Accelerated Reader is a program used to increase a student’s cognitive reading skills. It is used to make essential reading practice more effective, personalize reading practice to each student’s current level, supply instant feed-back on the student’s progress, and build a lifelong love of reading and learning.
There are three steps to using Accelerated Reader.
First, students choose and read a fiction or non-fiction book, textbook, or magazine. Teachers monitor reading including guided, paired, literature-based, and textbook reading.
Second, students take a quiz.
Third, the teacher receives information that is intended to assist, motivate reading, monitor progress, and target instruction. Reports regarding reading level and comprehension skills are available through the software.
KTEC runs a creative, educational, reward system to motivate students and build their sense of accomplishment.
AR Book Finder – find out what books have AR quizes, their book levels, points, and quiz numbers (great if you are reading books from the public library or your home)
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Battle of the Books (BOB)
The statewide Battle of the Books program is designed to promote a love of reading among our students. It encourages students to read a variety of books and remember information abou the plots, characters, and the settings of the books. It is a fun, academic-based competition that has been very successful.
4th- and 5th- Grade Team
The fourth- and fifth- grade students reading approximately 30 books. Students compete in a competition against various schools in the school district. At the battles, teams will compete against 10 teams to earn points. The points accumulate and the teams with the most points will place.
The KTEC 2011-2012 team placed 4th in the district! Way to go!!
2012-2013 4th & 5th Grade BOB Book List – posted when available in November
Kenosha Unified School District initiated a literacy enhancement program called GOT BOOKS? Middle-School students from throughout the district watch presentations in their Language Arts classes about a variety of books and voted for their favorites. The top four titles become the selections students are encouraged to read. All the Middle-School libraries receive multiple copies of these titles to make them readily available to all students. They must read at least two of these titles and atted discussions about each book. Students who complete the requirement are invited to the GOT BOOKS? meet the author provided by KUSD.
2012-2013 Got Books? list will be posted when available
Elementary Rosetta Stone 
