Accelerated Reader FAQs

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Accelerated Reader & Reading Program FAQs

Q1. What is Accelerated Reader (AR) and Renaissance Place (RP)?

Q2. What is the difference between ATOS reading levels and Lexile measures?

Q3. If the State of Georgia Department of Education is having CRCT reading results given as a Lexile, why are we using the ATOS system which gives results as a Grade Level Equivalent (GLE)?

Q4. How are students tested during the school year to determine their reading placement and progress?

Q5. What is the minimum passing level for students on AR?

Q6. How does a student move from one ZPD range to a higher range?

Q7. My 6th grade child has come home with a report that says his ZPD is 5.9-6.7. What is a ZPD?