1. Renaissance Enterprise Access to all AR Quizzes Students and parents can look up from home

2. Setting Goals 3 rd -4 th -5 th Grades Link to AR GOAL CALCULATOR Setting Goals in AR Enterprise is Simple: 3 rd – 4 th – 5 th Grade: Have your STAR Summary Report Handy to obtain the GE (Grade Equilivant Score) Go to AR Goal Calculator (http://argoals.renlearn.com/) Link Abovehttp://argoals.renlearn.com/ Select your goal period – 6 Weeks, 12, Weeks, 18 Weeks (If you want monthly, which I recommend, just select 12 weeks, then divide by 3) Put in Student Name Put in GE – Found from STAR report Click on Calculate Print this out as your guide to enter the goals into the System http://argoals.renlearn.com/

3. Setting Goals K – 1 st – 2 nd Grades Use the following chart to set an AR Goal for K, 1, and 2 Grades AR Goal Setting Chart DRA Levels Grade- Equivalent Score ZPD Point Values Expected from 60 Minutes per Day of Reading Practice Point Values Expected from 30 Minutes per Day of Reading Practice Point Values Expected from 15 Minutes per Day of Reading Practice AverageRangeWK4WKS6WKSYRWK4WKS6WKSYRWK4WKS6WKSYR 10-121.01.51.0-2.01.7610600.853.45300.40.6115 14-161.521.5-2.51.97116813.65.5340.51.82.817 18-202.02.52.0-3.02.18137514.36.537.50.52.13.218.7 24-282.52.82.3-3.32.3914841.24.87420.62.33.521 303.03.12.6-3.62.51015901.257.5450.62.53.822.5 343.53.42.3-4.02.71116971.35.2848.50.72.6424.2 384.03.73.1-4.32.812171001.45.68.5500.72.84.225 404.54.13.4-4.73.213191161.66.49.5580.83.14.729 445.04.43.7-5.13.514211251.87.210.562.50.93.45.231.2 5.54.84.0-5.53.9162314027.611.57013.85.835 6.05.14.3-5.94.217251502.18.412.5751.14.16.237.5 6.55.54.6-6.34.618281642.39.214821.24.6741 7.05.84.9-6.74.920291752.51014.587.51.34.87.243.7 7.56.15.1-7.15.321321922.610.416911.35.3845.5 8.06.35.2-7.55.622342002.811.2171001.45.68.550 96.65.3-8.36.325382253.112.419112.51.56.39.556.2 10.06.95.4-9.16.928412503.51420.51251.76.810.262.5 117.25.5-9.97.630462753.815.223137.51.97.611.569 12.07.55.6-10.78.333503004.116.42515028.312.575 This chart is a guideline only. Both grade-equivalent scores and book readability levels are approximations. Use your professional judgment to adjust ZPD ranges to match individual students, taking into account such factors as a student's prior knowledge, appetite for challenge, interest, and need for variety. When moving students to higher levels, consider suggesting shorter books. Reading RenaissanceBCPS 2005Revised 5/07

4. Entering the Goals into the AR System – All Grades 1.Log into Renaissance Learning (star.bcschools.net) asTeacher/Administrator 2.Go to Accelerated Reader Section – Click on Class Record Books 3.Click on Reading Practice Goals 4.You must decided how often you want to set new goals. A.Click on: Set Marking Periods, you can choose to have your goals: 1.Monthly Every Trimester 1.Every Marking Period 5.After you establish the time frame for goals you can enter each students goal into the system from your AR Goal Calculator Worksheet (3 rd, 4 th, 5 th ) or from the Conversion Chart (K, 1, 2) 6.Steps to Enter Goals: Screen shot steps on next slide A.Class Record Book B.Reading Practice Goals C.Select Marking Periods D.Edit Student Goals E.Enter the Goals from your worksheet

5. Entering the Goals into the AR System – All Grades Screen Shots Goes with Directions on previous slide

6. How to Print Letters to Parents It is important to print out letters to parents so they know how to access and set up AR Home Connect. I recommend sending a letter home each time the student’s goal changes. 1. Log into your Renaissance Account 2. Click on Information Letter 3. View 4. Print To the parents of: A wonderful student

7. AR Home Connect Link to AR Home Connect Parents can have access at home to view their students reading record How they are doing to get to their Goals Quick Dashboard to help them stay connected Instant e-mails each time child takes a test Access to practice Math Facts in a Flash at home http://star.bcschools.net/RenaissanceServer/HomeConnect/Login.aspx

8. Are My Books in My Classroom/Home AR? There is an easy way to look up to see if a current book you have is an AR book and what level it is in. www.arbookfind.com Parents can also access this site through AR Home Connect www.arbookfind.com