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Platforms and Unusual System Requirementst: Macintosh CD, Windows CD, DOS and Apple floppy.
Emphasis: Reading.
Grade level: K-12.
Publisher Advantage Learning Systems, Inc., P.O. Box 8036, Wisconsin Rapids, WI 54495; (8001338-4204.
Price: Starts at $399 per classroom.
Description: Accelerated Reader is a computerized reading management system that helps educators monitor literature-based individualized reading for K-12 students.
With time at a premium and student reading levels all over the map, many teachers are finding that computerized reading management programs are a good solution for helping to foster a love of reading-and increased comprehension- in their students. In this, our first Closer Look, we evaluate Accelerated Reader, a product that has undergone several iterations since it was first introduced to schools in 1986.
The software's basic concept is simple. After reading a book at his or her own pace, the student takes a computerized quiz. The computer then keeps track of the student's...