Boosting Confidence in Reading with myON the Digital Library

Lyng Hall School, Coventry

Boosting Confidence in Reading with myON the Digital Library

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

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.

Talking Points: Assessment, Book Stock, Boys, Celebration, Data, Data Review, EAL, Incentives, Intervention, Library Use, Motivation, Non-Fiction, Ofsted, Parents, Personalised Practice, Professional Development, Progress, Progress Monitoring, Pupil Premium, Pupil Progress, Reading, Reading Age, Reading At Home, Reading Comprehension, Reading Culture, Reading for Pleasure, Remote Learning, Renaissance School Partnerships, SATs, SEN, Staff Engagement, Student Engagement, Whole Class Guided Reading, Whole-School Literacy

Using Accelerated Reader across our whole trust

St Martin's Multi-Academy Trust, Bilston

St Martin’s Multi Academy Trust is a three-school trust in Bilston, West Midlands. Its academies are all located in areas of high deprivation. Read the story from Christine Ivory, Assistant Headteacher at Grove Primary School, and Ben Davies, Executive Headteacher, about why they chose Accelerated Reader and Star Reading to support reading across the trust.

Talking Points: Assessment, EAL, Intervention, Library Use, Multi-Academy Trust, Pupil Premium, Reading Comprehension, Reading Culture, Reading for Pleasure, SATs

Measuring progress: 14 months of reading progress in 10 months!

The Raglan Schools, Enfield

The Raglan Schools is a federation of Raglan Infant and Junior Schools, having approximately 930 children and 120 staff. They have been using Star Reading for five years and recently reported 14 months of reading progress in only 10 months! Head Teacher Martin Kelsey shares his story of discovering and implementing Star Reading Assessments in his school.

Talking Points: Attainment, Independent Reading, Progress Monitoring, Reading Age, Reading Comprehension, Reading for Pleasure, SATs, Standardised Testing

Developing reading comprehension and engagement at County Antrim primary school

Christ the Redeemer Primary School, Belfast, County Antrim

Talking Points: Data Review, Personalised Practice, Reading Comprehension, Reading for Pleasure, Student Engagement