Renaissance Learning UK
Success Stories about Accelerated Reader Advantage
Scotland-Ireland Region
| School | Case Study |
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| Burgh Primary School Galashiels |
Reading has become part of their lives!"Their enthusiasm is fantastic. They now have the mindset that it's OK to talk about books, even in their free time. Reading has become part of their lives."Pat Hogg, Learning Support Teacher |
| Eyemouth Primary School The Borders  |
Pupils are noticeably more enthusiastic about readingWhen you see pupils starting on babyish books and then they are reading Jacqueline Wilson in a short space of time, that's pretty remarkable. |
| Coulter Primary School South Lanarkshire  |
Encourages children to read books of their own choosing to suit their abilityIn the two years since it was introduced, virtually all the children who have used Accelerated Reader have made significant progress - with one nine-year-old found to have a reading age of 13.Parent Involvement
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| Bressay Primary School Shetlands  |
The program has proved itself many times over, in a very short space of timePupils were "falling over themselves" to discuss books, not just in class but outside lesson time - and clearly at home, too, judging by the amount of feedback from parents happy to contact the school and express their amazement at their children's progress.Parent Involvement
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| Carradale Primary School Argyll  |
Parents truly amazed by the amount of time their children spend reading at homeWithin months of its introduction, Accelerated Reader had stimulated such a motivational surge that head teacher Marion Morris called a special parents' evening to explain how effective it was proving and how well their youngsters were doing.Parent Involvement
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| Rockfield Primary School Argyll  |
The children now read lots of different kinds of books, including non-fictionRockfield has had a visit from a Quality Improvement Officer since the HM Inspectors report, and Deputy Head Sylvia Clark was delighted to find that the school's work to improve interest and attainment in reading was found to be going in the right direction.Parent Involvement
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| Tingwall Primary School Shetland |
Makes assessing the pupils easier for teachersUsing Accelerated Reader takes place against a backdrop of other endeavours Tingwall undertakes to encourage reading. One of these projects has been to encourage pupils to write their own kinds of books then stage a mock book launch.Parent Involvement
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| Crossroads Primary School Keith, Banffshire  |
Has changed class restlessness to silent reading!A handful of exceptionally motivated pupils are so eager to complete their online tests that they come into school half an hour early, but even the former "skimmers" always seem to have a book open in front of them.Parent Involvement
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| Knockando Primary School Moray |
Reading ages are going up, particularly for those who use to struggle"The children loved it from the start. They like to do the quizzes and get points. When they see someone else doing a quiz, they start to get a little competitive, especially the boys, and want to do the same thing themselves."Lindsay Scott, Head Teacher |
| St Treas County Derry |
Reading levels improve remarkably!The school has seen reading levels improve remarkably, particularly those with reading ages two years beneath the norm. "They have closed the two year gap within just a year and I can prove that."Kevin Devlin Behavioural Problems
Parent Involvement |
| Sound Primary School Lerwick, The Shetlands  |
Stops children from skimming books, they read them properly now!Creative writing skills have spiralled upwards at the same time, as pupils' advanced spellings and vocabulary skills open up their horizons and deepen their confidence.Parent Involvement
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| Dallas Primary School Moray  |
Children have become thoroughly immersed in the program!"I would never have any hesitation in recommending Accelerated Reader as a program that is worth every penny and every ounce of effort."Arlene Wilson, Head Teacher |
| Rimbleton Primary School Glenrothes |
The structure of the program helps the children obtain a purpose to their readingThe children themselves like the reading program, and have become very knowledgeable about how it works. They understand that it is designed to encourage them to read more books more often, know their target ranges, and constantly monitor their own progress.Special Needs
Parent Involvement |
| Victoria Road School Aberdeen |
Accelerated Reader helps pupils with behavioural problems"Accelerated Reader has simplified my mornings in that the children come in, read books and take tests on the computer with minimal input from me. With a few clicks of my mouse button, I can get information about each pupil that would have been time-consuming and difficult to amass manually." Dave Gibson |
| St Margaret's Primary School Roxburghshire  |
Accelerated Reader takes over from Gameboys!"After the program had been running for a month or so the 'Read a book time' developed into a far more significant time of the day for the pupils than it had ever been before. Pupils began to 'count down' from other lessons so that could be sure they started their RAB time right on schedule."Mr Boyle, Head Teacher |
| Valley Primary School Kirkcaldy |
Kirkcaldy Kids in reading frenzy!"The use of Accelerated Reader, which combines computer technology with reading assessment, has motivated pupils to increase the number of books they are reading whilst encouraging them to remember and recount significant details. Our pupils' increased enthusiasm for reading is evident to all."Lorna Palmer, Assistant Head Teacher |
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