Renaissance Learning UK
Success Stories about Accelerated Reader Advantage
North Region
| School | Case Study |
|---|---|
| West Kirby Residential School Wirral, Merseyside  |
AR encourages pupils to read for pleasure!"The best thing about Accelerated Reader is having an accurate reading age, which is updated regularly and ensures that pupils are always choosing books at their correct reading level."Debbie Baird, School Librarian at West Kirby Residential School in Wirral, Merseyside |
| St Josephs RC Comprehensive School Hebburn  |
Renaissance Learning AR has now fitted comfortably into St Joseph's"Staff from all curriculum areas in the school look upon it as an important part of the pupils' time table. The support from the SLT has encouraged an enthusiastic response from all staff involved. Results have proven that the benefits obtained justify the investment into the program."Gladys Caulfield, Project Manager of Accelerated Reader at St Joseph's |
| Carr Hill High School Lancashire  |
Reports and Results bring certainty to reading practice and progress!Real measurement data was a principal outcome for many of the staff, who found that the structured results and reports removed the guesswork and uncertainty about reading practice and progress. "When a pupil says they have read the book and have understood it, staff have little concrete data to back this up, without Accelerated Reader."Parent Involvement
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| Grange School Oldham |
Accelerated Reader Seminar - June 13th 2007The scheme allows pupils to read independently, using the library in their own time, and know their teachers can monitor their progress through the various reports. |
| Hilbre High School Merseyside  |
Makes library time more meaningful and helps teachers to personalise learning"The children have enjoyed it as they get structure for their library time. The quizzes provide opportunities for rewards, which creates incentives to try harder. It is making library time more meaningful and helping teachers to personalise learning, matching students to books suited to their needs." Jane Scott, Learning Resource ManagerSpecial Needs
Parent Involvement |
| Wennington Hall School Lancaster  |
Notable progress in vocabulary, spelling and comprehensionVocabulary, spelling and comprehension have all seen notable progress, as has the confidence that comes from encouraging boys to read aloud in class and take part in open discussion - which has had the knock-on effect of improving behaviour and self-belief.Libraries
Special Needs |
| Wolsingham School and Community College Bishop Auckland |
They're reading in the library now during social timesAll the advice we had received had encouraged us to start small and build up the number of students involved, so we decided to run the scheme with Year 7 and 8 increasing to all of Key Stage 3 in September. This was a good time for us as the school had just been refurbish, with the new library there was an increased interest in using the facilities by both staff and students. Using the Eclipse library management system we were fortunate to identify in excess of 900 books already in stock which were compatible with Accelerated Reader. |
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