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Book level measures the readability of the text of a book or other reading material. AR BookGuide allows you to use either the ATOS or pre-ATOS book levels for your books and other reading materials.
An ATOS level on a book indicates how difficult the text is to read. Thus, it can help you match books to a student's reading level. But the ATOS readability formula measures only the readability of the text. It does not (nor do any other readability formulas) take into account literary merit, sophistication of ideas, developmental appropriateness, or maturity of theme or language. This is why it's important to know and use three measurements when helping your students choose books: readability (the difficulty of a book's text), reading level (the student's tested reading level), and interest level (the content level of a book).
The pre-ATOS level uses a different readability formula to determine how difficult the text is to read.
An ATOS level is often a good indication that a student can read a book, but may not mean that he or she should read the book. The interest level can help you decide whether the student should read the book.
Points are a measure of the amount of reading practice a student is getting. Every Reading Practice Quiz has a point value assigned to it based on the book level and the word count of the book (the book's difficulty and length). If you add or edit Teacher-Made Quizzes, the program calculates the possible points based on the book level and word count you enter for the quiz. Students earn points by passing Reading Practice Quizzes, including the Teacher-Made Quizzes. The points that a student earns on a quiz are based on the total point value of the quiz and the score the student received on it. Points are one of the criteria used by the program for determining when students have achieved the different reader certification levels.
If your school chooses to award points outside of Accelerated Reader or allows your students to use or "spend" their points, Accelerated Reader lets you monitor that activity in the software.