• Accelerated Reader

    The North Allegheny School District offers a web-based Accelerated Reader program. Students have access to over 210,000 tests!

     

    CLICK HERE TO TAKE AN AR QUIZ.

     

    Although an estimated 99% of the fiction books at the CMS library will have AR tests, some books do not.  If you are uncertain if your book has an Accelerated Reader test, go to the website AR Book Finder. If the book isn't AR, let Ms. McNeill or Mrs. May know. There are also many non-fiction books which have Accelerated Reader tests.

     

    AR FAQ

    Frequently Asked Questions About Accelerated Reader

     

    Q: What is my user name and password?

    A: Your user name is your six-digit student ID number. Your password is abc.

     

    Q: Does Carson Middle School provide a list of all AR books?

    A: No. Because we have access to every AR test that has ever been written, the

         list would be too extensive to print. We encourage you to use AR Book Finder

         to determine whether a book has an AR test or not.

     

    Q: Am I able to take an AR test at home?

    A: No, you cannot. That option has been disabled.

     

    Q: Can I take an AR test on a book that isn't in the Carson Middle School library?

    A: Yes, just make sure it is approved by your ELA teacher and librarian.

     

    Q: Do those orange/red dots on the book spine mean anything?

    A: We will probably keep putting those dots on non-fiction, but eventually stop

         placing them on fiction.  For now you can still be sure that every title with a

         dot will have a test, but always check AR Book Finder to be sure, especially

         if it is a new book.

     

    Q: Do you record reading levels in your books?

    A: No, we do not. The AR reading level does not take content into account. So a

        book might have a 4.3 reading level but have content that's appropriate for

        8th grade. A good example of this is J.D. Salinger's Catcher in the Rye. It has

        a 4.7 Reading Level from AR, but it is most definitely a novel appropriate for

        high schoolers, not middle schoolers. AR's reading levels are determined by

        word count, vocabulary, and sentence complexity. Furthermore, the library's

        staff believes that you should read something that you want to read and not

        miss out on it because it does not exactly match a reading level.