categories (Constructing Meaning, Inferential Comprehension, Initial Understanding and Literary Analysis) and the six literacy skills under each category. The report also shows class and report totals for the number of students on the report. You may select: Reading Practice Quizzes to include number of labels to print for each quiz sorting used quiz information to include starting position You may select: Vocabulary Practice Quizzes to include book level type number of labels to print for each quiz sorting used starting position You may select: classes or students to include date range grouping used quizzes taken for the specific class You may select: classes or students to include date range sorting used grouping used quizzes taken for the specific class page break after each group print report options 172

183 Reports Report Descriptions Report Why You Would Use It Things You Can Change Literacy Skills Status Marking Period Progress (Reading Practice) Student Record Shows individual student performance on each of the 24 literacy skills along with group and overall totals (see page 106). The report is split into tables for each category of literacy skills (Constructing Meaning, Inferential Comprehension, Initial Understanding and Literary Analysis) and the six literacy skills under each category. The report totals this information for each literacy skill and for all the students overall. Shows how the students in the selected classes performed in each marking period you chose to include. For each class and marking period, the report shows the average percentage correct for those students, total points earned, median of the points earned, average ATOS book level achieved and the percentage of students at risk. Things to Note By customising this report, you can include bar graphs that chart the information. This report can be found under the Reading Practice, Vocabulary Practice and Literacy Skills reports. It provides information about student performance. For Reading Practice Quizzes Shows the quiz information, number and percentage of questions the student got correct, points earned and the date the quiz was taken. Summarises the information by showing the number of quizzes passed, average percentage correct, average book level, total points earned and the total number of points that were possible. The report marks which Reading Practice quizzes were taken using the Recorded Voice option. For Vocabulary Practice Quizzes Shows the quiz information and the number and percentage of new and review words the student got correct. Summarises the information by showing the average percentage correct for the first-try new words, second-try new words and the review words (combined first-try and second-try). For Literacy Skills Quizzes Shows the quiz information, the number and percentage of questions the student got correct and the date the quiz was taken. Summarises the information by showing the number of quizzes passed versus the number taken, average percentage correct and average book level for the passed quizzes. Summary The above reports end with a summary by quiz type, showing the number of students on the report. For Reading Practice and Literacy Skills Quizzes, it shows the total number of students reported on, the number of quizzes passed versus the total number taken and the average percentage correct. For Vocabulary Practice Quizzes, it shows the total number of students reported on and the number of quizzes taken. You may select: classes or students to include date range grouping used quizzes taken for the specific class page break after each group print report options You may select: classes marking periods quizzes taken for the specific class whether to include informative charts print report options You may select: classes or students to include date range book level type sorting used quiz types to include grouping used quizzes taken for the specific class display student ID page break after each group print report options 173

184 Reports Report Descriptions Report Why You Would Use It Things You Can Change Quiz List Reports (Quiz Management) Quiz Takers Reading Practice Quiz Usage (Reading Practice) Reader Certification Certificates (Reading Practice) Provides a list of the quizzes installed for your school. Can be generated separately for each of the three quiz types (Reading Practice, Vocabulary Practice and Literacy Skills). Regardless of quiz type, the report shows the quiz number, title, author, interest level, book level, word count and fiction/non-fiction classification. Things to Note For Reading Practice Quizzes, it also shows the points for each quiz and identifies the quizzes available with Recorded Voice. You can also use Recorded Voice as a criteria for sorting. For Vocabulary Practice Quizzes, it also shows the number of vocabulary words for each quiz. This report provides a useful list showing which quizzes are active and/or inactive when you choose to show quiz availability. If you search for quizzes to include, hover your mouse over the quiz title in the search results to see the author s name. Learn which students have taken a quiz on a particular book. Shows the quiz information, the number and percentage of questions answered correctly and the points earned. For each quiz it also shows the total number of students who took the quiz, the average percentage of questions answered correctly and the percentage of the total points earned. Things to Note The report identifies quizzes taken using Recorded Voice. If you search for quizzes to include, hover your mouse over the quiz title in the search results to see the author s name. Lists the quizzes taken by the selected students in the time frame that you specified. Helps you easily identify the most popular and the least popular titles. The report lists the quiz information and the number and percentage of times it was taken and passed. Things to Note If you chose to include the most taken quizzes, the least taken quizzes or all the taken quizzes, the report shows them ranked by number of times the quiz was taken and then by title. Recognise those students who have earned reader certifications through their work on Reading Practice Quizzes. Each student s certificate prints on a separate page. The report includes the reader certification level that the student achieved, the student s name and the date the certification was achieved. It also includes two signature lines that can be customised with the appropriate signature titles. You may select: quizzes book level type sorting used interest level (lower, middle and/or upper years) show quiz availability You may select: classes or students to include date range which quizzes to include book level type quizzes taken for the specific class page break after each quiz print report options You may select: classes or students to include date range which quizzes to include based on when taken sorting used grouping used quizzes taken for a specific class page break after each group print report options You may select: classes or students to include date range titles to use for the signature lines a border 174

185 Reports Report Descriptions Report Why You Would Use It Things You Can Change Reader Certification Levels (Reading Practice) School Summary (Reading Practice) Target History (Reading Practice) Team Standing Chart (Reading Practice) Team Status (Reading Practice) Lists the reader certifications that each of the students you chose have achieved. For each student, the report shows the achieved reader certifications and the number of times (and dates) each one was achieved. The report ends with a summary that lists each certification level, how many students achieved it, how many times it was achieved and the percentage of students who achieved it. See page 27 for a list of the certification levels. Things to Note If there is an asterisk after the Independent Reader certification, it needs to be approved by the teacher. Provides a school summary of students performance on quizzes over a specified period of time. Shows percentage of those students who are at risk, percentage of those students whose average percentage correct on quizzes is below 85%, average percentage correct, average book level achieved on passed quizzes and details about points earned. It also shows a summary of this information for all the students in each group. Things to Note This report is not available to teachers. Monitors how well students are progressing towards their average percentage correct, point and certification targets for each marking period assigned to the class. Things to Note Targets are set for the selected class marking periods. See Selecting Marking Periods for Target Setting on page 21. To set student targets, see page 24. A bar graph shows how each team in a set is progressing towards its targets. Progress towards team targets is based on the overall progress of the team members towards their individual targets. Things to Note You can also generate this report from the Teams section of the program; see page 88. Shows the progress of team members towards their individual targets. The report includes both targets for each student and the student s actual achievement. The report summarises this information for the teams and the team set. Things to Note You can also generate this report from the Teams section of the program; see page 88. You may select: classes or students to include date range grouping used page break after each group print report options You may select: date range book level type average percentage correct (below 85% or below 90%) grouping used (year or class) quizzes taken for a specific class print report options You may select: classes or students to include date range book level type grouping used page break after each group print report options You may select: team set to report on date range value(s) for the horizontal axis You may select: team set to report on date range 175

186 Reports Report Descriptions Report Why You Would Use It Things You Can Change TOPS TWI (Reading Practice) Vocabulary List (Vocabulary Practice) Provides immediate feedback to the student and teacher about the student s performance on a Reading Practice, Vocabulary Practice or Literacy Skills Quiz. Provides a means of student/teacher interaction and can be shared with parents or others to help students celebrate their successes. Things to Note TOPS Reports are not accessed from the Reports section of the program, but they can be set up to print automatically after a student finishes a quiz. For Reading Practice and Literacy Skills Quizzes, you can choose to have a TOPS Report print after passed quizzes, failed quizzes or both. You can also choose to have a TOPS Report print after Vocabulary Practice Quizzes using the TOPS Report Printing Preference (see page 39 for the School preference or page 48 for the Class preference). You can also choose to reprint the TOPS Report for any quiz a student has taken (for Reading Practice see page 66, for Vocabulary Practice see page 71 and for Literacy Skills see page 77). Provides a summary of each student s quiz results for books Read To the student, Read With someone else or Read Independently. For each TWI type, the report shows the average percentage of questions answered correctly, percentage of and actual points earned and the number of passed quizzes. The report ends with a summary of this information for all the students reported on. Things to Note For information to appear on this report, the TWI Preference must be enabled (see page 53). When a student takes a quiz on a book read To or With and rereads the book Independently six months later, the student can retake that same quiz. Provides information on the first-try new words on a quiz. The report shows the quiz information and each vocabulary word s year and definition (if you have included definitions on the report). Things to Note You can also generate this report while viewing the quiz information (see page 104); students can also view and print vocabulary (see -161). When a student generates this report, it may include the definitions, depending on the setting for the Vocabulary Practice Include Definitions Preference (found under the School and the Class Student Quizzing preferences; see page 39 and page 48). If you search for quizzes to include, hover your mouse over the quiz title in the search results to see the author s name. No custom options when you print it, but you can set the TOPS Report preference for your class to control when it is generated (see page 39 for the School preference or page 48 for the Class preference). You may select: classes or students to include date range grouping used quizzes taken for a specific class page break after each group print report options You may select: quizzes to include book level type sorting used include vocabulary word definitions page break after each group print report options 176

187 Reports Engaged Time Report Why You Would Use It Things You Can Change Word Count (Reading Practice) Words Learned (Vocabulary Practice) Words to Study (Vocabulary Practice) Provides word count information on the quizzes each student has taken within the reporting period. For each student, the report shows the number of quizzes the student has passed, taken and total word count of all passed quizzes. The report also shows totals for all the students if you have chosen not to group the information. Things to Note The word count is only on passed quizzes. Provides a summary of the vocabulary words that a student has learned within the reporting period. Shows the total number of words each student learned and the average year level of the learned words. Words that were given in review, words that appeared on more than one quiz and words that have multiple definitions are all marked. Provides a summary of the words that a student missed within a reporting time period. For each student, the report shows the total number of words the student answered incorrectly and the average year of the words. Words that were given in review, words that appeared on more than one quiz and words that have multiple definitions are all marked. Things to Note Missed words can be printed in cutouts for the students to use as flash cards, with or without definitions. You may select: classes or students to include date range sorting used grouping used quizzes taken for a specific class page break after each group print report options You may select: classes or students to include date range sorting used (year or word) grouping used display student ID page break after each student print report options You may select: classes or students to include date range sorting used (year or word) grouping used display student ID words displayed in a list or cutout format page break after each student print report options Engaged Time Engaged Time will not appear on reports if students have no STAR Reading or STAR Early Literacy test data from within the current school year or the 12 months just before the start of the current school year. The Engaged Time calculation appears on the Diagnostic Reading Practice Report. Estimated engaged reading time shows how much time a student engaged in actual reading time as opposed to how much time a teacher has scheduled for reading. Any student who has tested with STAR Reading or STAR Early Literacy in the current school year or the 12 months previous to the start of the current school year will have Engaged Time appear on reports. The Zone of Proximal Development (ZPD) score from the STAR Reading test results helps determine the engaged reading time estimate. The engaged reading time calculation was based on data that was used to create the Target-Setting Chart found in the Resources (see page 11). This chart shows the relationship between points earned and minutes spent reading for ZPD scores between 1.0 and Here is the calculation used for AR Engaged Reading Time: number of points earned minutes per point number of school days in the reporting period 177

188 Reports Diagnostic Codes Diagnostic Codes Overview of Diagnostic Codes The Accelerated Reader Diagnostic Report Reading Practice identifies students who are experiencing difficulty with reading practice (see page 171). The meaning of each letter code appears in a table at the bottom of the report. Descriptions and possible causes are also on page 178. Struggling students tend to have different problems, however. Consider diagnostic codes to be an alert. Speak with a student directly and review the student s reading history using the Student Record Report (see page 173) in order to better understand why the student is having trouble. How Diagnostic Codes Are Calculated Research shows that the most significant gains in reading ability are associated with high averages on Accelerated Reader quizzes. Points indicate how much reading a student has successfully completed. For these reasons, Accelerated Reader uses the average percentage correct on quizzes and the number of points earned as criteria for identifying students having difficulty. Any student with an average percentage correct of 85% or less needs attention. So do students who have earned less than one-half the median of points earned by the group. When to Run the Diagnostic Report Reading Practice We recommend that teachers review the Diagnostic Report Reading Practice for their class at least once a week. This ensures that students will receive help quickly. Definitions and Causes of Diagnostic Codes Following is a list of the seven diagnostic codes that may appear on the Diagnostic Report Reading Practice with a description of the problem and possible cause. Code A B Description and Possible Cause No quizzes taken during period. Student may not have been present, or student may be reading a long book and has not yet taken the quiz. This code may indicate that the student is unmotivated or has not selected a book. Low average percentage correct (70 79%). Student is probably reading books that are too difficult. The student needs help selecting an appropriate book and may need instruction in comprehension strategies. Students who are English-language learners will be especially affected by a book s content and vocabulary. 178

189 Reports Diagnostic Codes Code C D E F Description and Possible Cause Very low average percentage correct (below 70%). Student may be unaware of his or her ZPD and is reading books that are too difficult and/or too long. A student who is attempting a high number of quizzes and doing poorly may be focused on earning points rather than reading for understanding or pleasure. Low points earned less than 1/2 median points. The student is either not spending time reading or is doing so poorly on quizzes that the student is unable to earn points. The student may have been absent, may be wasting time or may be choosing books that are too hard. The student could also be an English-language learner and reading more slowly than average or the student may be having trouble finding an interesting book. Low percentage correct with above median points. The student is probably focused on earning points rather than reading for understanding or pleasure. Very low percentage correct with above median points. The student is probably focused on earning points rather than reading for understanding or pleasure. The student may be choosing very highpoint books and guessing at answers. % Average quiz score is below 85%. 179

190 Capabilities Capabilities give you the right to perform specific tasks in the software. Capabilities are sometimes known as rights, access and/or privileges. By default, your capabilities are determined by your user group. The position you hold determines what user group you are in; you can be in more than one user group. See User Groups below. There are two types of capabilities: Capabilities in Renaissance Place (see the Renaissance Place Software Manual) Capabilities in Accelerated Reader (see Accelerated Reader Capabilities on page 181). By default, only school network administrators or school administrators can change your capabilities. For more information about capabilities see the Renaissance Place Software Manual. User Groups The Renaissance Place software contains these six user groups: School Network Administrators School Administrators Teachers School Network Staff School Staff Students Each person added to the Renaissance Place database is assigned to a user group and a specific position within that group. The positions included in each user group are listed below. School Network Administrators RP Administrator School Network Staff Curriculum Director Chief Education Officer Educational Psychologist Gifted/Talented Director Library/Learning Resource Centre (LRC) Manager School Administrators Deputy Head Teacher (DHT) Head Teacher Other School Network Staff Personnel Director Reading Specialist Secretary School Network Special Education Director Librarian 180

191 Capabilities Accelerated Reader Capabilities School Staff Doctor EAL Coordinator Educational Psychologist G&T Coordinator Guidance Counsellor Head of Department ICT Subject Leader Interpreter Librarian/Resource Coordinator Literacy Subject Leader Occupational Therapist Teachers Class Teacher Lead Class Teacher Team Other School Staff Maths Subject Leader Physiotherapist Reading Specialist School Nurse School Secretary Science Subject Leader SENCO Social Worker Speech Therapist Teaching Assistant EAL Teacher Other Teachers Accelerated Reader Capabilities Students Students will log in to use some software programs, such as Accelerated Reader. School Network School Capability Manage Book Level Settings Manage Quiz Availability Take Sample Quiz Determines Who Can Edit book level settings, rename ATOS 100 book level and update student records. Edit which Reading Practice, Vocabulary Practice and Literacy Skills Quizzes will be available (active) or unavailable (inactive) to individual schools. Manage Quiz Availability Set-up Rules can determine whether or not newly installed quizzes will be automatically activated. Personnel and teachers cannot view or manage quiz availability unless the capability is changed by an administrator. Preview a Reading Practice Quiz, Vocabulary Practice Quiz or Literary Skills Quiz in the Manages Quizzes area. Admin. Staff Admin. Staff Teacher = available + = can be added = unavailable 181

192 Troubleshooting While using Accelerated Reader, you can use this section to find solutions to issues you might experience. For further assistance, see Need More Help? on page 11. Issues Issue Description See Page A student cannot take a quiz. 183 When a student tries to quiz, the quiz does not start (pop-up blocker issue). Internet Explorer 8and above hangs when students click Take a quiz How to prevent students from quizzing at home. 184 On a Macintosh OS X computer, students trying to quiz are prompted to install the Renaissance Place Print Plug-In even though it is already installed. 184 When students work in AR, the quiz is not full-screen in the browser. 185 TOPS Reports are not printing. 185 The My Progress section of the TOPS Report does not show the correct marking period, and the Current Marking Period shown in Renaissance Home Connect is not correct. When using Adobe Reader X (10) on Windows XP, TOPS reports do not print. Student gets error Lost Connection to Renaissance Receiver when trying to log in to AR from a NEO 2. When logging into the Accelerated Reader SmartApplet on NEO 2, I can enter my user name and password, but after the screen displays Checking settings I receive the message Lost connection to [Network Name]. Users are unable to view student targets in the Reading Practice Targets Record Book and students have overlapping targets in the Reading Practice Targets Record Book

193 Troubleshooting Issues A student cannot take a quiz. The connection to the server may have been lost. If there are connection problems between the server which is hosting Renaissance Place and the computer that the student is quizzing on, the quiz may be interrupted or cancelled. The student capacity limit may have been reached. See page 141. When a student tries to quiz, the quiz does not start (pop-up blocker issue). Pop-up blocking software is preventing your Renaissance Place program from functioning as designed. To prevent issues with pop-up blockers, you will need to either disable or uninstall your pop-up blocker, or allow pop-ups from your Renaissance Place website. To allow pop-ups from your Renaissance Place website when using Google Toolbar or Yahoo! Toolbar, click the appropriate icon in your toolbar and make the change. You may also choose to uninstall the toolbar using the Add/Remove Programs option in the Control Panel. Follow these instructions to disable the built-in pop-up blocker in Internet Explorer 6 on Windows XP Service Pack 2, and Internet Explorer 7 and 8: 1. Open Internet Explorer. 2. From the Tools menu, click Internet Options. 3. Click the Privacy tab. 4. Under the Pop-up Blocker section, remove the tick mark from Block popups in IE6 or Turn on Pop-up Blocker in IE 7 or 8, or click Settings and add your Renaissance Place website to the list of allowed sites. 5. Click Apply, then OK again. For all other pop-up blockers, refer to the software publisher s documentation. Internet Explorer 8and above hangs when students click Take a quiz. This can be resolved by enabling the Active scripting security setting in Internet Explorer 8 and above. 1. Open Internet Explorer. 2. From the Tools menu, click Internet Options. 3. Click the Security tab. 4. If your Renaissance Place site or domain is in the list of trusted sites, click the Trusted sites zone. Otherwise, click the Internet zone. 5. Click Custom level. 6. Under the Scripting section, change Active scripting back to the default Enable. 7. Click OK. If prompted, click Yes to confirm the change. 8. Click Apply if available, then click OK again. 183

194 Troubleshooting Issues How to prevent students from quizzing at home. There is an option in Renaissance Place and two Accelerated Reader preferences that can help with this. Renaissance Place Use the option to restrict student workstations in Renaissance Place to specify which computers students can use to access software other than Renaissance Home Connect. The restriction is set using the IP address (or IP address range) that identifies each computer accessing the server. To set up IP restrictions, follow the steps below: 1. Log in to Renaissance Place as a district administrator. 2. On the Home page, click Product Administration. 3. Click Set Security Options for Students. 4. Enter the IP address(es) or range of IP addresses that you would like students to work in Renaissance Place from. 5. Click Save when you are finished. Accelerated Reader Preferences Enable the Date and Time Restriction Preference (see page 44) in Accelerated Reader to prevent students from taking quizzes before or after school and on the weekend. If this is the only security measure you take, keep in mind students will be able to take quizzes from home during the school day if they are home sick. Require the authorisation password when students take quizzes by setting the Authorisation Password Required Preference under Student Quizzing Preferences (see page 39). On a Macintosh OS X computer, students trying to quiz are prompted to install the Renaissance Place Print Plug-In even though it is already installed. This is typically due to other users not having permission to use the file. To give permissions to the plug-in for all users, follow the steps below: 1. Log in to the Macintosh computer as an administrator (not a Renaissance Place administrator, but the computer administrator). 2. Open the hard drive. 3. Double-click the Library folder. 4. Double-click the Internet Plug-Ins folder. 5. Highlight the file named rlprintplugin.plugin and from the File menu, choose Get Info. 6. Under the Ownership & Permissions section, make sure that the Others group has Read only access. 184

195 Troubleshooting Issues 7. Log back in to the system as a non-administrator user, and the student should now be able to take a quiz without being prompted to install the Renaissance Place Print Plug-In. When students work in AR, the quiz is not full-screen in the browser. Internet Explorer 8 1. In Internet Explorer, click the Tools menu and choose Internet Options. 2. Click Security, then Internet, and then Custom Level. 3. Under the Miscellaneous section, enable Allow script-initiated windows without size or position constraints and Allow websites to open windows without address or status bars. 4. Click OK, then OK again. TOPS Reports are not printing. Check your version of Adobe Reader. Renaissance Place requires version 8.0 or higher. The TOPS Report may not print if you have an older version. Make sure that the Student Quizzing - TOPS Report Printing Preference is set to print TOPS reports for the types of quizzes you want (see page 39). If a student closes the browser while the progress bar for generating the report is being displayed in Accelerated Reader, the TOPS report will not print. You may need to fix any errors or install any required updates in Adobe Reader that are preventing TOPS reports from printing. TOPS reports will not print if Adobe Reader was just installed, and the licence agreement has not yet been accepted. (The alert may be hidden behind the browser or another window.) If the printer has errors or is in the offline mode, the TOPS reports will not print. If you are connecting to a secure Renaissance Place website in Internet Explorer (with https as part of the address), a browser setting may prevent the TOPS Report from being downloaded to the local browser cache location. Check your Internet Explorer browser settings by doing the following: a. From the Tools menu, click Internet Options. b. Click the Advanced tab. c. Scroll down to the Security section and look at the option Do not save encrypted pages to disk. By default, the option is not ticked. If you are connecting securely, this option must not be ticked for TOPS reports to print automatically. 185

196 Troubleshooting Issues The My Progress section of the TOPS Report does not show the correct marking period, and the Current Marking Period shown in Renaissance Home Connect is not correct. The marking period displayed on Accelerated Reader TOPS reports and in Renaissance Home Connect is determined as follows: The school marking period that includes the date the quiz was taken, or today s date in Renaissance Home Connect. If more than one school marking period includes the date the quiz was taken or today s date in Renaissance Home Connect, the one with the closest end date is used. If more than one school marking period includes the date and they have the same end date, the shortest marking period is used. If multiple school marking periods cover the same date range, the first one that was added in Renaissance Place is used. If your school has multiple overlapping marking periods used by various classes and years, and you want to force a certain marking period to be used, you can set a target in Accelerated Reader for the marking period (see page 21). If you do not want to set Individual Point and Book Level Targets, just set an Average Percentage Correct Target (see page 23), which according to best practices is 85% for all students. When using Adobe Reader X (10) on Windows XP, TOPS reports do not print. You will need to upgrade to Adobe Reader X (version ). If you are not able to upgrade Adobe Reader immediately, you may use one of the following workarounds on your Windows XP computers: 1. Open Adobe Reader X. 2. From the Edit menu, choose Preferences. 3. Click the General category on the left. 4. On the right, remove the tick mark from the Enable Protected Mode at startup box. 5. Click OK and close Adobe Reader. Close the Adobe Reader window that is left open after each TOPS report is printed. Student gets error Lost Connection to Renaissance Receiver when trying to log in to AR from a NEO 2. Update the Renaissance Wireless Server to the latest version by following these steps: 1. Start the Renaissance Wireless Server Utility: Windows: StartAll ProgramsRenaissance Wireless ServerRenaissance Wireless Server Utility. 186

197 Troubleshooting Issues Macintosh: In your computer s Applications folder, open the Renaissance Wireless Server folder. Then, double-click Renaissance Wireless Server Utility. 2. Enter the Administrator PIN, and then click OK. 3. Click Stop to stop the Renaissance Wireless Server. 4. Click OK on the message stating the Renaissance Wireless Server has been shut down. 5. Close out of the Renaissance Wireless Server Utility. 6. Install the latest version of NEO Manager, which is available as a free download from 7. Go back to the Renaissance Wireless Server Utility and click Start. 8. Enter the Administrator PIN, and then click OK. 9. Switch to the Server Settings tab. 10. Click Renaissance Place Settings. 11. Ensure the correct Renaissance Place server address is entered in the field provided, and then click Verify. 12. Once the connection has been verified, click OK. 13. On the NEO 2, start the Accelerated Reader SmartApplet. 14. If you are asked, Do you want to stay connected..., press N to answer no and search for networks. 15. Select the desired receiver network from the list. 16. Attempt to log in to Accelerated Reader and begin working. If this does not resolve your issue, please contact Renaissance Learning Technical Support directly (in the UK call +44(0) ; in Australia call ). When logging in to the Accelerated Reader SmartApplet on NEO 2, I can enter my user name and password, but after the screen displays Checking settings I receive the message Lost connection to [Network Name]. This will occur if the Renaissance Place site address is not entered into the Renaissance Wireless Server Utility, or if the Renaissance Wireless Server has not been upgraded to the appropriate version. 1. Open the Renaissance Wireless Server Utility by browsing to one of the following locations: Windows: Start All Programs Renaissance Wireless Server Renaissance Wireless Server Utility. Macintosh: In your computer s Applications folder, open the Renaissance Wireless Server folder. Then, double-click Renaissance Wireless Server Utility. 2. Enter the Administrator PIN, and click the Server Settings tab. 187

198 Troubleshooting Issues 3. Click Renaissance Place Settings, enter your Renaissance Place site address, click Verify, and then click OK. If you do not see the Renaissance Place Settings button, close the Utility, then download and install the latest NEO Manager from This installation will include the latest version of the Renaissance Wireless Server. After the update completes, repeat steps 1 3. If you receive an error when clicking the Verify button, such as Error communicating with the RP Server, click the Check Software Requirements link on the Welcome page of your Renaissance Place site. Click Downloads. Enter the address that appears next to Server Name/IP Address. 4. Close the Renaissance Wireless Server Utility. 5. On the NEO 2s, log back in to the Accelerated Reader SmartApplet. Students should now be able to connect successfully. Users are unable to view student targets in the Reading Practice Targets Record Book and students have overlapping targets in the Reading Practice Targets Record Book. This can occur if the student is enrolled in multiple Accelerated Reader classes that have different marking periods set for targets. You can also see the double asterisks in the Reading Practice Targets Record Book if the student has a target entered in another class and is set to a different marking period with overlapping dates. You will need to manually delete and then re-enter the target that is duplicated for each student. To do this: 1. On the Home, click Accelerated Reader, then Record Books and Targets. 2. Click Reading Practice Targets. 3. Click a student s name on the Edit Reading Practice Targets page. 4. On the View Student Reading Practice Targets page you will see all marking periods and targets. Click Delete for each duplicated target. You will be deleting the target that has the actual point and book level set. Click OK to confirm the deletion. 5. Click Back to return to the Edit Reading Practice Targets page and choose the desired marking period from the drop-down list at the top of the page. 6. In the row for that student, enter the new target information. 188

199 Troubleshooting Issues 7. Click Save when completed. 8. Repeat these steps for each student experiencing the issue. 189

200 Index Numerics 3-question quiz, 97 A Accelerated Reader mobile app, 146 demo mode, 147, 154 Accelerated Reader RP, 1 new school year tasks, 19 Reports, 163 student access, 121 Accelerated Reader SmartApplet, 141 Achievements, certification levels, 27 Adding achieved Reading Practice certification, 35 Reading Practice Quiz records, 59 Reading Practice targets for a class, 23 Reading Practice targets for a student, 24 Teacher-Made Quizzes, 95 team sets, 78 teams, 79 Address, of URL, IP, Server, web, 143 Adobe Reader, 4 Advanced Reader, 27 Alerts, 8 licence agreement, 8 subscription, 8 Allow Quiz Deleting Preference, editing, 45 Allow Quiz Editing Preference, editing, 46 Allow Quizzing Preference, editing, 55 Allowing students to take a quiz, 44, 52, 55, 92, 96 Approving Independent Reader status, 31 AR Experience Preference, 46 AR Primary, 125 Authorisation Password Preference, editing, 43 Authorisation Password Required Preference, editing, 40, 49 Automatic Student Log Out Preference, editing, 51 Average book level, 79, 80 Average percentage correct, 79, 80 B Blocking students from taking a quiz, 44, 52, 55, 92, 96, 99, 140 Book Labels Report, 172 Book Level Settings rename book levels, 114 set current book level, 113 update student records, 114 Book Voting Preference, 171 editing, 43 Books in school library, 47 Bookshelf, Renaissance Home Connect, 160 Browser requirements, 16 C Capabilities Manage Book Level Settings, 181 Manage Quiz Availability, 181 Take a Sample Quiz, 181 Certificates, 174 Certifications adding an achieved certification, 35 Advanced Reader, 27 approving Independent Reader status, 31 Classic Reader, 28 definitions, 27 deleting, 36 editing, 33 Honours Reader, 28 Independent Reader, 27 Ready Reader, 27 Record Book, 27 Rising Reader, 27 setting a target for students, 28 Star Reader, 27 Super Reader, 27 viewing student records, 32 Certifications Preference, editing, 42 Changing Literacy Skills Quiz information, 109 Literacy Skills Quiz records, 74 Reading Practice certifications, 33 Reading Practice Quiz information, 92 Reading Practice targets for a class, 24 Teacher-Made Quiz information, 98 Vocabulary Practice Quiz information, 103 Class preferences, 37 Class Record Books, 56 Class Restrictions preferences, 37 editing, 45 Class Student Quizzing preferences, 37 editing, 48 Classic Reader, 28 Closing the program, 141 Codes, diagnostic, 178 Comparing and contrasting (literacy skill), 106 Constructing meaning (literacy skill),

201 Index D Dashboard, Renaissance Place, 6 Date and Time Restrictions preferences, 37 editing, 44 Date Restrictions Preference, editing, 44 Definitions of the reader certification levels, 27 Deleting Literacy Skills Quiz records, 76 Literacy Skills Quizzes, 111 quiz record deletion best practices, 64 Reading Practice certifications, 36 Reading Practice Quiz records, 64 Reading Practice Quizzes, 94 Reading Practice targets for a student, 26 team sets, 87 teams, 88 Vocabulary Practice Quiz records, 70 Vocabulary Practice Quizzes, 105 Demo mode of AR mobile app, 147, 154 Deriving word or phrase meaning (literacy skill), 106 Describing characters (literacy skill), 107 Describing events (literacy skill), 106 Descriptions of reports, 170, 171 Diagnostic Reading Practice Report, 171 Diagnostic Vocabulary Practice Report, 171 Did You Know? information, 7 Differentiating fact and opinion (literacy skill), 106 Drawing conclusions (literacy skill), 106 E Editing, 119 Literacy Skills Quiz information, 109 Literacy Skills Quiz records, 74 preferences, 39 Reading Practice certifications, 33 Reading Practice Quiz information, 92 Reading Practice Quiz records, 62 Reading Practice targets for a class, 24 Teacher-Made Quiz information, 98 team sets, 86 teams, 87 Vocabulary Practice Quiz information, 103 addresses (for assistance), 11 Engaged Time per day, 171 Enrolling students in teams, 80, 82 Enrolment viewing for a team, 85 viewing for a team set, 85 Exiting the program, 141 Expansions to student capacity, 141 Extending meaning (literacy skill), 106 F Favourite Books Report, 171 Find student user name, 124 Firewall network configuration, 144 First-try new words, 67, 70 review words, 67, 70 Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) about quizzing on mobile devices, 141, 153 G Getting ready for a new school year, 17 H Hardware requirements, 12, 16 Help addresses (for assistance), 11 Knowledge Base, 11 Live Chat, 11 phone numbers (for assistance), 11 Home Connect. See Renaissance Home Connect Home page, 5 Honours Reader, 28 I Identifying details (literacy skill), 106 feelings (literacy skill), 106 function of dialogue (literacy skill), 106 overall message (literacy skill), 106 plot (literacy skill), 107 reading strategies (literacy skill), 106 reasons for events (literacy skill), 106 sequence (literacy skill), 106 setting (literacy skill), 107 Importing MARC records, 47 Independent Reader, 27 approval, 31 Individual Student Settings preferences, 37 editing, 53, 54, 55 Inferential comprehension, 106 Informational Letter, Renaissance Home Connect, 157 Initial understanding (literacy skill), 106 IP Address, finding, 143 ipad, iphone, and ipod touch, 121, 146 K Knowledge Base,

202 Index L Labels Book Report, 167, 172 dimensions and number per page, 167 number printed (per quiz), 168 printing multiple copies, 168 Vocabulary List Report, 167, 172 Licence agreement alert, 8 Limit on student capacity, 141 List of vocabulary words, 130, 176 Literacy Skills Chart, 172 Literacy Skills Class Summary Report, 172 Literacy Skills Pass Mark Preference, editing, 42 Literacy Skills Quizzes, 1 deleting, 111 deleting student quiz records, 76 editing quiz information, 109 editing student quiz records, 74 managing quiz information, 106 Pass Mark Preference, 42 Quiz List Report, 174 Record Book, 72 reprinting a TOPS Report, 77 stopping, 139 taking a sample quiz, 110 viewing a Teacher s Guide, 111 viewing quiz information, 107 viewing student quiz records, 72 Literacy Skills Retakes Preference, editing, 41, 51 Literacy Skills Status Report, 173 Literacy Skills, categories, 106 Literary analysis (literacy skill), 107 Live Chat, 11 Logging in as a student, 123 Logging in to the program, 12 Logging out, 141 AR Student app (mobile devices), 149 Lost user name (student), 124 M Making inferences (literacy skill), 106 Making predictions (literacy skill), 106 Manage Book Level Settings capability, 181 Managing Literacy Skills Quiz information, 106 Quiz Availability, 117 Quiz Availability capability, 181 Reading Practice Quiz information, 90 Teacher-Made Quiz information, 90 team sets and teams, 78 Vocabulary Practice Quiz information, 101 MARC records, importing, 47 Marking Period Progress Report, 173 Marking periods, selecting for target setting, 21 Mobile app (AR Student App), 18, 121, 146 logging out, 149 N Name, user (student) Find User Name, 124 NEO 2, 121, 141 before quizzing, 141 lost connection, 187 taking a quiz, 144 troubleshooting, 186 NEO Manager, 141 Network configuration firewall, 144 proxy, 144 New AR, 125 New school year, getting ready for, 17 New words first-try, 67, 70 second-try, 67, 70 O Operating system requirements, 16 Override Authorisation Preference, editing, 43, 45 P Passwords authorisation, 43 student, 124, 142 PDF Reader, 4 Phone numbers (for assistance), 11 Points, 79, 80 Pop-up blockers preventing quizzing, 183 Preferences, 37 Allow Quiz Deleting, 45 Allow Quiz Editing, 46 Allow Quizzing, 55 Authorisation Password, 43 Authorisation Password Required, 40, 49 Automatic Student Log Out, 51 Book Voting, 43, 171 Certifications, 42 Class, 37 Class Restrictions, 37 editing, 45 Class Student Quizzing, 37 editing, 48 Date and Time Restrictions, 37 editing, 44 Date Restrictions,

203 Index editing the settings, 39 Individual Student Settings, 37, 53, 54, 55 Literacy Skills Pass Mark, 42 Literacy Skills Retakes, 41, 51 Override Authorisation, 43, 45 Quiz Set-up, 37 editing, 52 Recorded Voice, 54 School, 37 School Student Quizzing, editing, 37 Show Missed Questions, 42 Show Total Points, 42 Student Experience, 46 Student Quizzing, 37 editing, 39 Time Restrictions, 44 TOPS Report Printing, 39, 49 TWI Monitoring, 41 TWI Settings, 53 viewing, 46 viewing the settings, 38 Vocabulary Practice Include Definitions, 41, 50 Vocabulary Practice Review Only Quiz Length, 52 Vocabulary Practice Review Percentage, 51 Vocabulary Practice Student Comprehension, 52 Weekend Restrictions, 45 Preview quiz capability, 181 Primary Experience, 125 Primary Experience Preferences, 46 Print Plug-In (Renaissance Place), 184 Print Renaissance Home Connect Informational Letter, 157 Printing reports, 164 team reports, 88 Vocabulary List Report, 104 Proxy network configuration, 144 Q Questions (get help) addresses (for assistance), 11 Knowledge Base, 11 Live Chat, 11 phone numbers (for assistance), 11 Quitting the program, 141 Quiz Availability, 119 Quiz List reports, 174 Literacy Skills Report, 174 Reading Practice Report, 174 Vocabulary Practice Report, 174 Quiz numbers for Teacher-Made Quizzes, 95 Quiz Record Deletion Best Practices, 64 Quiz records adding Reading Practice Quiz records, 59 deleting Literacy Skills Quiz records, 76 deleting Reading Practice Quiz records, 64 deleting Vocabulary Practice Quiz records, 70 editing Literacy Skills Quiz records, 74 editing Reading Practice Quiz records, 62 Literacy Skills Quizzes Record Book, 72 Reading Practice Quizzes Record Book, 56 viewing Literacy Skills Quiz records, 72 viewing Reading Practice Quiz records, 56 viewing Vocabulary Practice Quiz records, 68 Vocabulary Practice Quizzes Record Book, 67 Quiz Set-up Preference, 37 editing, 52 Quiz Takers Reading Practice Report, 174 Quiz Usage Report, 174 Quizzes adding Teacher-Made Quizzes, 95 allowing students to take a quiz, 44, 52, 55, 92, 96 blocking students from quizzing, 99, 140 deleting a Literacy Skills Quiz, 111 deleting a Reading Practice Quiz, 94 deleting a Vocabulary Practice Quiz, 105 editing Literacy Skills Quiz information, 109 editing Reading Practice Quiz information, 92 editing Teacher-Made Quiz information, 98 editing Vocabulary Practice Quiz information, 103 Literacy Skills, 1 managing Literacy Skills Quiz information, 106 managing Reading Practice Quiz information, 90 managing Teacher-Made Quiz information, 90 managing Vocabulary Practice Quiz information, 101 Reading Practice, 1 resuming, 139 Second-Try and Review Words, 67, 101 stopping, 139 taking a sample Literacy Skills Quiz, 110 taking a sample Reading Practice Quiz, 93 taking a sample Teacher-Made Quiz, 93 taking a sample Vocabulary Practice Quiz, 104 unfinished, 139 viewing a Literacy Skills Teacher s Guide for a Quiz, 111 viewing Literacy Skills Quiz information, 107 viewing Reading Practice Quiz information, 90 viewing Teacher-Made Quiz information, 90 viewing Vocabulary Practice Quiz information, 102 Vocabulary Practice, 1 Quizzing blocking students from taking a quiz, 44, 52, 55, 92, 96 R Reader Certification Certificates Report, 174 Reader certification levels, 27 Reader Certification Levels Report,

204 Index Reading Practice certifications adding an achieved certification, 35 Advanced Reader, 27 approving Independent Reader status, 31 Classic Reader, 28 definitions, 27 deleting, 36 editing, 33 Honours Reader, 28 Independent Reader, 27 Ready Reader, 27 Record Book, 27 Rising Reader, 27 setting a target for students, 28 Star Reader, 27 Super Reader, 27 viewing student records, 32 Reading Practice Quizzes, 1 adding student quiz records, 59 adding Teacher-Made Quizzes, 95 deleting, 94 deleting student quiz records, 64 editing quiz information, 92 editing student quiz records, 62 managing quiz information, 90 Pass Mark Preference, 42 Quiz List Report, 174 Record Book, 56 reprinting a TOPS Report, 66 stopping, 139 taking a sample quiz, 93 Teacher-Made, 95 viewing quiz information, 90 viewing student quiz records, 56 Reading Practice targets, 78, 79, 80 adding for a class, 23 adding for a student, 24 deleting for a student, 26 editing for a class, 24 Reading Practice Targets Record Book, 20 Ready Reader, 27 Recognising cause and effect (literacy skill), 106 Recognising persuasive language (literacy skill), 106 Record Books, 56 Literacy Skills Quizzes, 72 Reading Practice Certifications, 27 Reading Practice Quizzes, 56 Reading Practice Targets, 20 teams, 78 Vocabulary Practice Quizzes, 67 Recorded Voice Preference, editing, 54 Renaissance Home Connect, 19 Informational Letter, 157 Renaissance Place logging in, 12 reports, 163 signing in, 12 Renaissance Place ID (RPID), 147 Renaissance Place Print Plug-In, 184 Renaissance Place Real Time Home page, 5 Renaissance Receiver connecting to, 142 naming, 142 Renaissance Wireless Server Utility, 142 Rename book levels, 114 Reporting parameter groups, 166 Reports, 163 Accelerated Reader RP, 163 Description, 170, 171 Diagnostic Reading Practice, 171 Diagnostic Vocabulary Practice, 171 Favourite Books, 171 Labels Book, 172 Labels Vocabulary List, 172 Literacy Skills Chart, 172 Literacy Skills Class Summary, 172 Literacy Skills Status, 173 Marking Period Progress, 173 printing, 164 printing team reports, 88 Quiz List reports, 174 Quiz List Literacy Skills, 174 Quiz List Reading Practice, 174 Quiz List Vocabulary Practice, 174 Quiz Takers Reading Practice, 174 Quiz Usage, 174 Reader Certification Certificates, 174 Reader Certification Levels, 175 Renaissance Place, 163 School Summary, 175 Student Record, 28, 173 Target History, 175 Team Standing Chart, 78, 79, 80, 88, 175 Team Status, 78, 79, 80, 88, 175 TOPS, 28, 66, 71, 77, 176 TWI, 176 Vocabulary List, 176 Word Count, 177 Words Learned, 177 Words to Study, 177 Reprinting TOPS Reports Literacy Skills, 77 Reading Practice, 66 Vocabulary Practice, 71 Requirements browser, 16 hardware,

205 Index operating system, 16 software, 16 Resources, 11 Responding to literature (literacy skill), 106 Resuming a quiz, 139 Retaking a Literacy Skills Quiz, 41 Review words first-try, 67, 70 second-try, 67, 70 Rising Reader, 27 S Sample quizzes Literacy Skills, 110 Reading Practice, 93 Teacher-Made, 93 Vocabulary Practice, 104 School preferences, 37 School Student Quizzing preferences, 37 School Summary Report, 175 School year changing the year you are working in, 14 School year, new Accelerated Reader tasks, 19 getting ready for, 17 Renaissance Place tasks, 17 Technology/Computer Coordinator tasks, 18 Search for student user name, 124 Second-try new words, 67, 70 review words, 67, 70 Second-Try and Review Words Quiz, 67, 101 Selecting marking periods for the class, 21 Server name, finding, 143 Set current book level, 113 Setting Reading Practice certification targets for students, 28 Setting up quiz availability rules, 120 Setup, new school year Accelerated Reader tasks, 19 Renaissance Place tasks, 17 Technology/Computer Coordinator tasks, 18 Show Missed Questions Preference, editing, 42 Show Total Points Preference, editing, 42 Signing in to the program, 12 Signing out, 141 Software requirements, 12, 16 Star Reader, 27 STAR Reading, 177 Stopping a quiz, 139 Student App (mobile device app), 146 Student capacity limit, 141 Student Experience Preferences, 46 Student passwords, 124 Student Quizzing preferences, 37 Class, editing, 48 School, editing, 39 Student Record Report, 28, 173 Student user name Find User Name, 124 Students blocking from quizzing, 140 closing the program, 141 deleting Reading Practice targets, 26 enrolling on teams, 80, 82 logging in to the program, 123 logging out, 141 signing out, 141 transferring between teams, 83 un-enrolling from teams, 80, 82 using Accelerated Reader RP, 121 using mobile devices with Accelerated Reader, 146 Subscription alert, 8 Summer school, 17 Super Reader, 27 Support addresses (for assistance), 11 Knowledge Base, 11 Live Chat, 11 phone numbers (for assistance), 11 System requirements, 12 T Take Sample Quiz capability, 181 Taking a sample Literacy Skills Quiz, 110 Taking a sample Reading Practice Quiz, 93 Taking a sample Teacher-Made Quiz, 93 Taking a sample Vocabulary Practice Quiz, 104 Target History Report, 175 Targets adding for a class, 23 adding for a student, 24 Average Book Level, 78, 79, 80 Average Percentage Correct, 78, 79, 80 deleting for a student, 26 editing for a class, 24 points, 78, 79, 80 Reading Practice, 78 Selecting marking periods for the class, 21 Target-Setting Chart, 177 Teacher s Guide, viewing for a Literacy Skills Quiz, 111 Teacher-Made Quizzes, 95 adding, 95 blocking students from taking, 99 editing quiz information, 98 managing quiz information, 90 quiz numbers,

206 Index taking a sample quiz, 93 viewing quiz information, 90 Team rosters, 80 Team sets adding, 78 adding teams to, 79 deleting, 87 editing, 86 printing reports, 88 viewing, 85 viewing enrolment, 85 Team Standing Chart, 78, 79, 80, 88 Report, 175 Team Status Report, 78, 79, 80, 88, 175 Teams adding, 79 deleting, 88 editing, 87 enrolling students, 80, 82 managing, 78 printing reports, 88 rosters, 80 transferring students between, 83 un-enrolling students, 80, 82 viewing, 85 viewing enrolment, 85 Technology/Computer Coordinator new school year tasks, 18 Three-question quiz, 97 Time Restrictions Preference, editing, 44 TOPS Report Printing Preference, editing, 39, 49 TOPS Reports, 28, 176 not printing, 185 reprinting for a Literacy Skills Quiz, 77 reprinting for a Reading Practice Quiz, 66 reprinting for a Vocabulary Practice Quiz, 71 Transferring students between teams, 83 TWI Monitoring Preference, editing, 41 TWI Report, 176 TWI Settings Preference, editing, 53 U Understanding historic and cultural factors (literacy skill), 107 Understanding literacy features (literacy skill), 107 Understanding the author s craft (literacy skill), 107 Un-enrolling students from teams, 80, 82 Unfinished quizzes, 139 Update student records, 114 Updates (Did You Know? information), 7 URL address finding, 143 User groups, 180 User name, student Find User Name, 124 V Viewing Literacy Skills Quiz information, 107 Literacy Skills Quiz records, 72 Literacy Skills Teacher s Guide for a Quiz, 111 preferences, 38 Quiz Availability, 117 Reading Practice certification records, 32 Reading Practice Quiz information, 90 Reading Practice Quiz records, 56 Teacher-Made Quiz information, 90 team enrolment, 85 team sets, 85 teams, 85 Vocabulary Practice Quiz information, 102 Vocabulary Practice Quiz records, 68 Viewing Preference, editing, 46 Vocabulary viewing, 130 Vocabulary List Labels Report, 172 Vocabulary List Report, 176 printing, 104 Vocabulary Practice Include Definitions Preference, editing, 41, 50 Vocabulary Practice Quizzes, 1 deleting, 105 deleting student quiz records, 70 editing quiz information, 103 managing quiz information, 101 Quiz List Report, 174 Record Book, 67 reprinting a TOPS Report, 71 taking a sample quiz, 104 viewing quiz information, 102 viewing student quiz records, 68 Vocabulary Practice Review Only Quiz Length Preference, editing, 52 Vocabulary Practice Review Percentage Preference, editing, 51 Vocabulary Practice Student Comprehension Preference, editing, 52 Vocabulary words, 67, 176 Voting, Book Voting Preference, 37, 43, 171 W Web address, finding, 143 Weekend Restrictions Preference, editing, 45 Wireless Server Utility, 142 Word Count Report,

207 Index Word list, 176 Words, 67 first-try new, 67, 70 first-try review, 67, 70 second-try new, 67, 70 second-try review, 67, 70 Words Learned List, 67, 68 Words Learned Report, 177 Words to Study Report, 177 Z Zone of Proximal Development (ZPD), 64 score,

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209 About Renaissance Learning UK Renaissance Learning is a leading provider of cloud-based assessment technology for primary and secondary schools. A member of the British Educational Suppliers Association (BESA), we also support the National Literacy Trust (NLT), Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals (CILIP) and World Book Day. Our STAR Assessments for reading, maths and early learning incorporate learning progressions built by experts at the National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER), and provide detailed skill-based feedback on student performance, linked to the new curriculum. The short, computer-adaptive tests provide feedback when it is most valuable immediately and bridge assessment and instruction. The reports identify not only the skills students know but also the skills they are ready to learn next. STAR also reports Student Growth Percentiles (SGPs), a measure of student growth new to the UK market. Our Accelerated Reader (AR) and Accelerated Maths (AM) software programmes help to enhance literacy and numeracy skills. They support differentiated instruction and personalised practice, motivating students to work towards ambitious but realistic targets. AR and AM are motivational because they provide teachers with immediate feedback to students and their teachers, giving opportunities for praise and for directing future learning. A comprehensive set of reports allow teachers to make monitor and measure growth. R