Achieve vs. Renaissance Accelerated Reader

Achieve by Macmillan Learning is a digital courseware and learning platform that empowers instructors to create engaging learning experiences and meet students where they are. Combining trusted educational content, adaptive learning tools, interactive assessments, and integrated e-textbooks in one platform, Achieve helps students deepen their understanding of course concepts, build mastery, and apply what they learn.

Renaissance Accelerated Reader is an independent reading practice program that helps K–12 students become confident, lifelong readers. Supporting more than 210,000 fiction and nonfiction books at a wide range of levels, Accelerated Reader gives students extensive choice in what they read—and keeps them engaged in independent reading practice as they work toward personalized goals. Quizzes for Spanish titles help meet the needs of emergent bilingual learners, while in-depth reporting supports regular teacher-student conversations about reading time, reading comprehension, and reading growth.