In the Sandifer Elementary Library, students in the 2nd - 5th grades participate in the Accelerated Reader Program. They read special A.R. books, take computerized tests, earn points and win prizes! Students in the 1st grade do not take part at the beginning of school but will begin later in the school year.

Students are encouraged to begin at their individual "comfort levels" and to challenge themselves to progress to more difficult reading levels. Participation is encouraged in a variety of ways. Each year special readers are honored by having their pictures added to the Accelerated Reader Wall of Fame. If students accumulate 100 points during the school year their photos join others from past years. As different goals are met, prizes are awarded. Each month, a list of the "Top Ten Point Earners" is posted. We have contests and rewards given throughout the year to promote individual and class participation.

A.R. test reports are usually taken home weekly. These reports show the tests each student has taken since the beginning of the school year. The total number of points acquired so far is also shown. Points are removed (or "used") at the end of each school year in order for all students to begin the new school year with 0 points.

Students can take two different types of Accelerated Reader tests:

   1. Reading Practice Quizzes (on library books) which award points on passed tests.
   2. Other Reading Quizzes (on selected stories from the classroom reading textbooks) which do not award points but may be used by the classroom teacher to check reading comprehension.
      *Another type of A.R test (Literacy Skills) is not being used by our school.