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Clacton County High School
in Essex
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"I have always loved my job, but with AR it now brings with it the satisfaction that our students are becoming more able and confident readers"
Having so much detailed information instantly available has made our reward system incredibly easy to implement – we have an ‘AR Hall of Fame’, updated monthly, naming the student in each teaching group that has read the most words and a display that pitches Year 7 against Year 8, again updated monthly.
Marina Lee, Librarian
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Burrowmoor Primary School
in Cambridgeshire
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"At Burrowmoor we view it very much as a three-way success story – the school, the parents and, most importantly of all, the children."
Literacy standards were average before the introduction of Accelerated Reader in our school. There were lots of different approaches to reading, but what we were missing was an effective and cohesive way of supporting and following on from the various reading schemes. However, the change that has taken place over the last three years of using AR has been amazing!
Audrey Morton, Librarian
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Mile Oak Primary School
in Brighton
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"Outstanding" whole-school reading community developed at award-winning Brighton school"
Accelerated Reader is proving very popular with boys you would never have imagined would ever pick up a book and enjoy reading it." Each term 'Reading Champions' - who have met or exceeded their Accelerated Reader targets - are selected from every Year group throughout the school. The pupils chosen have their photos displayed on the 'Wall of Readers.
Martin Cooper, Deputy Head Teacher
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John Kelly Boys Technology College
in London
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All my EAL learners are benefiting from Accelerated Reader
The improvement in reading that Accelerated Reader has generated has positively impacted on other subjects in the school, such as writing, language acquisition, and overall levels of confidence amongst pupils. "The chance to read lots of books has not only proved motivating for pupils, but their vocabulary has also improved - particularly amongst EAL pupils.
Janet Collins, Librarian
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Handford Hall Primary School
in Ipswich
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Improvements across the board in reading at Handford Hall
I have to say that Accelerated Reader is effective with all children! Nothing beats the fact that Accelerated Reader enables pupils to actually enjoy the challenge of the quizzes which is rather surprising for many teachers. It provides motivation of pupils to read!"
Jon Trotter, Head Teacher
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Caldecote Primary School
in Cambridge
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His reading is really coming on leaps and bounds!
Mrs Dee Butler, IT Co-ordinator, has found that the boys in Year 3 and 4 especially are enthusiastic about reading; one child in particular who was very reluctant to read now reads in the line at the start of school and nearly every day asks to do a quiz.
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Downham Feoffees Primary School
in Ely
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I would definitely recommend AR other schools
Some children in particular have made huge improvements to their reading. It's especially motivational for boys, who tend to be very competitive and like to keep up their percentage in the quizzes.
Jenny Maynard, Deputy Head Teacher.
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Churchgate C.E. Primary School
in Harlow
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Constant requests for more books!
Now boys and girls alike can be heard comparing notes on what they've read and recommending books to one another. They corner members of staff to tell them how many books they've read, and are constantly demanding new books in the classroom.
Parent Involvement
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Rush Green Junior School
in Romford
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Helps create a buzz around reading and has improved the way we track progress
Speed and certainty is the main outcome for this school. The critical task of measuring reading skills on a regular basis has fallen from five weeks to a few days, for the entire school. Tracking can now be done "comfortably" every half term, and done better. English Second Language
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Stukeley Meadows Community Primary School
in Huntingdon
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Builds a reading culture where children can't help but get hooked!
Accelerated Reader has motivated boys to engage in books knowing they will have to answer a question on them, which in turn has prompted them to think about the books.
Parent Involvement
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Walnut Tree Walk Primary School
in London
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Pupils have achieved two years' improvement in one year!
Using SATS results as a yardstick, pupils have achieved two years' improvement in one year and teachers report that interest in literature has rocketed, with turnover of books in the school library described as little short of remarkable.
Parent Involvement
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Boothville Primary School
in Northampton
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Has stimulated children to the point where they have developed a genuine love of reading.
Accelerated Reader has kept the pupils really fixed on the task. "I think we would have struggled to be sure of getting to the position where this level of motivation was possible, without this method."
Andy Elyard, Teacher English Second Language
Parent Involvement
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Godmanchester Community Primary School
in Godmanchester
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Over 90% of pupils leave the school with at least Level 4 in Reading and Writing
The school has reaped enormous benefits from adopting a whole school reading culture through the use of modern technologies. Teaming our reading and writing strategies with new technologies has resulted in fantastic achievements; our pupils have been at the heart of this success.
Lesley Fisher, Literacy Coordinator .
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Sir William Burrough Primary School
in London
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Child-led assessment key to success at award-winning school
We are committed to teacher-neutral, child-led assessment that puts the learner in charge of understanding their own development and provides the teacher and school leadership team with rich data and skill-by-skill analysis of progress. Renaissance Learning's software provides us with extremely clear indications of where intervention is needed.
Alex Bell, Deputy Head Teacher
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Woolwich Polytechnic School
in London
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It has had huge benefits in raising the self esteem of all the boys involved
Even pupils who have only basic reading skills can achieve 100% on a quiz, as they are reading titles within their own ability. Our Learning Support department are using the program to work with our most needy pupils and they report that students are very keen on marrying reading with the use of ICT in this way.
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Lavant House
in Chichester
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Major improvement in NFER tests scores!
Head of Juniors Meg Gardner is "absolutely delighted" with the results. "We get a lot of new things in school, and while we're always willing to have a go, sometimes it's more in hope than expectation. But this has returned much more than we would have expected.".
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Holmesdale Technology College
in Snodland
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Instant results give immediate positive boost and motivator to do better
There is no question Accelerated Reader has brought about a notable raising of standards. Its success springs from the fact that it makes reading positively enjoyable. Children actually want to read, which these days is quite extraordinary.
Special Needs
Parent Involvement
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City of London Academy
in London
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Library is overflowing at lunchtime!
It has definitely created a buzz around the school. Boys in particular, have got much more involved than we expected, and I think it's the competitive element that has prompted them. If you look at the results board, there are a lot of boys' names towards the top of the list."
Greg John, English teacher Special Needs
Parent Involvement
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Geoffrey Chaucer Technology College
in Southwark
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Lure of the computer motivates children
Looking back over the first year of using Accelerated Reader, girls are easier to encourage reading. It can be harder to interest boys in reading, but they will do anything to get their hands on a computer."
Jeanne Lockwood, Librarian Special Needs
Libraries English Second Language
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St John's Senior School
in Enfield
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Accelerated Reader is a winner
Today TV and computer games are big time! Both exercise a truly major influence in our children's lives and getting many of them to read is so difficult. Now the computer software developed by Renaissance Learning has come to the rescue!
Andrew Tardios, Headmaster
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Sion-Manning RC Girls' School
in London
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Accelerated Reader - Report on first four months with year 7
Because I am now able to read books at a higher reading level with a wider vocabulary. I have learnt lots of different words and am able to use them in my work and understand them in a book."
Student
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