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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
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
Why I Love Accelerated Reader
Katharine Beckett, associate director of English at the Outwood Grange Academies Trust, discusses the impact of Renaissance’s reading practice and assessment solutions. 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
What I wish I’d known about Accelerated Reader as a Literacy Lead
By Georgina Cook, Product Marketing Manager What I wish I’d known about Accelerated Reader as a Literacy Lead Reading is fundamental to language development and lifelong learning. With a recent National Literacy Trust survey [1]showing that reading for pleasure is at its lowest since 2005, schools face the… Read More
Black History Month 2024
October is Black History Month in the UK, and this year we’ve put together a calendar with a selection of 31 myON and Accelerated Reader books so teachers and librarians will have recommendations for all ages on hand every day of the month. View the calendar here. The official… 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
Driving literacy for a smooth transition to secondary school
As we approach the new academic year, positive transitions between classes, year groups and educational settings are critical. Ensuring a smooth transition for all students is a complex challenge, particularly for those moving to an entirely new environment. Even high-achieving learners can face difficulties if the curriculum expectations differ significantly,… Read More