Accelerated Reader (AR) is a progress monitoring software assessment in wide use by primary and secondary schools for monitoring the practice of reading. It was created by Renaissance Learning, Inc. Currently, there are two versions: a desktop version and a web-based version in Renaissance Place, which hosts the company's web software for Accelerated Reader and a number of other software products (e.g. Accelerated Math).
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