The most AR quizzes out of all Gaelscoileanna in Ireland

Gaelscoil an Bhradáin Feasa, Co. Meath, Ireland

Gaelscoil An Bhreadain Feasa has been using Accelerated Reader, Star Reading and myON, the Complete Literacy Solution, since 2019. In 2021, we discovered that the school had completed the most AR quizzes out of all Gaelscoil schools in Ireland.

We met with teacher Áine to discover how the Complete Literacy Solution from Renaissance has helped pupils boost their reading engagement and proficiency.

Talking Points: Assessment, Attainment, Book Stock, Celebration, Comprehension, Data, Data Review, Incentives, Independent Reading, Intervention, Library Use, Motivation, Personalised Practice, Progress, Progress Monitoring, Pupil Progress, Reading, Reading Age, Reading At Home, Reading Culture, Reading for Pleasure, Staff Engagement, Staff Workload, Student Engagement, Target Setting, Whole-School Literacy

St Oliver Post Primary School: Reading for Well-being

St Oliver Post Primary, County Meath, Ireland

In St Oliver Post Primary, County Meath, Ireland, reading is an integral part of the school's core strategies. They drove their literary vision to promote positive mental health and wellbeing across the whole school community. The Literacy Coordinator & Assistant Principal, Caroline Lambden, said myON, Accelerated Reader and Star Reading are the main pillars of their literacy plan and they also bolster our wellbeing strategy.

Talking Points: Assessment, Attainment, Boys, Celebration, Comprehension, Data, Data Review, Incentives, Independent Reading, Intervention, Motivation, Parents, Progress, Progress Monitoring, Reading Age, Reading At Home, Reading Culture, Staff Engagement, Staff Workload, Student Engagement, Target Setting, Whole-School Literacy

A New and Robust Literacy Strategy at Harold’s Cross National School, Ireland

Harold's Cross National School, Dublin, Ireland

Harold’s Cross National School have been using Accelerated Reader and Star Reading since 2018. In 2021, Harold’s Cross National School carried more Accelerated Reader quizzes than any other primary school in Ireland!

Talking Points: Assessment, Attainment, Book Stock, Boys, Celebration, Data, Data Review, Incentives, Independent Reading, Intervention, Library Use, Motivation, Parents, Personalised Practice, Professional Development, Progress, Progress Monitoring, Pupil Premium, Pupil Progress, Reading Culture, Reading for Pleasure, Staff Engagement, Staff Workload, Student Engagement, Target Setting

Increasing Reading Engagement with myON, the Digital Library

Scoil Bhríde, Edenderry, Ireland

Scoil Bhríde has been using Accelerated Reader and Star Reading since 2014 to support the school's literacy strategy. In 2020, the school invested in myON, the digital Library from Renaissance, to provide access to more texts for all pupils, on any device, at any time!

Talking Points: Assessment, Attainment, Book Stock, Boys, Celebration, Certification, Comprehension, Data, Data Review, Independent Reading, Library Use, Motivation, Ofsted, Personalised Practice, Professional Development, Progress, Progress Monitoring, Pupil Premium, Pupil Progress, Reading Age, Reading At Home, Reading Culture, Reading for Pleasure, Staff Engagement, Staff Workload, Student Engagement, Target Setting, Whole-School Literacy

myON – A Whole World of Reading in Ireland

St. Patrick's Boys National School Ringsend, Dublin, Ireland

Talking Points: Assessment, Attainment, Celebration, Data, Data Review, Incentives, Independent Reading, Intervention, Library Use, Motivation, Professional Development, Progress, Progress Monitoring, Reading, Reading Age, Reading At Home, Reading Culture, Reading for Pleasure, Remote Learning, Staff Engagement, Staff Workload, Student Engagement, Target Setting, Whole-School Literacy

The Complete Literacy Solution at Kylemore College, Dublin

Kylemore College, Dublin, Ireland

Kylemore College has been using Accelerated Reader and Star Reading since 2010 to promote reading for pleasure and develop reading engagement for all pupils. In 2020, Kylemore College invested in myON, the digital library by Renaissance, to widen access to reading for all pupils throughout an uncertain period of hybrid learning.

Talking Points: Celebration, COVID, Data, digital library, ebooks, Engaged Reading Time, engagement, hybrid learning, library, myON, quizzes, Reading, Remote Learning, Staff Engagement, targets

The first Accelerated Reader school in Ireland

Scoil Chríost Rí, Ennis, County Clare

Scoil Chríost Rí is one of over 60 schools in County Clare using Accelerated Reader, but was one of the first in Ireland to implement the programme, in 2011. Principal Gearóid Roughan describes the school’s reading approach and experiences with the programme.

Talking Points: Comprehension, Data Review, Parents, Reading Culture