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Mom's Scribe

Where Reading Matters

8/26/2016

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Hello Readers, 

AR Reading. No, that isn't reading for Arkansans. AR Reading is accelerated reading and is a term used in the public school system to evaluate the reading levels of children in elementary and middle school. Because AR Reading was not in use when I attended public school, and because very little information was provided when my children attended public school, I used Google... 

According to the online genius: "The Accelerated Reader program is a computerized program that tests reading comprehension. Students select books on their reading level, read independently, and take an independent comprehension test on the computer. Each book is worth a certain number of points based on its length and reading level."

Well, isn't that special?! 



But I homeschool. How am I suppose to know what level my child is reading? 

Enter the greatest online reading comprehension program ever! And it's... wait for it... FREE!

Readtheory.org is a fabulous site full of seemingly endless reading passages and assessments for children and adults. You register for free, and you can access thousands upon thousands of reading passages and assessments that allow you to evaluate your reading level. What's better than FREE? Well, let me tell you! 

Readtheory.org is a computerized webpage that allows your child to begin reading at the lowest level, or they can choose to read by grade level. Based on their performance, the passages will either increase or decrease in difficulty. Should they score low, the next passage will drop down a level. Should they do well, the next passage will increase a level. 

The site also has reports to show you, the parent and teacher, exactly what level they are reading on and in three target areas of where they are having trouble based on ELA Common Core Standards: Integration of Knowledge, Key Ideas & Details, and Craft & Structure. The reports also show you where they are in progression for grade level and lexile level. You can see daily work on the quiz records, and you can view what they read and the questions should you want to review or incorporate them into your own daily lesson plans. 

I cannot say enough about this wonderful asset to our homeschool! Visit www.readtheory.org today and start tracking your child's reading level! 

Until next time, 
​LaVonda
4 Comments
Danielle link
8/28/2016 09:34:52 pm

I found your article very interesting, specially as a former Title I school director, I launched the A.R. program at our school and built the library (It was so much fun choosing all the books). A.R. is a great program because it gives your child the ability to read and be tested on books that are at their level and of their choice. But it has to be used with the STAR READING program to tell you what level the student should be reading at. STAR is a reading test that gets either progressively more difficult or simple based on how the student is performing to place them between K-12 grade reading levels. It works fabulously, but must be ultlized together. And these programs are super pricey, so I'm happy to see you found a free option. I will defintally be checking it out, and suggesting it to schools that I know can't afford the reading products like STAR and AR this year. I'll let you know how it goes. :)

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Generation Homeschool link
9/18/2016 09:00:54 pm

Thank you for your valuable input. Readtheory truly is a remarkable site! I do hope you'll keep me posted on whether or not the schools decide to try it. I'd love to hear their success stories!

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Person
9/13/2016 04:26:59 am

It's nice to see someone who is enthusiastic about this program as I am.

I got to know the website from the student side. I'm ESL student. A few years ago I looked for a website with reading passages and question about them. Somehow how got to Readtheory. Then I just went through all of their passages - literally, I didn't live out any of the 9 level and up passages.

At first it was really frustrating. The vocabulary question were OK. But I couldn't handle the inference questions. I'd just sit there and try to figure out why the hell the answer is what they say it is. With time I got better.

I feel I owe a lot of to them. Today I read and think more critically than I used to, and for certain it has a lot to do with the time spent on that website. Homeschooling at its best.

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Generation Homeschool link
9/18/2016 09:02:08 pm

This warms my heart! I am so happy that you were able to find success in Readtheory. Be sure to check out their facebook page. I know they would love to hear your story! Thank you for taking the time to comment on the post!

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