If you desire to encourage reading then this free online Accelerated Reader program may be for you.
When Jaden went to public school, he had the opportunity to participate in the school's Accelerated Reader program. (If you aren't familiar with how AR works, this is a basic run-down: the student reads a book, takes a multiple choice quiz to determine comprehension, and then earns points based on his score. At Jaden's school, kids who earned a certain number of points by a specified deadline were allowed to go on a special field trip.)
When we started homeschooling, I tried to find a similar program that we could participate in from home. In my search, I came across Book Adventure (a website created and maintained by Sylan Learning Center). It's quite similar to Accelerated Reader, and it's totally free. The kids can earn real prizes with their points, and parents can even create their own individualized prizes that can be posted on their child's Book Adventure account when their child sign's in.
Here's Book Adventure's description from their site.
Book Adventure is a FREE reading motivation program for children in grades K-8. Children create their own book lists from over 7,000 recommended titles, take multiple choice quizzes on the books they've read, and earn points and prizes for their literary successes.
It's definitely worth checking out!
Thank you so much! After attending public school (2nd grade) with accelerated reading program, my daughter's reading level improved significantly. However, her reading level came to a screeching halt and dropped to a low level (sighed) when she transferred to a catholic school closer to home. I noticed that she excels in values, but not in academic. I have been searching for AR program to supplement for it, but found none. I will surely check it out as suggested. Thanks again.
Respectfully,
Ngoc
You are an angel. I used AR in my classroom 17 yrs ago. I have a struggling 3rd grader who is reading below level. I wanted something- anything like AR so I could know she is moving along in the right direction! I called AR today and they won't sell to individuals, so this is amazing! Thank you!!!