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9 Positive Titles Featuring Neurodiverse Characters
The Content Team is excited to start the year with an update on the Neurodiverse Content Review led by Senior Content Assistant, Lee Burkwood. In November, the project team finished reviewing Accelerated Reader and myON titles featuring neurodiversity and neurodiverse characters. While their results showed that most Accelerated Reader and… Read More
How to Spark a Love of Reading in Pupils
Recent reports show a worrying decline in pupils' reading habits. Our latest What Kids Are Reading Report found a 4.4% drop in the number of books read by over 1.2 million pupils across the UK and Ireland, from Year 1 to Year 11. Read More
SATs Paper Analysis
Back in 2021, we first shared some analysis we’d completed in a post entitled ‘ATOS & SATs – the perfect match’, which looked at the reading ability children required to comprehend the questions posed in the papers. For almost every year since both SATs and GCSE papers were available, we have continued to complete this analysis, and it is always well received by our customers – even if the results can be surprising. Read More
10 Cosy Winter Reads
As the days get shorter and the year draws to a close, we are all looking for ways to escape the winter chill. If you’re like any of us on the Content Team, you’ll try anything to keep the cold out and the warmth in. This year, why not grab… Read More
Transforming literacy across Learning Without Limits Academy Trust with Accelerated Reader
When I first came on board as the Trust Librarian for Learning Without Limits Academy Trust, one of my main challenges was to ensure that reading and literacy initiatives across all our schools were cohesive and effectively managed. Our CEO had worked with Accelerated Reader (AR) before and knew… Read More
Q&A with children’s book author Beverly Sanford on writing hi-lo books
At Renaissance, we love hi-lo books, titles that have low reading levels but have themes that engage older readers. We invited hi-lo author and AR quiz writer Beverly Sanford to share her experiences writing this type of book. This October celebrates the 10th anniversary of the publishing of Bev’s first… Read More
An Interview with Lee Burkwood about the Neurodiverse Content Review
As the summer comes to a close and students head back to school, the Content Team would like to highlight an exciting project led by one of our own. Senior Content Assistant Lee Burkwood has organised a company-wide group of employees to review all the Accelerated Reader and myON titles… Read More
Bridging the Gap: Supporting literacy for students transitioning to secondary school
The transition from primary to secondary school is a critical period for students, and The Hazeley Academy’s comprehensive literacy strategy is designed to bridge any gaps that may arise. Through early assessment, screening, and a strong focus on fostering a love for reading, the school is ensuring that every student… Read More
Freckle in the classroom
KEY TAKEAWAYS Freckle and Star Maths support planning and reporting In-built, effortless, time-efficient differentiation Increased positivity and raised standards through engagement with real-life maths learning “One of the biggest appeals of Freckle is its in-built, effortless, time-efficient differentiation.” We use Star Maths with a whole class at the… Read More
[Press Release] What Kids Are Reading 2024
[Press Release] What Kids Are Reading 2024 Read More