ACCELERATED READER
This is a computer programme that we use to assess pupils’ comprehension ability and reading ages. Pupils select an appropriate book, read it and then complete a quiz. A report is produced outlining the pupil’s quiz score. Over time, pupils read more difficult books and improve their comprehension ability.
How is progress tracked and measured?
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Teachers will use `Student Records` to observe pupils’ quiz scores and what they have read
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STAR tests (reading tests) are completed four times a year and generate reading ages
How do we, in school, support reading and literacy?
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Our year twelve students assist the teachers in `Accelerated Reader` lessons
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Tutor Time delivers aspects of literacy
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Tutors and teachers track pupils’ progress and check Quiz Trackers
How can I help my child at home?
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Ensure that they are reading intently daily (ideally for twenty minutes)
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Converse with your child about what they have read asking: what has happened? What does that sentence imply? Summarise what you have read
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Log in to `Home Connect` regularly to observe your child’s quiz scores and what they have been reading
Contact Ms Maher or Ms Davies if you require any further help.
KEY TERMS
Quiz Tracker:
In the pupil’s diary, you will find a record of the quizzes taken and passed, the title of books read, the book’s difficulty and the date of the quiz
ZPD
This is the `reading range`: this means that the books are suitable for your child to read at a particular time based on the STAR test’s result
