Reading Engagement Success Stories
A Bigger Impact Than We Could Have Imagined with myON at Heathwood Lower School
Heathwood Lower School, Bedfordshire, England
Heathwood Lower School has used The Complete Literacy Solution from Renaissance since 2022. With a combination of Accelerated Reader, Star Reading and myON, the school has all the tools to promote reading engagement and practice and accurately assess pupils' reading progress throughout the academic year.
By the end of the 21/22 academic year, we discovered that the pupils at Heathwood Lower School had read more than four million words on myON alone.
myON: The Perfect Tool for Reading Insights at Race Leys Junior School
Race Leys Junior School, Warwickshire, England
Race Leys Junior School, part of the Griffin Schools Trust, has been using Accelerated Reader and Star Reading since 2017.
In 2021, the school introduced myON to support broader reading engagement for all pupils.
myON now part of the fabric of reading at Park Lane Primary School
Park Lane Primary School, Nuneaton, Warwickshire
After discovering that the pupils of Park Lane Primary School had read over twenty-two million words in myON throughout the 21/22 academic year, we got in touch with Deputy Headteacher Laura to find out why the school introduced myON and the impact it's since had on the school's whole-school reading culture.
Ofsted-Recognised Intervention and Support for Reading at Ashleigh CE Primary School
Ashleigh C of E Primary School, Devon, England
Ashleigh CE Primary School, part of the Ventrus Multi Academy Trust, has been using Accelerated Reader and Star Reading since 2019 to support the school's reading development strategy.
In September 2022, the school received a 'Good' Ofsted inspection report with specific accommodations for the school's reading engagement initiative.
Case Study: Subject Monitoring Report at St Andrew’s CofE Primary School
St Andrew's C of E School Nuthurst, West Sussex, England
St Andrew’s CofE Primary School has been using Accelerated Reader, Star Reading and Star Early Literacy since 2020 to support the school’s reading development strategy. In November 2022, Deputy Headteacher Sam Bacon met with a school governor who then compiled a report on the impact that Accelerated Reader had on pupils’ reading engagement, enjoyment and development over the last two years and specifically since Sam has taken over the Accelerated Reader scheme in September 2022. The report was subsequently shared with and corroborated by school governors.
Accurate Assessment and Reading for Pleasure at The Mall School
The Mall School, Twickenham, England
The Mall School has been using Accelerated Reader and Star Reading since 2017.
We got in touch with Deputy Headteacher James to find out why the school has continued to include Accelerated Reader as a core component of the school's reading development strategy for the last five years.
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
Reading at just the right level, as noted by Ofsted at Birchanger COE Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Birchanger COE Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Birchwood, England
Birchanger COE Voluntary Controlled Primary School has been using Accelerated Reader and Star Reading since 2019 to support the school's reading development strategy.
In May 2022, the school received an unchanged 'Good' Ofsted inspection report where the inspector made specific observations about the school's successful reading development strategy
“Pupils talk with enthusiasm about the books they’ve read” – Ofsted at Woodlands Primary School
Woodlands Primary School, Wirral, England
Woodlands Primary School has been using Accelerated Reader and Star Reading since 2020 to support their reading development strategy. Following an Ofsted inspection in May 2022, the school received a 'Good' inspection report, explicitly recognising the school's reading development strategy.