the-accelerated-reader
Intervention
The Accelerated Reader
Years/Age range
Y7
Type of children
Had not achieved secure level in KS2 English
Length of intervention
22 weeks
Brief description
The Accelerated Reader is a computerised program on which pupils assess their own reading comprehension after reading any one of (in 2014) 156,000 titles on the software manufacturer’s list. Pupils select their own books and work at their own pace. After reading a book they take a multiple-choice comprehension quiz on it – but only once; taking the test again on the same book is not allowed. The computer scores the test, up to the maximum for each book – the maximum depends on the book’s length and difficulty – and provides the teacher with analyses of scores for individual pupils, and indications of areas of weakness. Ideally, there should be about an hour’s reading per day, half individual and half listening to the teacher read.
Effectiveness
Modest benefit for comprehension in Y7
Further information
Renaissance Learning
support@renlearn.co.uk