The Merseyside primary school with the complete literacy solution

Prescot Primary School, Merseyside

Prescot Primary School can be found in Knowsley, Merseyside, the second-poorest local authority in the country. Their percentage of EAL students is very low at only 5.7%, but they were still seeing low reading scores in their students.Since implementing Accelerated Reader in 2016, and later adding myON, they've been doing some awesome things. We spoke to Steve George, the headteacher, as well as Dawn Molloy, the school librarian, to find out what it is about the Renaissance literacy solution that works so well.

Talking Points: Assessment, Book Stock, Celebration, Diversity, Equality, Independent Reading, Parents, Reading At Home, Reading Culture, Staff Workload, Whole-School Literacy

Using Accelerated Reader to empower reluctant readers

Thorpedene Primary School, Shoeburyness

Thorpedene Primary School is a large primary school in Shoeburyness, Essex. We spoke to two of their members of staff about how the programme has impacted on their students and supported their vision of creating a culture of reading for pleasure.

Talking Points: Celebration, Customer Service, Incentives, Intervention, National Expectations, Parents, Pupil Progress, Reading At Home, Reading Culture, Reading for Pleasure, Reluctant Readers, SEN

“Ahead of expectations or well above them” – what Accelerated Reader did for Charlotte House

Charlotte House Preparatory School, Rickmansworth

Charlotte House Prep School is an independent all-girls’ Nursery and Prep School in Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire, for girls aged 3-11. They’ve been using Accelerated Reader since 2018. Here, Caroline Guise, the school’s Head of English and SENCo, tells us the difference it’s made to their school.

Talking Points: Celebration, Comprehension, Independent Reading, Motivation, Parents, Progress Monitoring, Reading Culture

“Children are talking about the books they love.”

St Joseph’s Primary School, Greenock, Scotland

St Joseph’s Primary School in Greenock, Inverclyde, is a small school with about 150 pupils on roll. Mark Deegan is the school’s Depute Headteacher, and we spoke to him about the difference he’s seen at St Joseph’s since Accelerated Reader was introduced.

Talking Points: Celebration, Comprehension, Data, Library Use, Motivation, Progress, Progress Monitoring, Reading Culture, Reading for Pleasure

Accelerated Reader is “firmly at the core of our reading culture”

Cromer Junior School, Cromer, Norfolk

Cromer Junior School in Cromer, Norfolk, has around 300 pupils age between 7 and 11. They started using Accelerated Reader in 2014! Here, Suzanne Ashpole, the school’s Deputy Headteacher, shares their story from implementing the programme in 2014 until today.

Talking Points: Celebration, Comprehension, Library Use, Motivation, Reading Culture, Reading for Pleasure

Congratulations to Casterton College!

Casterton College, Rutland

Casterton College was shortlisted for Secondary School of the Year in the Tes Schools Awards 2019! The school’s librarian, Debbie Scott, tells us using Accelerated Reader since 2015 has helped them to achieve the school’s incredible performance.

Talking Points: Celebration, Independent Reading, Library Use, Motivation, Reading Culture, Reading for Pleasure, Tes Schools Awards 2019, Whole-School Literacy

“It has worked for us.”

Milton Hall Primary School, Westcliff-on-Sea

The Head of Literacy at Milton Hall Primary School shares the school's secrets to fast, effective reading improvement.

Talking Points: Celebration, EAL, Motivation, Ofsted, Parents, Progress Monitoring, Pupil Premium, SEN, Word Millionaires

Changing mindsets around reading

Countess Anne CofE Primary School, Hatfield, Hertfordshire

Countess Anne CofE Primary School, in Hatfield, Hertfordshire, implemented Renaissance Accelerated Reader™ around three years ago to try to help their low-entry-level Reception children reach their full potential all the way to Year 6.

Talking Points: Attainment, Celebration, Progress Monitoring, Pupil Progress, Reading Culture, Whole-School Literacy

Impacting Whole School Literacy at Cardiff High School

Cardiff High School, Cardiff, South Glamorgan

Cardiff High School, which was found to be the top performing secondary school in Wales in 2016, has seen Accelerated Reader have a dramatic impact on literacy across the school.

Talking Points: Assessment, Celebration, Incentives, Reading Culture, Whole-School Literacy

Cultivating a reading ethos and developing comprehension at The Maelor School

The Maelor School, Wrexham, Clwyd

Talking Points: Assessment, Celebration, Comprehension, Motivators, Non-Fiction, Reading Culture, Reading Variety