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Using Accelerated Reader to support pupils post phonics
In September 2022, the school received a ‘Good’ Ofsted inspection report with specific accommodations for the school’s reading engagement initiative, including the following: “Leaders have put reading at the centre of the school curriculum. As children arrive at Nursery, they are immersed in stories and traditional tales. This develops their… Read More
myON now part of the fabric of reading at Park Lane Primary School
Park Lane Primary School, part of the Griffin Schools Trust, has been using Accelerated Reader and Star Reading since 2018. In 2021, the school introduced myON from Renaissance. After discovering that the pupils of Park Lane Primary School had read over twenty-two million words in myON throughout… Read More
myON: The Perfect Tool for Reading Insights at Race Leys Junior School
We speak to teacher and year-six lead, Katie about the impact that myON has had on the school’s reading culture. Who we are Situated in Warwickshire and a part of the Griffin Schools Trust, Race Leys Junior School has a pupil intake of approximately 230. With around 17% of pupils… Read More
A Bigger Impact Than We Could Have Imagined with myON at Heathwood Lower School
Heathwood Lower School has used The Complete Literacy Solution from Renaissance since 2022. With a combination of Accelerated Reader, Star Reading and myON, the school has all the tools to promote reading engagement and practice and accurately assess pupils’ reading progress throughout the academic year. By… Read More
Improving Pupil Outcomes in Reading and Maths at The Raglan Schools with Assessment Insights and Personalised Practice
We want all our pupils to aim high and demonstrate the strong values that will make them good citizens and great contributors. We provide a curriculum that aims for pupils to master the basics whilst offering a broad range of subjects to develop their knowledge and skills whilst releasing their… Read More
Shedding light on High Interest/Low Level titles on AR
This month the Content Team wants to shed light on some of the High Interest/Low Level (Hi/Lo) series we’ve been quizzing. Sometimes it can be hard to find books for readers whose interests and… Read More
10 Scarily Fun Books for “Spooky Season”
With “Spooky Season” right around the corner, the Content team has put together a list that includes a diverse selection of ten of our favourite spooky titles. Whether they prefer tales of ghosts, zombies, brujos or brujas, the following books are perfect… Read More
Mythological stories with DEI characters
For this month’s blog post, the team has decided to focus on some books that are inspired by mythology and folklore. While some mythology and folklore is well known, there are so many others that aren’t. We want to highlight those diverse tales and bring… Read More
If You Liked This, Try This DEI Option: BookTok Edition
This month, the content team has selected some of our favourite titles that fans of BookTok’s most popular books will love. As the content team focuses on highlighting DEI authors and titles wherever possible, this month’s book list features titles by authors of colour that are perfect for even the… Read More
Celebrating Pride with Newcomer LGBTQ+ Authors
In honour of Pride Month, the content team has selected several titles that we have enjoyed by newcomer LGBTQ+ authors whose debut books have been published between 2020 and 2022. This list includes some of those debuts as well as some follow-up titles. We’ve loved… Read More