Accelerated Reader Program Files

AR Program Overview

The Accelerated Reader program is a computerized program that tests basic reading comprehension. Students select books on their reading level, read independently or with a buddy, and take an independent comprehension test on the computer. Each book is worth a certain number of points based on its length and reading level. Students get a percentage of the points based on how many of the test questions they get right. The program tracks their progress over the course of the school year. It's a very effective program when used with flexibility and teacher judgement, and I've developed several record sheets and teacher timesavers that you may download from this page.

If you have problems viewing or printing the files below, please read the Helpful Hints on my Adobe Acrobat Reader Help Page.

Free AR Printables and Organizational Tools

• Home Reading Log - Long Form
• Nonfiction KWL Chart
• Point Recording Form for 100 Point Goal
• Code of Conduct
• AR Goal Report (Be sure to scroll to the bottom of the page)
• Personal Book Picks Form (For recording book selections)
• AR Stars (Goal setting worksheet)
• Home Reading Log - Short Form
• AR Student Reading Log

Teacher-Created AR Tests

These tests were created by me for my own classroom and I'm happy to share them with you. Please note that the first answer is always the correct one, so you can't print these tests out and distribute them on paper.

Non-fiction Book Tests

• Five Brave Explorers
• Five Notable Inventors
• Roller Coasters, Or I Had So Much Fun I Almost Puked
• Turn on the Light, Thomas Edison
• You Wouldn't Want to be an American Pioneer
• If You Traveled on the Underground Railroad
• The Bone Detectives
• Whales and Dolphins
• Animal Smarts
• Gold Fever

Fiction Book Tests

• Saratoga Secret
• The Birchbark House
• Jason's Gold
• A Ghost in the Family
• The Landry News
• The Volcano Disaster
• Earthquake Terror
• Island of the Blue Dolphins
• Help! I'm Trapped in My Principal's Body
• Help! I'm Trapped in a Vampire's Body
• Shiloh
• Shiloh Season
• Saving Shiloh
• The Kid Who Ran for President
• The Search for Delicious
• Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
• Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
• Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
• Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
• Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
• Frindle
• Brian's Winter
• SOS Titanic
• The Gypsy Game
• Redwall
• Mattimeo
• Mossflower
• Just Juice
• Stargirl
• Joey Pigza Loses Control
• The Last of the Really Great Whangdoodles
• The School Story
• Stormy, Misty's Foal
• Boston Jane
• Holes
• Loser