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North Petherton
Junior School,
in Bridgwater
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It shows us how the pupils are reading
"It's a great motivator and our teaching assistants are particularly pleased with it. The pupils really like doing the quizzes, without them being too easy. The quiz results are helpful to us in terms of showing progress. What we really like about AR is that it shows us how the pupils are reading. The pupils like the range of books and quizzes and the feedback they get."
Louise Chamberlain, Head Teacher
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Stoberry Park
Primary School,
in Wells
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Biggest help is easily determing where pupils are having problems
"Its biggest help to us is in showing up problems where pupils can read the words but don't understand what they're reading."
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Ysgol Gynradd Bro Cernyw Primary School
in Conwy
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Caters for everyone from reluctant readers to stronger readers
According to Deputy Head Teacher Rhodri Evans, the system is powerful because it lets pupils all work at their own level, caters for everyone from reluctant readers to stronger readers, allows each pupil to achieve some success and so steadily raise their confidence with no loss of face among peers.
Parent Involvement
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The Colleton
Primary School
in Twyford
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Very successful with special needs children
"They enjoy being able to choose their own books - we mark the appropriate range in the library with a gold band - and doing the quizzes, but most of all they like being able to do the same work as everyone else. It has definitely helped their reading."
Shirley Gibson, Deputy Head Special Needs
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The Meadows
Primary School
in Ostwestry
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Able to measure and keep track more closely
"Setting challenges has been very useful for assessment, showing us there's been a real boom in reading in the lower KS2 classes, which have particularly improved. This gave us the confidence to focus later in the year on average comprehension accuracy of 85% across the school."
Di Rogers, Deputy Head
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Isca College
of Media Arts
in Devon
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AR has been a diagnostic and motivational
tool for pupils
"Some subject areas encourage pupils to read during lesson and tutor time because they see the value of reading in increasing literacy levels. Pupils turn up to their weekly reading lesson with their books, which in the past was unheard off across the key stage!"
Sue Hadley, Head of English
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Barrs Hill School
in Coventry
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Changing the attitudes and behaviour of difficult pupils one book at a time!
"I believe many pupils remember the stress of first learning to read in primary school, and it puts them off going any further. What they need is some positive reinforcement. When we praise them, they don't always believe us - however, if the computer says they're good, they believe it must be true!"
Janet Oliver, Learning Resource Manager Special Needs Libraries
Parent Involvement
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Warblington School
Havant
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Success means widening the program
throughout the entire school
"It clearly shows how effective the program is in accelerating the rate at which children not only enhance reading ability but comprehension and retention."
Julie Rose, Head Teacher Libraries
Parent Involvement
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