Item: Renaissance Accelerated Reader
Rating: 9
Author: Andrew Taylor

Overall Satisfaction with Renaissance Accelerated Reader

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

I use this product at our school with all students. It addresses problems of motivating, monitoring, and managing student independent reading. the program quizzes kids when they have read books and assigns points to their account. Teachers can track student efforts and progress. This is vital for effectively intervening where needed.

Pros and Cons

Pros

Motivates
Manages
Monitors

Cons

Articles have glitches
Not all quizzes have voice
Would like to see certifications beyond
The classic level

Most Important Features

Goal setting
.variety of books
Reports

Return on Investment

Motivated kids to read
Improved reading engagement
Helps teachers track independent reading

Key Insights

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?

Yes

Did implementation of Renaissance Accelerated Reader go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy Renaissance Accelerated Reader again?

Yes

Other Software Used

EBQuickstart, Allscripts STAR

Likelihood to Recommend

Accelerated reader is well suited for kids that can read independently. It is less suitable for kids that cannot read independently. It works well with students that are motivated to do well and respond to incentives. It is less effective with kids that have poor student engagement. Many kids read more because of the accelerated reading.

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