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Renaissance Accelerated Reader

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What is Renaissance Accelerated Reader?

Renaissance Accelerated Reader® is designed to save educators time by empowering them with Learnalytics® to make differentiating independent and close reading practice effortless – all while maintaining the flexibility necessary to fit within existing classroom routines. Students are engaged in…

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Renaissance Accelerated Reader review

Rating: 10 out of 10
October 23, 2024
Vetted ReviewVerified User
We use the Renaissance Accelerated Reader program for our English regular and English Honors courses at High School level. Teacher's get very detailed information as to how ar...
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Andrea De Leon
Paraprofessional - Information Technology
Library Aide/Media Specialist
Banquete High School
Renaissance Accelerated Reader1 year of experience

Amazing Program!

Rating: 10 out of 10
May 3, 2024
Vetted ReviewVerified User
As a teacher in the elementary level, Renaissance Accelerated Reader has served as a guide not only for my students, but for me as well. It has allowed us to see individualize...
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VIvian Salazar
Employee - Other
Teacher
John McKeever Elem.
Renaissance Accelerated Reader1 year of experience

Easy for Students

Rating: 10 out of 10
April 24, 2024
Vetted ReviewVerified User
I use Renaissance Accelerated Reader in my class for students to test on books they have been reading. I run reports weekly to see how the students are doing and if they are c...
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Alma Escamilla
Employee - Other
Teacher
La Joya ISD

You want to see change...USE IT

Rating: 10 out of 10
April 9, 2024
Vetted ReviewVerified User
Renaissance Accelerated Reader is being fully implemented in our district as well as our campus. Our campus encourages teachers to become Honor Roll members. It is a great pro...
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Ruben Vela
Professional - Other
teacher
La Joya ISD
Renaissance Accelerated Reader11 years of experience

AR Works!

Rating: 10 out of 10
November 16, 2023
Vetted ReviewVerified User
My school uses Renaissance Accelerated Reader 360 to help students learn to and love to read. It is perfect for providing a touch of accountability for students as they set an...
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Rita Platt
Professional - Other
Literacy Specialist, Librarian, Educational Consultant, Graduate Course Instructor
St. Croix Falls SD, Minneapolis Public Schools, Professional Development Institute
Renaissance Accelerated Reader7 years of experience
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What is Renaissance Accelerated Reader?

Renaissance Accelerated Reader® is designed to save educators time by empowering them with Learnalytics® to make differentiating independent and close reading practice effortless – all while maintaining the flexibility necessary to fit within existing classroom routines. Students are engaged in…

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Product Details

What is Renaissance Accelerated Reader?

Renaissance Accelerated Reader® is designed to save educators time by empowering them with Learnalytics® to make differentiating independent and close reading practice effortless – all while maintaining the flexibility necessary to fit within existing classroom routines. Students are engaged in reading self-selected authentic books and articles.

Short comprehension quizzes and built-in close reading practice activities, combined with automatic and educator feedback, keep students accountable for their learning. Dashboards and reporting provide users with the insights necessary to identify quickly which students need more support, which skills each student is ready to learn, and which resources will cultivate proven growth.

According to the vendor, key benefits include:

  • Students are nearly twice as likely to be college and career ready with they practice with Renaissance Accelerated Reader.
  • A strong research base of 178 scientific studies and review backs Renaissance Accelerated Reader, which ensures that you have scientifically sound practice and reliable data for instructional decisions.
  • The Council of Administrators of Special Education endorses Renaissance Accelerated Reader for improving outcomes for students with disabilities.

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Renaissance Accelerated Reader Technical Details

Deployment TypesSoftware as a Service (SaaS), Cloud, or Web-Based
Operating SystemsUnspecified
Mobile ApplicationMobile Web

Frequently Asked Questions

ReadnQuiz, Whooo's Reading, and LightSail Education are common alternatives for Renaissance Accelerated Reader.

Reviewers rate Usability highest, with a score of 10.

The most common users of Renaissance Accelerated Reader are from Mid-sized Companies (51-1,000 employees).
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Reviews From Top Reviewers

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Middle School Teacher Loves AR

Rating: 10 out of 10
Incentivized
April 19, 2022
DB
Diane Bunn
Teacher
Rector Johnson Middle School (E-Learning, 11-50 employees)
Vetted Review
Verified User
Renaissance Accelerated Reader
11 years of experience
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
I use Renaissance Accelerated Reader in our school to help monitor students' successes, strengths, and weaknesses in reading. Students take tests after reading their books and it assesses if they comprehend what they are reading. It also has many Vocabulary Activities attached to each of the books they read to help them with their vocabulary, too. We have no problems with Renaissance Accelerated Reader.
Pros
  • Assesses Comprehension
  • Creates Data Reports to help monitor students
  • Has great Vocabulary Quizzes that complement the books they read.
Cons
  • Training for how the reports have changed over the past several years.
Likelihood to Recommend
I appreciate AR because it helps the student to see if they are comprehending a particular ZPD level. It is detailed in the report to be able to conference with students and show them what they may adjust to be more successful. It also shows the student if they are staying in their "ZPD comfort zone" and not challenging themselves enough.

Renaissance Accelerated Reader Review

Rating: 10 out of 10
Incentivized
March 09, 2022
JM
JESSICA MARTINDALE
Teacher
Rialto Unified School District (Education Management, 1001-5000 employees)
Vetted Review
Verified User
Renaissance Accelerated Reader
1 year of experience
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Use Cases and Deployment Scope
Renaissance Accelerated Reader (AR) is being used school-wide, however, multiple teachers do not use it. This is because there was no training on it, therefore teachers are a little cloudy on how to set it up along with how to set goals for their students. The problems AR addresses is the lack of reading on our campus.
Pros
  • It gives different level DOK questions to the students
  • AR allows students to track their points to their goal and students can see a percentage of what they have not completed.
  • There is a wide range of books on AR.
Cons
  • Makes it easier for teachers to reset the quizzes. It was a mission to find it, and then I had to email the help desk. Our wifi is not very strong so it will freeze the computers sometimes, and that ends the quiz.
  • It should be easier to set goals for the students all at once.
Likelihood to Recommend
If the school site is behind the teachers and is helping them through the beginning process, or if the admin request that English teachers use it, AR could be beneficial to students. However, it is not something that is strong on our campus.

Accelerated Reader Review

Rating: 8 out of 10
Incentivized
April 09, 2019
JS
Jessica Spivey
School Library Media Specialist
Selma City Schools (Education Management, 11-50 employees)
Vetted Review
Verified User
Renaissance Accelerated Reader
8 years of experience
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Use Cases and Deployment Scope
I am currently a split librarian at an elementary and middle school. All classes and grade levels are using Renaissance Accelerated Reader. This tool helps teachers and administrators check comprehension after the students have read a book.
Pros
  • I like how Accelerated Reader now offers nonfiction articles.
  • I like how it is linked to MyOn.
  • It provides assessment for most of the books in the library.
Cons
  • Some of the questions are lower level recall questions.
  • It would be easier if MyOn and accelerated reader were linked when taking tests. The students have to open another tab instead of going directly to the website.
Likelihood to Recommend
Great for checking comprehension. I also like how the books are on reading levels that fall in the zpd ranges.

Accelerated Reader Keeps Us Reading!

Rating: 10 out of 10
Incentivized
April 12, 2019
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
It is being used from PK-12th grade in our district. We have a very strong team that focuses on the data that is gathered from the reports.
Pros
  • It allows teachers to have data on the growth the students make in reading independently.
  • Other departments also use the STAR Program to give them data on each students' book levels.
  • As a school, we promote the program with our teachers and students.
  • I love the way it is so user-friendly, and the fact that teachers have an opportunity to live chat in order to ask for help at any time.
  • As a librarian, the program allows us to generate data for teachers to use in their classes.
Cons
  • I would love to see more incentives for the schools to receive after achieving their goals.
  • I think it could add emojis to the test questions to make it more interesting.
Likelihood to Recommend
I feel the program is excellent to keep our students focused on reading independently and also give them a love for reading. It has brought in the 360 component that has really added to the program.

Great Reading and Great Results

Rating: 10 out of 10
September 27, 2019
KK
Keyanna Kimbrough
Teacher
Selma City Schools (Education Management, 201-500 employees)
Vetted Review
Verified User
Renaissance Accelerated Reader
3 years of experience
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Use Cases and Deployment Scope
Renaissance Accelerated Reader is being used by every teacher in my school. It is being used to motivate and support student reading. We explain the data, the Lexile and the ZPD to parents and students. Knowing where they are and where they should be, motivates parents to encourage their child or children to read more on their level. Reading on their level improves their reading skills and increase their Lexile and ZPD. The students are motivated by teachers and parents.
Pros
  • Renaissance allows teachers to collaborate.
  • We can gain knowledge on how to implement different strategies.
  • Teachers learn what works for certain students and what doesn't.
Cons
  • In my opinion, one thing that needs improvement, is the rewards.
  • I can't do some challenges that are linked to social media. I am not a social media person.
  • More video!
Likelihood to Recommend
I was trying to figure out how to motivate one of my students to read more. I logged on and went to one discussion that asked about motivating those students that were not motivated to read. I saw many other educators response and I was able to implement some of their ideas and find out what work for my students and what didn't.
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