The Goal:
The goal of the Star Reader Program is to encourage you to read many different kinds of books at your reading level. Not only will you learn something new, you’ll be a better reader! How cool is that?

How?
• Read 10 books in a genre of your choice at your reading level OR earn 30 AR points in a genre of your choice.
• Take an AR quiz for each book. You must score at least 70-80% on each quiz (4/5 or 7/10).
• After each quiz, record your results in your Star Reader booklet.
• Ask your teacher to sign the form.
• Take the completed form to your librarians for review and receive your patch!

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Accelerated Reader Accelerated Reader, a motivating, computerized reading program, is able to match readers to books at their current reading level fairly accurately. It is a program that utilizes individual books from the classrooms and the library and helps to make students accountable for what they read independently. Lexile Level & AR Color Levels: The lexile level is a comprehensive way of leveling books and assessing student ability. The school obtains student lexile scores from the MAPS test in the fall, winter and spring. Library books in the Star Reader program have been analyzed in three ways; by sentence structure, by number of words in the book and length of words in the book. The color label on the spine of the book indicates the AR (Accelerated Reader) level and can give you an idea of the lexile as well. Check the chart on the back of the brochure. Books in the library are coded by AR level and have a lexile number on the inside of the book, usually on the inside of the back cover. You can also do a search on our online catalog by AR level, or by Lexile Level. Ask us how. We’d be happy to show you.

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Book Selection
Students will be most successful when reading at their “just right” level. To determine your child’s just right level, follow this easy suggestion: read the first few pages of a book. If your child has trouble with more than 5 words, that book is most likely too challenging at this time.

Lexile	Color Dot	AR Level
70	pink	0
170	red	1
370	blue	2
508	yellow	3
646	purple	4
784	orange	5
922	green	6
1060	tan	7

Kindergarten - Read Aloud Patch Pre-readers may show their listening comprehension by taking tests on books read to them by older readers.

1st & 2nd Grades - The I Can Read books are the best transition into independent reading for our youngest readers.

2nd, 3rd and 4th Grades - The Gateway Collection are short chapter books, usually in a series (Magic Tree House, Jigsaw Jones, Junie B. Jones etc.) that help students move onto chapter books and more sophisticated reading.

4th, 5th and 6th Grades - Our general collection contains the most recent award winners and time honored classics. We strongly encourage students to read the nominees for Young Readers Choice and Sasquatch awards in order to participate in Battle of the Books during winter. Reading the books nominated for awards gives our students a canon of literary quality that will prepare them for more difficult themes in middle and high school.

• Make reading a daily habit
• Check to see that books are brought home and that they are reading from this program
• Listen to your child read and ask questions about what has been read, so that your child understands the story.
• Make public library visits a priority to supplement school and home library collections
• Monitor reading/testing progress via the communication sent from teacher and librarian.

• Provide books at the appropriate grade and interest level for students.
• Provide reading time.
• Provide testing opportunities.
• Provide advice on book titles.
• Conference with students on a regular basis to insure progress is being made.

• Students Select books at their own level.
• Students Read at their own pace while meeting the goal established by their teacher and themselves.
• Students take short quizzes on the computer to verify comprehension of each book they read on a regular basis.

1. Read the whole book.
2. When locating a title in the AR database, remember to skip “The, “ “An,” or “A” at the beginning of the title.
3. Make sure the title and the author exactly match the book you have read.
4. If you don’t pass the test, it is possible to take the test over. Talk with your teacher.
5. Once a test has been passed, it is not possible to retake that test.
6. Students must let their teachers or librarians know immediately if a mistake occurs while taking a test. For example; wrong student account, wrong test etc.

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