accelerated reader

American  

noun

Education.

1. a teaching device into which a page of reading material is inserted and advanced one line at a time, gradually increasing the speed to accelerate and improve one's rate of reading comprehension.

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Example Sentences

She created the company’s Accelerated Reader program while sitting at their kitchen table in Port Edwards, Wis.

From Washington Post

In its early years, Accelerated Reader suggested letting children choose what to read from lists pegged to their level.

From Washington Post

One of the nation’s most successful literacy efforts, the Accelerated Reader program, has embraced the move toward nonfiction in the third of U.S. schools it serves.

From Washington Post

And now students can take reading comprehension quizzes at home instead of only at school to earn Accelerated Reader points.

From Washington Times

This week in Gladstone-Lamas' class, Emily Engel, 9, sat on a black yacht buoy as she balanced a Chromebook on her knees while working on her Accelerated Reader report.

From Los Angeles Times