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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

Great program

Rating: 9 out of 10
April 9, 2024
Vetted ReviewVerified User
In the school district that I work with we used Renaissance Accelerated Reader by empowering our student for the love of reading. It is very engaging for our students in the w...
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Verified user
Professional
Renaissance Accelerated Reader5 years of experience

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
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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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Renaissance Accelerated Reader is amazing!

Rating: 10 out of 10
Incentivized
February 21, 2019
VB
Vanessa Brown
Elementary school Teacher
Selma City Schools (Education Management)
Vetted Review
Verified User
Renaissance Accelerated Reader
8 years of experience
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Use Cases and Deployment Scope
Our entire school uses Accelerated Reader. It helps us track our student's progress and understanding of the materials they are reading. It also helps us with a system of rating them to be able to reward them for all their hard work. It encourages our students to read more which broadens their knowledge base.
Pros
  • It gives you student's averages of the books they have read.
  • It sets personalized goals for the students.
  • It groups the students into point clubs to show their progress.
  • It gives you an estimated time the students have been engaged in reading during the school day.
Cons
  • I would like to see the program reward students for their hard work.
Likelihood to Recommend
I think the A.R. program works wonderfully in elementary schools!

Thoughts on Accelerated Reader

Rating: 8 out of 10
Incentivized
April 05, 2021
Verified User
Professional in Other
E-Learning Company, 501-1000 employees
Vetted Review
Verified User
Renaissance Accelerated Reader
5 years of experience
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
At our school district, we use Accelerated Reader to support our students' reading goals. Accelerated Reader makes students accountable for their own reading/comprehension progress. It is user friendly and the students already know exactly how to use it. In our classroom, we can do "read-alouds" or students can read independently and then they can access Accelerated Reader to take quizzes based on our readings.
Pros
  • User friendly.
  • Easy to navigate.
  • Reliable website.
Cons
  • The student version is user friendly, but the updated teacher version was a little hard to navigate at first.
  • It sometimes takes a while to update after a student has taken a quiz.
  • When students use their passwords it can be very picky as to how they need to type it. Now that we use Clever that doesn't seem to be an issue anymore.
Likelihood to Recommend
During virtual classes, it was a relief to have Accelerated Reader. It was a program students were used to. It made it easier on parents and teachers since everything else was new and overwhelming. Having a program students feel comfortable with even if they have to do it from home was a big plus for us.

Accelerated Reader is a great motivator to push students to READ!

Rating: 10 out of 10
Incentivized
February 28, 2019
DW
Debra Wells
Teacher
Biloxi Public Schools (Education Management, 501-1000 employees)
Vetted Review
Verified User
Renaissance Accelerated Reader
21 years of experience
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Use Cases and Deployment Scope
All elementary schools in my district use AR. It addresses the issue of motivating students to read.
Pros
  • Motivates students to read and meet their term goal.
  • Promotes enthusiasm in young readers to watch their flower grow as they take tests.
  • It provides a wide variety of books and levels to help differentiate and help readers on all levels.
Cons
  • When students finish a test, the "flower page" could show how many books they need to make their term goal.
  • I'd like to be able to turn off the Spanish quiz option when students log in to take a test. Many young kids click the Spanish test by mistake and then we're stuck in the test.
Likelihood to Recommend
Kids love it and it has been a program with long term staying power. Our school has used it for over 20 years.

AR 360 is ready to rumble!

Rating: 9 out of 10
May 15, 2019
Verified User
Employee in Other
Education Management Company, 11-50 employees
Vetted Review
Verified User
Renaissance Accelerated Reader
5 years of experience
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
We use AR to help our students track their reading growth and to set goals for themselves. This system allows us to conference with our students to discuss how they are doing with reading comprehension quizzes. We are able to discuss trouble spots and make a plan of action to help them be successful.
Pros
  • Set individualized goals for students
  • Track student progress over time
  • Integrated with STAR 360 assessments to help with placement
Cons
  • It could be a little easier to find certain reports if their names were more self explanatory.
  • On some screens, it can get confusing to move back and forth between the goals and quizzes screens.
  • It would be great to have a mechanism within Renaissance Place to alert admin to remove students from your classes when they move.
Likelihood to Recommend
I have always had great success when using Accelerated Reader. My students love the goal setting and look forward to see how far they can go with their point goals. I have some students who are extremely motivated by this and work to see how far past their goal they can get. It is also great for my lower readers as it provides scaffolding and encouragement for them.

Motivated to Read with Accelerated Reader!

Rating: 10 out of 10
Incentivized
June 13, 2020
Verified User
Employee in Other
Primary/Secondary Education Company, 1001-5000 employees
Vetted Review
Verified User
Renaissance Accelerated Reader
8 years of experience
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
Our school district uses Renaissance Accelerated Reader to encourage students to read daily. We also use Accelerated Reader to monitor student progress and academic growth. This product is so flexible and can be used in so many ways! Accelerated Reader is user friendly for students and teachers! There is also a way to connect parents to student accounts. Parents can monitor student progress and receive email updates about their child’s activity in Accelerated Reader.
Pros
  • The Accelerated Reader program is easy for students and teachers to use.
  • Accelerated Reader is so flexible and can be used with all students and all reading levels.
  • Renaissance Accelerated Reader makes monitoring student reading so manageable and easy.
Cons
  • Even though Accelerated Reader has a VERY LARGE collection of quizzes, not all books have an AR test.
  • They are always adding new quizzes to increase the quiz collection.
  • When selecting an Accelerated Reader Quiz, students often click the wrong language.
  • Some quizzes can be difficult to locate if they have the same title as many other books.
Likelihood to Recommend
Renaissance Accelerated Reader is great for encouraging students to increase the amount of time they spend reading each day. Accelerated Reader can be used by different grade levels and different reading levels. This program works best when the teacher guides students on their reading journey and works regularly to monitor their progress. The program makes it easy to reward students and classes for their hard work.
Accelerated Reader would not be appropriate as completely independent learning. The Accelerated Reader platform is for taking a quiz on the book and keeping track of goals/points. The program does not provide feedback, rewards, or encouragement to students.
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