The purpose of this study was to determine how teachers perceived the Accelerated Reader program. The Accelerated Reader program is one tool that many teachers use because they believe the program helps them in the classroom and helps their students with motivation and comprehension.
Surveys and interviews were used to gather teachers’ beliefs about whether Accelerated Reader helped them and their students. The surveys were delivered to 150 teachers, with 22 responding. Three teachers were interviewed. Data were collected and organized into three categories: motivation, comprehension, and benefits.
The results of the study indicated teachers believed that Accelerated Reader was helping them in the classroom. Teachers believed that Accelerated Reader was motivating their students to read. Some teachers believed that Accelerated Reader helped their students with comprehension, but on the lowest level. Teachers indicated that there were some benefits to having the Accelerated Reader in their classroom.