Accelerated Reader 5.12

Quick Reference Card

After opening the program, enter your personal AR Teacher password. To navigate to different parts of the program, you can use the buttons provided or the drop down menu (Go). Note: You can use the Quick Find feature to select reports or scroll to the appropriate report from the list.

To preview and print a Student List (with or without passwords)

  • From the Go menu, select Classroom Reports (Go>Classroom>Reports).
  • Select the class/classes you want to work with.
  • Highlight (Student List) from the listed reports.(you will need to scroll down).
  • Click on the (Options) button to determine where page breaks should be and if student passwords are included in the list.
  • Click the (Preview) button to review your report.
  • Click (Print) to print the report.
  • To preview and print a Diagnostic Report:

    • From the Go menu, select Classroom Reports (Go>Classroom>Reports).
    • Select the class or classes you want to work with.
    • Highlight (Diagnostic Report) from the listed reports.
    • Click the (Group)button to select the classes or students you want included.
    • Click the (Date)button to select a date range for your report. Follow the instructions on each screen. Click (Next) to move from one screen to the next. Click (Back) to return to previous screens to make changes. Click (Finish) to return to the Reports Screen.
    • Click the (Options) button to select additional ways to customize your report.
    • Click the (Preview) button to review your report.
    • Click (Print) to print your report.

    To preview and print a Student Record:

    • Go>Classroom>Reports.
    • Select the class or classes you want to work with.
    • Highlight (Student Record) from the listed reports (you will need to scroll down).
    • Select the (Group) button to specify whom you want included in the report.
    • Click the (Date) button to select a date range for your report. Follow the instructions on each screen. Click (Next) to move from one screen to the next.
    • Click the (Options) button to select additional ways to customize your report.
    • Click the(Preview) button to review your report.
    • Click (Print) to print the report, or click (Close) to return to the Report screen without printing the report.

    To print a Reading Practice quiz list:

    • Go>School>Reports.
    • Select (Reading Practice Quiz List) from the list (scroll down or use Quick Find).
    • Click (Options) to select the order you want the list sorted in.
    • Click (Preview) to review the list.
    • Click (Print) to print the list.

    To view a student’s record:

    • Go>Classroom>Reading Practice.
    • Select the class or classes you want to view.
    • A list of the students in your class will appear in the top half of the screen.
    • Click on the name of the student whose Reading Practice quiz performance you would like to view. In the bottom half of the screen, the record will appear.

    To delete a test from a student’s record:

    Remember, once a test is removed from a student record, it cannot be retrieved

    • Go>Classroom>Reading Practice.
    • Select the class the student is in.
    • A list of the students in your classes will appear in the top half of your screen. Click on the name of the student whose Reading Practice record needs to be edited. In the bottom half of the screen, the record will appear.
    • Click on the Quizzes tab, and then click on the quiz you want to delete.
    • Click (Delete).
    • Click the (Yes) button to confirm deletion.

    To set Point and Book Level Goals for your students:

  • Go>Classroom>Reading Practice.
  • Select the class you want to work with.
  • Click on the student you wish to select.
  • Click on the Goals tab (beneath the students’ names).
  • Click on the Marking Period (in the bottom screen).
  • In the Set Points and Book Level Goal dialog box, enter the student’s Point Goal and/or Level Goal. (You can set just the Point or Level goal or both.)
  • Click OK.
  • To take a sample Reading Practice quiz:

    • Go>School >Quizzes.
    • A list of Reading Practice quizzes will appear. Click on the title for which you would like to take a sample quiz on.(use Quick Find to select the quiz or scroll to it).
    • Click (Preview).
    • In the (General) tab, click (Take a Sample Student Quiz).
    • The first quiz question will appear. Click the answer you think is correct. (You can also press A, B, C, or D on the keyboard. Click Next for the next question.
    • After you have finished the quiz, a Scoring Summary will appear. Click (OK) to return to the Quiz Preview screen.

                   
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                      Last modified 8/28/2008