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Halloween Collections
It’s Halloween on Friday; a day of spooky frights and things that go bump in the night. While the shops are full of ghoulish sweets and children are plotting their tricks and treats, why not encourage them to pick up a book with a Halloween theme? We have scoured through… Read More
Renaissance Learning takes delivery of two BookBenches
We are very pleased to have taken delivery of two BookBenches. Part of the Books about Town initiative, the benches had previously been on display in Central London locations at St Paul’s Cathedral and Greenwich Park. The National Literacy Trust (NLT) collaborated with Wild in… Read More
Book discovery coming to Accelerated Reader
Book Discovery helps students to find books that interest them.Students are motivated to achieve success with their reading when they read books that interest them. That's why we are introducing a Book Discovery feature to Accelerated Reader. The Top Book Ideas for You shelf will allow students to browse books of interest based on their prior reading history and reading achievement data. The students' Top Book Ideas for You shelf will display books in the appropriate ZPD range and of an appropriate Interest Level. It will be displayed to students immediately after finishing an AR quiz. Read More
Kevin Brooks and Jon Klassen win at CILIP CKG Awards
Kevin Brooks and Jon Klassen have been awarded the 2014 CILIP Carnegie and Kate Greenaway Medals. Read More
Accelerated Reader and RM Unify integration
RM Unify can now be integrated with Accelerated ReaderWe’ve now made it really easy for you to use Accelerated Reader and Accelerated Maths with your students. Using RM Books, a free ebook platform for schools, students can read ebooks on any device, at school or at home and seamlessly take the quiz in AR and AM without needing a separate user name and password. Ebooks are searchable by reading level so you know your students are reading appropriate content and all have a quiz number listed against the title. Using RM Books, schools can choose how they deliver ebooks to their Students - short term rentals to individual students or populating an elibrary for independent choice. With powerful reporting tools to complement those in AR and AM, teachers can have a detailed understanding of a student’s reading progress and ensure areas of difficultly are identified. Read More
Bookbuzz 2014
Over 200,000 students in approximately 1500 schools will be receiving books as part of the Bookbuzz scheme this autumn. Run by Booktrust, Bookbuzz aims to get great books into the hands of Year 7 students. Each participating student will receive one of a shortlist of books as well as a bookmark, while each school will gain two copies of the books for their library and staff room. There are 17 books on the list. Many of the titles are already available to quiz with Accelerated Reader; this page will be updated with details as more are made available. One book has been deemed non-quizzable due to a format unsuitable for AR quizzing. Read More
We’ve enjoyed reading… Brock by Anthony McGowan
Brock by Anthony McGowanThe team of quiz writers and editors working on Accelerated Reader quizzes read an awful lot of books. From time to time, a particular book or series stands out from the crowd as deserving of special mention. These are books that have been a pleasure to work on, and which we feel will be a great asset to libraries, classrooms and children's bedrooms. Recently, we've enjoyed reading... Brock by Anthony McGowan. Brock has widely been compared to A Kestrel for a Knave, the 1960s Barry Hines novel about a young lad and his unlikely bond with a bird of prey. There is a similarly Northern feel to the story, although it is badgers rather than birds that begin to transform the protagonist's life. Nicky has a tough lot in life; with his mother off the scene and his dad facing jail time, Nicky has to look after his little brother Kenny. Then he witnesses a cruelly violent attack on a badger sett. Read More
Rebecca Stead wins Guardian Children’s Fiction Prize
Congratulations to Rebecca Stead, who has won the 2013 Guardian Children's Fiction Prize. Her book Liar & Spy impressed the judges with its sensitive depiction of teenagers facing difficult situations in life. Read More
Happy Roald Dahl Day!
Roald Dahl's books have amused and entertained a whole generation of children. Some of them have been made into blockbuster films; many of his characters have become cultural icons. To celebrate Roald Dahl Day (his birthday), we have taken a look at the enduring popularity of his books. Read More
Bookbuzz 2013
Over 200,000 students in approximately 1500 schools will be receiving books as part of the Bookbuzz scheme this autumn. Run by Booktrust, Bookbuzz aims to get great books into the hands of Year 7 students. Each participating student will receive one of a shortlist of books as well as a bookmark, while each school will gain two copies of the books for their library and staff room. Twelve books form the core selection of available titles, and a further five books from a lower reading level are also on offer to struggling or reluctant readers. Almost all of the titles are already available to quiz with Accelerated Reader, with two deemed non-quizzable due to formats unsuited to reading practice quizzes. Read More