Renaissance Learning UK
Success Stories about Accelerated Reader Advantage
South East Region
| School | Case Study |
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| Handford Hall Primary School Ipswich  |
Improvements across the board in reading at Handford Hall"I have to say that Accelerated Reader is effective with all children! Nothing beats the fact that Accelerated Reader enables pupils to actually enjoy the challenge of the quizzes which is rather surprising for many teachers. It provides motivation of pupils to read!" Jon Trotter, headteacher |
| Caldecote Primary School Cambridge  |
His reading is really coming on leaps and bounds!Mrs Dee Butler, IT Co-ordinator, has found that the boys in Year 3 and 4 especially are enthusiastic about reading; one child in particular who was very reluctant to read now reads in the line at the start of school and nearly every day asks to do a quiz. |
| Downham Feoffees Primary School Ely |
I would definitely recommend AR other schools"Some children in particular have made huge improvements to their reading. It's especially motivational for boys, who tend to be very competitive and like to keep up their percentage in the quizzes." Jenny Maynard, deputy head |
| Churchgate C.E. Primary School Harlow  |
Constant requests for more books!Now boys and girls alike can be heard comparing notes on what they've read and recommending books to one another. They corner members of staff to tell them how many books they've read, and are constantly demanding new books in the classroom.Parent Involvement
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| Hazelbury Junior School London |
Marked increase in enthusiasm with reluctant readers; boys in particularAccording to Zeenat Hussain, confidence and interest is rising, and she expects far better SATS results in the future on reading levels. She is convinced that reading ages will improve, just as she has seen happen with other schools.Parent Involvement
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| Rush Green Junior School Romford  |
Helps create a buzz around reading and has improved the way we track progressSpeed and certainty is the main outcome for this school. The critical task of measuring reading skills on a regular basis has fallen from five weeks to a few days, for the entire school. Tracking can now be done "comfortably" every half term, and done better.English Second Language
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| Stukeley Meadows Community Primary School Huntingdon  |
Builds a reading culture where children can't help but get hooked!Accelerated Reader has motivated boys to engage in books knowing they will have to answer a question on them, which in turn has prompted them to think about the books.Special Needs
Parent Involvement |
| Walnut Tree Walk Primary School London |
Pupils have achieved two years' improvement in one year!Using SATS results as a yardstick, pupils have achieved two years' improvement in one year and teachers report that interest in literature has rocketed, with turnover of books in the school library described as little short of remarkable.Parent Involvement
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| Boothville Primary School Northampton |
Has stimulated children to the point where they have developed a genuine love of readingAccelerated Reader has kept the pupils really fixed on the task. "I think we would have struggled to be sure of getting to the position where this level of motivation was possible, without this method."Andy Elyard, Teacher English Second Language
Parent Involvement |
| Godmanchester Community Primary School Godmanchester  |
10 years of experience with Accelerated Reader"We've been using Accelerated Reader at Godmanchester for 10 years now. We've extended it across the whole of the juniors, which is 10 classes, and the enthusiasm is just wonderful. Books are wearing out because they are being read to death!"Vicki Hayes Libraries
English Second Language Parent Involvement |
| Sir William Burrough Primary School London  |
Create a Reading Frenzy!"Accelerated Reader, our popular computerised reading system, tests, tracks and records reading progress and gets girls and boys hooked on books! As a result, we have narrowed the large gender gap in performance from 54% to 17% in the KS2 English SATs."Avril Newman, Headteacher |
| Heathcote School Chelmsford  |
Astonished to find so many gaps on library shelves!Success has also been noticed by parents, one of whom states, "I don't know what you've done to her but she won't stop reading. One says, It's not normal, she usually won't pick up a book." |
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