Accelerated Reader

The Osceola Elementary Media Center carries over 8,000 Accelerated Reader books. Here are some advantages to the AR program:

Help Get Kids Excited About Books
Accelerated Reader (AR®) helps you focus attention on careful reading of books, which improves students’ critical-thinking skills and builds the intrinsic love of reading.


Provides Reliable, Objective Information
Six different types of quizzes give you valuable data on students’ reading practice, literacy skills development, performance on classroom assignments, and more.


Keep Each Student Challenged
Using AR, you can continually match kids to appropriate books within their zone of proximal development (ZPD). That means you can ensure every student is challenged without being frustrated.



Student reads a book.
Students choose their own books and read them at their own pace.

Student takes a quiz on the computer.
AR’s more than 75,000 Reading Practice Quizzes help you motivate and monitor increased reading practice.

Student and teacher get information!
Both the student and teacher get immediate, individualized constructive feedback to direct ongoing reading practice.





Accelerated Reader Book List
AR books are cateloged by reading level. Each book has a quiz with a specific point value. To view AR books in our media center visit the card catalog (Destiny) and select Advanced Search on the left navigation bar. Check the box below the title fields to seach for Accelerated Reader book titles.





Take a Sample Quiz
Visit the Accelerated Reader Website to read more about this awesome program. You can also take a sample quiz!

Accelerated Reader Website