"Accelerated Reader"[TM] is a guided reading intervention used to supplement regular reading instruction in K-12 classrooms. Its aim is to improve students' reading skills through reading practice and quizzes on the books students read. The "Accelerated Reader"[TM] program calls for students to select and read a book and then…

Finds that many nonfiction books chosen were at inappropriate reading levels for the primary-level students. Suggests what hindered some teachers was lack of knowledge of what is available and lack of access to quality nonfiction. Provides a portrait for classroom in which a wide variety of nonfiction is available and a variety of reading levels…