Following the amazing success of the Accelerated Reader programme over the last few years, we are extending the programme to include the Primary 4 class.
When Miss McCurdy initally trialled the programme in Primary 6 we found that the children's reading ages dramatically improved...in some cases by as much as a year, in only a few months...and over the last few years as we have introduced the programme to Primary 5, 6 & 7 we have found it equally effective.
We also found that bacause Accelerated Reader specifically targets the skills of each child, the programme worked equally well for all children, stretching the strong readers and supporting and improving the not so strong.
Finally we have found that the Accelerated Reader programme is effective in helping with the age-old difficulty of encouraging boys to read more. The on-going quizzes and tests introduce a competitive aspect which all the children enjoy but particularly helps to engage the boys.
Our PTA have been very generous by allocating £1,000 to the Accelerated Reader programme for new books. This has allowed us to also include Primary 4 this year. Without their help and support this simply wouldn't have been possible...so a huge thank you to them !
We look forward to another successful year of Accelerated Reader...and adding to our existing Reading Millionaires, who have read over a million words in the programme.
