Accelerated Reader

Information Evening

Thursday 11th October 2012

ARBrydekirk Primary

• Learning Intentions

• Who is this presentation for?

• What is Accelerated Reader?

• Why now?

• What’s happening?

• Conclusion

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Learning Intentions

WALT support our children with their reading

WILF name current reading approach

explain basics of Accelerated Reader

know how to support children with reading

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Who is this presentation for?

ARBrydekirk Primary

What is Accelerated Reader?

http://www.renlearn.co.uk/reading

• Book Level• ZPD• Interest Level• Points

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Why now?

Old reading scheme:• time consuming in a composite class• grouping children not ideal• limited number of books• not always convinced reading was taking place• don’t need to hear able readers read aloud every day

The early years reading scheme will remain the same.

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What’s happening?• Heap big work (show videos)• http://www.librarything.com/catalog/BrydekirkPrimary&tag=AR• https://blogs.glowscotland.org.uk/dg/BrydekirkPrimaryNewsWorld/reading/

• Gives you information to support your children to choose books from home, school, the library or shops• Book swap idea - discussion• Staff will feedback advice to parents in November and ask if they would like quiz scores to be emailed• Some children on AR books• Some on Storyworlds and AR books• Some on Storyworlds

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Conclusion

• WALT & WILF?

• Questions

• Feedback

• Hand out