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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! 

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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. Each time a student passes a test, he/she puts a ticket in the "fishbowl". Once a month a name is drawn and the winner selects a free book. As different goals are met, prizes are awarded. Each month, a list of the "Top Ten Point Earners" is posted.

A.R. test reports are taken home periodically. The TOPS report which is printed following each test lists the title, the book's reading level, the number of correct answers and the points earned on an individual test, as well as for the school year.  This report provides "Three Opportunities to Praise a Student" with recognition from (1) the librarian, (2) the classroom teacher and (3) the parent. The total number of points is always circled; this number indicates the points acquired so far during the current school year. In addition, several times during the year, students receive A.R. Progress Reports which list the test titles, points, etc. from the current school year. 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 now 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 are used by the classroom teacher to check reading comprehension.
*Another type of A.R test (Literacy Skills) is not being used by our school.


 
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Wall of Fame

If a student acquires 100 points during the school year,
he/she becomes a member of the Wall of Fame in the
Sandifer Memorial Library.


 

 

   

 

 

Accelerated Reader Monthly Drawing Winners

Every time students pass a test, they are given a ticket to put in a fishbowl. Each month a name is drawn and the winner selects a free book. After each drawing the fishbowl is emptied and begins to fill up again for the next drawing.


    

 

 

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Accelerated Reader
Top Point Earners

April 30, 20
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2nd Grade

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Kennedy Bryant   247.8
Hunter Taylor   202.8
Jon Floyd Dunn   176.9
Alex Lindsey   171.6
Austin Alderman   167.7
Randi Simmons   163.7
Maggie Jo Tanksley   162.4
Maddie Avent   150.3
Steele Robbins   150.2
Jacob Bush   129.1
 

4th Grade

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Carly Lyvers   118.7
Helen Singleton   108.8
Baylor Pillow   106.9
Caylee Garrett   105.2
Brady McDaniel   100.1
Jordan Jones   83.9
Luke Fondren   68.9
Sela Ricketts   67.5
Jacob Cutts  

66.3

Madelyn Schalk   62.9
 

3rd Grade

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John Hollis Tackett   193.9
Olivia Rowe   183.8
Gardner Thornhill   125.9
Mari-Brian Crick   118.5
Callie Galey   101.8
Ahren Kubiak   100.4
Nored Hardin   78.1
Julia Sharpe   70.4
Sara Beth Steen   67.3
Jane Rob Pannell   66.2
 

5th Grade

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Anthony Roberts   216.4
Swayze Pillow   171.7
Logan Harvey   158.3
Ashleigh Everett   115.0
Cassidy Bensley   109.5
Walt Pillow   92.4
Evan Lindsey   89.6
Ben Wooten   66.9
Makenzie Funderburk   64.1
Mary Lindsay Mims   60.4
     

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A list of Accelerated Reader books that are on our test list
may be found by clicking here.
(Test books do not have to come from our library.)

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