@2014 Renaissance Learning. All rights reserved. 1 Review: Match these key terms 1. Interest Level 2. Book Level 3. Points 4. Zone of Proximal Development (ZPD) A) A measure of the quantity of reading practice B) A measure of the difficulty of a text C) The not-too- easy, not-too-hard learning zone D) The age- appropriateness of an AR book

@2014 Renaissance Learning. All rights reserved. 2 Matching Students and Books

@2014 Renaissance Learning. All rights reserved. 3 Why is it important to set goals?

@2014 Renaissance Learning. All rights reserved. 4 Setting Personalized Goals Comprehension Points Difficulty

@2014 Renaissance Learning. All rights reserved. 5 Most Important Goal: Comprehension 85 – 95 % Our Research Shows

@2014 Renaissance Learning. All rights reserved. 6 What leads to reading growth? n = 2,284,464

@2014 Renaissance Learning. All rights reserved. 7 An “Average” Demonstration 100% 60% 100% 80% 80% 100% Average Percent Correct? 86.6%

@2014 Renaissance Learning. All rights reserved. 8 Difficulty = Average Book Level

@2014 Renaissance Learning. All rights reserved. 9 Book-level goal is the floor, not the ceiling Minimum average book level

@2014 Renaissance Learning. All rights reserved Setting Book-Level Goals Using ZPD Grade-Equivalent Score: 5.2 Suggested ZPD: 3.5 – 5.5 Book-Level Goal: 3.5 Setting Book-Level Goals Using ZPD

@2014 Renaissance Learning. All rights reserved Reading Practice Goals Record Book

@2014 Renaissance Learning. All rights reserved Book Levels and Emergent Readers Formal book- level goals not set

@2014 Renaissance Learning. All rights reserved Points = Quantity of Practice

@2014 Renaissance Learning. All rights reserved How do students accumulate points? AR Points = % 90% 0% 90% of 3.0 points = 2.7 points

@2014 Renaissance Learning. All rights reserved The software suggests point goals Minutes Per Day Marking-Period Length Current Ability

@2014 Renaissance Learning. All rights reserved Goal-Setting Chart for Points Marcella 6 th grade GE 6.5 Likes to read 30 min/6 weeks

@2014 Renaissance Learning. All rights reserved Linda 10 th grade GE 8.2 Passive reader 20 min/9 weeks Goal-Setting Chart for Points

@2014 Renaissance Learning. All rights reserved Goal-Setting Chart for Points Christopher 5 th grade GE 8.4 Likes to read 35 min/6 weeks

@2014 Renaissance Learning. All rights reserved Goals for Emergent Readers

@2014 Renaissance Learning. All rights reserved The TOPS Report

@2014 Renaissance Learning. All rights reserved Student and Teacher Review Together

@2014 Renaissance Learning. All rights reserved If you can’t print the TOPS Report …

@2014 Renaissance Learning. All rights reserved If you can’t print the TOPS Report

@2014 Renaissance Learning. All rights reserved Misunderstandings About Points

@2014 Renaissance Learning. All rights reserved Acknowledge progress toward goals

@2014 Renaissance Learning. All rights reserved Making Reading Practice Books Accessible

@2014 Renaissance Learning. All rights reserved Organize your classroom library By Genre By Fiction / Nonfiction Color Code by Book Level (Primary Grades Only)

@2014 Renaissance Learning. All rights reserved Label books Quiz number Title Author Book level Points Interest level

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