Understanding the Accelerated Reader (AR) Reading Level
The explanation of the AR Reading Level is as follows. If a student is assigned to read in level 4.0-4.4 (1 & 2 point books), for example, the first part of the level (the 4.0-4.4) is the level of reading difficulty (grade level) of the book. The digit in the whole number place (in this case the 4) stands for the grade level (in this case 4th grade). The digit in the tenths place (in this case the first number has a zero) stands for the month of the school year (in this case it's the zero month). The first full month of the school year is September (August doesn't count because we don't have the whole month), so September is month zero, October is month #1, November is month #2, etc., but not until the end of the month. So, by the end of November your child should be reading at 4.2 level, or higher, to be considered reading at grade level. So, 4.0-4.4 would mean: 4th grade zero month (4th grade, end of September) through 4th grade 4th month (4th grade, end of January). The points (1 & 2 point books in this case) represents the length of the book (or the amount of words). The longer the book, the more book points it is worth.
The explanation of the AR Reading Level is as follows. If a student is assigned to read in level 4.0-4.4 (1 & 2 point books), for example, the first part of the level (the 4.0-4.4) is the level of reading difficulty (grade level) of the book. The digit in the whole number place (in this case the 4) stands for the grade level (in this case 4th grade). The digit in the tenths place (in this case the first number has a zero) stands for the month of the school year (in this case it's the zero month). The first full month of the school year is September (August doesn't count because we don't have the whole month), so September is month zero, October is month #1, November is month #2, etc., but not until the end of the month. So, by the end of November your child should be reading at 4.2 level, or higher, to be considered reading at grade level. So, 4.0-4.4 would mean: 4th grade zero month (4th grade, end of September) through 4th grade 4th month (4th grade, end of January). The points (1 & 2 point books in this case) represents the length of the book (or the amount of words). The longer the book, the more book points it is worth.
