A Short and Easy AR Guide

    Accessing the Program

    1. Click Start - Programs - Select Accelerated Reader
    2. Click on Accelerated Reader Management
    3. At the "Welcome" screen, click your mouse. This will start the program.
    4. Enter you password in the dialog box and click [OK]. The main screen will appear.

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    Accessing Your Classroom

    You may either select "Classroom" from the main screen
                                    or
    1.  Click on the "Go" from the pull down menu at the top of the screen.
    2.  Select the location you wish to go.

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    Enrolling Students

    1.  Click [School] in the Main screen.
    2.  Click [Classes]
    3.  Select your class
    4.  Click [Enroll]
    5.  While holding down the Ctrl key, click the names of the students you need for you class.
    6.  Click [OK]. The Classes screen will display the names of the students enrolled in you class.

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    Viewing and Entering Student Goals

    1.  Click [Classroom] in the main screen.
    2.  Click [Reading Practice]
    3.  A list of your students will appear in the top half of the screen.
    4.  To view goals, click on the name of the student, (it should be highlighted) click the tab named Goals in the 
        bottom half.
    5.  To set goals, click on the correct marking period, then click [Set].
    6.  Type in the goals. Using your mouse, click the down arrow in the Certification Goal to open the drop down
        menu. Click on the certification level. If the student has achieved a level but is not ready to move on, his goal
        can be achieved more than once - except Independent Reader.
    7.  Click [OK].

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    Viewing Student Certification Records

    1.  Click [Classroom] in the Main screen.
    2.  Click [Reading Practice].
    3.  A list of your students will appear. Click on the name of the student whose certification record you wish
         to view. Their     name should be highlighted.
    4.  Click [Certifications] tab. The levels the student has achieved and the dates he/she achieved them will appear.

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    Viewing Student Performance

    1.  Click [Classroom].
    2.  Click [Reading Practice]
    3.  Click on the student whose practice performance you wish to view.
    4.  Choose from the tabs at the bottom of your screen to view progress.

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    Previewing a Reading Practice Quiz

    1.  Click [School] in the Main screen.
    2.  Click [Quizzes].
    3.  Select the Reading Practice quiz you want to preview.
    4.  Click [Preview].
    5.  Click [General] Note: you can also take a sample quiz from here.
    6.  Click [Questions] tab to view each quiz question.
    7.  Click [Close] when finished.

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    Setting the TOPS Report Printing Preference

    1.  Click [Classroom] in the Main screen.
    2.  Click [Preference]
    3.  Select TOPS Report by clicking once.
    4. Click [Edit]
    5.  Select the TOPS Report preferences you want.
    6.  Click [OK].

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    Previewing and Printing a Report
   Before printing a report, preview it to make certain it includes the information you want.

    1.  Click [Classroom] at the Main screen.
    2.  Click [Reports]
    3.  Select the report you want to preview by clicking it once.
    4.  Click [Preview]
    5.  Click [Print] if it is what you want.
    6.  Click [Close]

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    Customizing a Report
   Some of the reports can be customized. Customizing options vary from one report to another.

    1.  Click [Classroom] at the Main screen.
    2.  Click [Reports]
    3.  Select the report you want to customize.
    4.  Click [Group] or [Date] to select which students or date to include. Follow the directions
        on the screen.
    5.  Click [Next] to move from one screen to the next. Click [Back] to return to a previous screen.
        Click [Done] to return to the Reports screen.
    6.  Click [Preview]
    7.  Click [Print]

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   Exiting the Program

   1.  Click the File menu located at the top of the screen.
    2.  Click [Logout]
    3.  Click [Yes]
    4.  Click the File menu.
    5.  Click [Exit]

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