WHAT IS ACCELERATED READER?
Accelerated Reader (AR) helps build a lifelong love of reading and learning. AR is the world’s most
popular reading management software. Used in nearly 60,000 schools, Accelerated Reader provides
teachers with an easy and effective way to monitor all forms of guided reading practice.
Accelerated Reader’s three easy steps helps continuously guide students to appropriate books
within their zone of proximal development (ZPD). At the same time, it helps personalize reading
instruction.