Students and parents should check Aeries no less than once a week to stay up to date on student progress.  Contact the front office if you need Aeries access.

Accelerated Reader is MacArthur's reading accountability program.  Students read books independently, and then take quizzes.

     Login Conventions

          Username: student ID# (123456)

          Password: sID# (a lowercase "s" for student and then the ID number, s123456)

Check book availability, word total, and points here.

Click here to take A.R. quizzes.  

Please note, depending on the teacher's expectations, students may not have access to Accelerated Reader outside of the classroom or school day.

Reading Plus is an online literacy program that improves students' fluency and vocabulary skills.

     Login Conventions

          Site Code: rpmacar3

          Username: student ID# (123456)

          Password: sID# (a lowercase "s" for student and then the ID number, s123456)

          Logging Into Reading Plus: How-To

         *for Reading Plus, sometimes the passwords carry over from elementary school.  Contact your teacher if your login is not working.

Lexia is a reading, language, vocabulary, and grammar support program that students may use in language arts class.  

     Login Conventions

          *First time login: you must use your
           teacher's email address, e.g.
           first.last@sausd.us 
          (students may have to do this more than
          once, whenever prompted)

          Username: Student ID (123456)

          Password: First initial, last initial, birth month,
          birthday (gc0302)

NoRedInk is an online program where students practice grammar and writing skills.  

     Login Conventions

          Login through Google, as long as you are signed into your sausdlearns.net account.

     Contact the language arts teacher for class code.

MYAccess is an online program that assesses writing and provides instant feedback for student submissions.  Whenever we are working on an essay or extended writing assignment, students will use MYAccess for one of the submissions.

     Login Conventions

          Username: Student ID (123456)

          Password: First initial, last initial, birth month, birthday (gc0302)

          Contact the language arts teacher for the class code.

Can't find the book you want in the library?  Try the Sora app!  It's a collection of online books that you check out through your sausdlearns account.  

Similar to a library, though, you do have a limited time to access the text.

Canvas is a Learning Management System, LMS, used for some language arts courses.

     Login Conventions

     To access Canvas, students will need to use the "waffle" menu from the Google Homepage when they are logged into their sausdlearns account.  

     Parents can still use the link above to make an account or log in.

Quizlet is an online tool for studying vocabulary.  Students will have virtual notecards and a series of games and challenges to practice terms that are important for the class.

     Login Conventions

          Login through Google, as long as students are logged into their sausdlearns.net accounts.

          Contact the language arts teacher for the class code.

Dictionary.com is a free, easy to use online dictionary.  Thesaurus.com is also available, too.

Word Hippo is an easy-to-use thesaurus that also can find rhyming words, word forms, and many other vocabulary developing tools.

Use this resource to create works cited pages.  Also, it has a free-to-use grammar check for any piece of writing.

All SAUSD students can use the encyclopedia Britannica Online.  Login is available through students' sausdlearns.net accounts.