Keeping students motivated to read from home with Accelerated Reader!

Casterton College, Rutland

Talking Points: Assessment, Celebration, Data, Independent Reading, Intervention, Motivation, Progress, Progress Monitoring, Reading At Home, Reading for Pleasure, Staff Engagement, Staff Workload, Word Millionaires

British School of Bahrain

British School of Bahrain, Bahrain

The overall impact of Accelerated Reader and Star Reading on our school has been strong and positive.

Talking Points: Assessment, Data, Incentives, Independent Reading, Intervention, Motivation, Progress, Progress Monitoring, Reading At Home, Reading Culture, Staff Engagement, Staff Workload, Student Engagement, Whole-School Literacy

“Renaissance solutions are having a significant impact on children’s desire and ability to read!”

Vision Multi Academy Trust - Sunny Bank Primary School and Higher Lane Primary School, Bury

We spoke to James Gabrielides, Interim Headteacher at Sunny Bank Primary School, who has been using Accelerated Reader and Star Reading for several years in several different schools. James chats to us about the difference that both Accelerated Reader and Star Reading are having on the reading development of pupils.

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

A noticeable new reading culture

Dunstone Primary School, Plymouth

We spoke to Teaching Assistant (TA), Sally Geary, who has been with the school for twelve years. Sally was only recently appointed the primary contact for Accelerated Reader since January 2019. With the help of a team of dedicated TAs, Sally oversees the daily maintenance and effective administration of the Accelerated Reader and Star Reading programmes. The team have one goal, to help nurture a love of reading for all pupils. 

Talking Points: Assessment, Celebration, Data, Data Review, Incentives, Intervention, Library Use, Motivation, Parents, Progress, Progress Monitoring, Pupil Progress, Reading Age, Reading At Home, Reading Culture, Reading for Pleasure, SATs, Student Engagement, Target Setting, Whole-School Literacy

After our school closed, the learning didn’t have to stop, thanks to myON by Renaissance

Miwada Gakuen, Tokyo, Japan

I found myON from Renaissance when I was looking for a digital book to improve students reading and listening as EFL learners. The sales representative was very helpful, and we were offered a trial period free of charge during remote learning due to pandemic.

Talking Points: Assessment, Celebration, Independent Reading, Intervention, Progress Monitoring, Reading At Home, Reading Culture, Reading for Pleasure, Staff Engagement, Staff Workload, Student Engagement

The Learning Never Stops—Using myON by Renaissance in SABIS® managed schools in Kurdistan, Iraq

SABIS®, Kurdistan, Iraq

myON is a perfect fit for us and fits in nicely with our e-curriculum as well as our in-school setting. Reading can theoretically happen anywhere at any time. But, with myON we can make thousands of library books available to each student, ensuring reading can happen anywhere, anytime a reality.

Talking Points: Progress Monitoring, Reading At Home, Reading Culture, Reading for Pleasure

Why we chose myON

Devizes School, Saltergate Junior School, and Prescot Primary School, Nationwide

Members of staff from three different schools across the country explain why they invested in myON during school closures. They explain how myON has enabled their pupils to continue reading development while learning from home, and discuss how their schools will continue to use myON going into the new academic year.

Talking Points: Incentives, Library Use, Motivation, Progress Monitoring, Reading Age, Reading At Home, Reading for Pleasure, Student Engagement

The north east multi-academy trust with a new-look assessment strategy

Wise Academies, North East

We spoke to Natalie Fountain, Executive Head and Regional Hub Leader (Sunderland) who has been in her role at Wise Academies for almost two years about how the trust use Accelerated Reader.

Talking Points: Assessment, Data, Data Review, Independent Reading, Intervention, Motivation, Ofsted, Progress Monitoring, Pupil Progress, Reading At Home, Reading Culture, Reading for Pleasure, Staff Workload, Student Engagement

A new Trust-wide reading culture

Charnwood College, Loughborough

The David Ross Education Trust rolled out Accelerated Reader and Star Reading across all secondary schools to improve reading levels and develop a love of reading for all pupils across the trust. We discussed the impact with Charnwood College...

Talking Points: Assessment, Reading At Home, Reading Culture, Reading for Pleasure, Whole-School Literacy, Word Millionaires

Establishing a stronger reading culture in Cwmbran

Maendy Primary School, Cwmbran, Wales

Maendy Primary School is a small primary school in Wales with about 240 pupils in attendance. This is their story of their success with myON by Renaissance so far!

Talking Points: Reading At Home, Reading Culture