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Our students are encouraged to participate
in Accelerated Reader, a computer-managed reading
enrichment program in which students read books
of their choice and take the corresponding comprehension
tests on their classroom computer or in the
computer lab. The objective of the program is
to gradually increase the reading levels and
thereby the students’ vocabulary and comprehension
rate. After the student completes a test, the
computer awards points to the student based
on the length and difficulty of the book and
the test scores. Prizes are awarded at various
milestones of achievement. You can track the
students’ progress on the bulletin board
in the hallway of Building 3. Recently CTK has
joined AR Enterprise, which has over 113,000
tests to offer! Our students will now have an
even greater opportunity to read a variety of
wonderful books, increase their
comprehension rate, and gain confidence in their
reading abilities. We thank our PTL for making
this expanded web-based reading enhancement
program available to CTK. 
Earn
points for the books you read!
After clicking on the A/R button to the right,
click on the advanced tab and input the Interest
Level and Book Level
to get a list books available for testing within
a particular level..
Helpful information from the A/R website:
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What is Interest Level (IL)?
Interest Level is based on content –
a book’s themes and ideas – and
indicates for which age group a book is appropriate.
A/R groups content appropriateness into three
categories: LG = Lower Grades (K-3); MG =
Middle Grades (4-8); and UG = Upper Grades
(9-12).
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What is ATOS Book Level (BL)?
Book Levels are reported using the ATOS readability
formula and represent the difficulty of the
text. For example, a book level of 4.5 means
the text could likely be read independently
by a student whose reading skills are at the
level of a typical fourth grader during the
fifth month of school. (Of course the content
may or may not be appropriate for a fourth
grader which is why we also use Interest Levels.).
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What is 2000-Point Scale?
The 2000-point scale is a conversion of the
ATOS scale to something similar, but not identical,
to the Lexile Scale. It’s another scale
for showing the difficulty of a book.
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Would
you like to donate a book? Contact
Mrs. Genie Swan
for a list of books on our Library Wish List
-- either because they are not in our collection,
or because they are so well-loved that they
are falling apart and need to be replaced.
If you would like to donate a book, we invite
you to purchase a hard-bound copy at your favorite
book store. We will attach a book plate
thanking the donor, and add it to our collection.
For many years to come, CTK students will enjoy
your thoughtfulness! If you have any questions,
please contact our Librarian, Mrs.
Genie Swan 901-682-8405.
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