Non-Fiction Success Stories
The Digital Library that has Boosted Reading Engagement at Hevingham Primary School
Hevingham Primary School, Norfolk, England
In 2021, Hevingham Primary School introduced the Complete Literacy Solution from Renaissance to help keep pupils engaged with reading and to support the school's literacy development plan.
With the Complete Literacy Solution, the school now has the following resources to maintain a strong culture of reading
Boosting Confidence in Reading with myON the Digital Library
Lyng Hall School, Coventry
Boosting Confidence in Reading with myON the Digital Library
Supporting reading in the classroom and remotely, with myON
Mission Grove Primary School, London
Mission Grove Primary School has been using Accelerated Reader and Star Reading since 2006 to increase student growth and mastery in reading. Since August 2020, the school has carried out 47,104 AR quizzes and 2,794 Star Reading assessments and became the sixth school in the UK & Ireland which carried the most quizzes over the twelve months. Amid school closures, Mission Grove Primary School introduced myON to support the school’s literacy development strategy in 2020.
“Accelerated Reader has proved to be invaluable.”
Ashford School, Ashford, Kent
Leeann Royle is the librarian at the prep school at Ashford School in Kent, catering for ages 3-11. They have been using Accelerated Reader since 2010. Here, she talks about her experience with the programme.
Engaging reluctant readers with myON
Nishkam High School, Birmingham
Nishkam High School in Birmingham, an avid Accelerated Reader user, was one of the first schools in the UK to use myON with its students! Here, Sharan Kaur, the school’s librarian, discusses how she’s found it so far.
Establishing a reading culture using literacy data
Faughanvale Primary School, Faughanvale, County Londonderry
Faughanvale Primary School have seen huge improvement in reading engagement, and are using literacy data to inform their school planning in a range of creative ways.
Cultivating a reading ethos and developing comprehension at The Maelor School
The Maelor School, Wrexham, Clwyd
Transformed reading attitudes in Blaenau Gwent
Tredegar Comprehensive School, Blaenau Gwent