Renaissance Accelerated Reader Review
Updated January 18, 2022

Renaissance Accelerated Reader Review

Angela Williams | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with Renaissance Accelerated Reader

We use it in the classroom and I use it in the library and computer lab.
  • I like the vocabulary tests.
  • I like the read-to option.
  • I wish the test automatically went to the vocabulary tests after the quiz questions.
  • I wish I could set the read-to option automatically for my SPED students.
  • Variety of tests
  • Vocabulary test
  • User friendly
  • Our students like it!

Do you think Renaissance Accelerated Reader delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with Renaissance Accelerated Reader's feature set?

Yes

Did Renaissance Accelerated Reader live up to sales and marketing promises?

I wasn't involved with the selection/purchase process

Did implementation of Renaissance Accelerated Reader go as expected?

I wasn't involved with the implementation phase

Would you buy Renaissance Accelerated Reader again?

Yes

It is great for quizzing students on books. I wish it had cute computer graphics or something like that when students pass quizzes.

Using Renaissance Accelerated Reader

10 - Classroom teachers
15 - Teachers and teacher assistants
  • expanding vocabulary
  • foster love of reading
  • exploring new genres
  • students can bring books from home to test on
  • use online stories and let students test on them
  • add incentives for goals
We think AR is a great program

Evaluating Renaissance Accelerated Reader and Competitors

  • Product Features
  • Product Usability
The easy usability is perfect, even for the lower grades.

Renaissance Accelerated Reader Implementation

don't be scared of implementation
  • we really had no major issues

Renaissance Accelerated Reader Support

It is a great product.
ProsCons
Quick Resolution
Good followup
Knowledgeable team
Problems get solved
Kept well informed
No escalation required
Immediate help available
Support understands my problem
Support cares about my success
Quick Initial Response
None
Yes - Yes it was!
We had a few students whose account locked up and Renaissance resolved it very quickly and told me exactly what was going on at each step of the process.

Using Renaissance Accelerated Reader

It is a great product
ProsCons
Like to use
Relatively simple
Easy to use
Technical support not required
Well integrated
Consistent
Quick to learn
Convenient
Feel confident using
Familiar
None
  • the login
  • finding quizzes
  • when i have to go in and allow students to view a quiz