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Mini AR-style quizzes on books by World Book Day 2015 authors at takethequiz.co.uk
For the second year running, students will be able to take mini AR-style quizzes on the World Book Day £1 books. In addition, two of the authors will be featured each week in a series of 'quizzing weeks,' leading up to World Book Day itself, giving students the chance to take quizzes on up to three popular books by each of the featured authors. Read More
Quizzing books to interest every reader
Accelerated Reader is used by boys and girls from Year 1 to Year 13. With such a range of students, and with so many different tastes to appeal to, how do we ensure that we produce quizzes on books that interest every reader? Read More
Opal Plumstead, Picture Perfect and the Long Haul quizzes just released for Accelerated Reader
This week has seen the release of quizzes for three high-profile books by best-selling authors Jacqueline Wilson, Holly Smale and Jeff Kinney. Read More
Developing high-quality reading practice quizzes for Accelerated Reader
Accelerated Reader quizzes are fun, and students are motivated by seeing their success. But what makes a good quiz and how do we go about producing them? Read More
Two Hi/Low series from Axis Education quizzed for AR
We have recently released reading practice quizzes on two series of Hi/Lo books from Axis Education. These books are carefully written for students with low reading ages, but have plot lines that will appeal to older readers. By using culturally relevant settings and situations, the books are an engaging take on daily life for students and young adults. We asked some members of our quiz editing team to give their thoughts on the series. Read More
New international literature from Peirene Press quizzed for Accelerated Reader
As well as supporting reluctant and struggling readers, Renaissance Learning is always on the lookout for new books to engage the gifted and talented readers in schools. Three recently approved quizzes from Peirene Press fall into this category. Read More
You can request a book to be quizzed for AR
If we know that a book is highly sought-after will make every effort to produce a quiz for it. We have a simple online form that you can fill out to suggest a book for quizzing. Read More
Robert Jordan’s epic Wheel of Time series quizzed
The Eye of the World is the first in the Wheel of Time series by Robert Jordan. The epic Wheel of Time series by Robert Jordan has now been made available for AR quizzing. This series is one of the great epics of the fantasy genre, with 14 books published… Read More
New format for Literacy Skills quizzes and a new quiz
The Woman in Black now has a Literacy Skills quiz available A new format for Literacy Skills (LS) quizzes has been created for Accelerated Reader, which will allow more quizzes to be made available. The new LS Quiz item banks have 24 or 30 items; previously they had 36 or… Read More
Talisman 2 from Phonic Books quizzed for AR
Talisman 2 by Tami Reis-Frankfort is published by Phonic Books The Talisman 2 series has just been quizzed for Accelerated Reader. Published by Phonic Books, this series aims to plug gaps in older students’ understanding of phonics. Hi/Lo books such as these are often very popular with AR users, so… Read More