Accelerated Reader:
Students in Year 7 and 8 take part in the Accelerated Reader programme, which matches students to books that suit their ability so they can make progress with their literacy skills and become confident readers.
How does it work?
Each term students in Year 7, 8 and 9 take a STAR test, which tells them their 'reading age'. This guides them towards a range of books they can read to help progress their reading abilities.
Students in Year 7 and 8 complete a quiz each time they finish a book. They take a quiz and receive a percentage score.
Students feel proud of their reading achievements and are able to see the progress they are making.
No matter how challenging students find reading they are able to score highly on quizzes that suit their ability. This builds confidence and encourages students to carry on reading and challenging themselves to progress to ever-more complex texts.
Rewards, recognition and prizes give students extra incentives and motivation to engage with the fun of reading and, particularly for those students with a competitive spirit, allows them push themselves to achieve more and more.
To support progress with reading and Accelerated Reader, library lessons are structured around AR and projects to support reading and literacy development.
The AR programme includes a large variety of different types of texts, including fiction, non-fiction, biographies and plays.
If your child has their own books at home they can find out the quiz information by visiting the BookFinder website.
If you would like further information about Accelerated Reader or reading at our academy, please email our Librarian showell@newrickstonesacademy.org.