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\"Print\"<\/a>Accelerated<\/strong> Reader<\/strong> is a powerful tool for monitoring and managing independent reading practice while promoting reading for pleasure. \u00a0 More here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

“The school was busy last autumn incorporating Accelerated Reader into the Library and English department. It is going really well. Reading figures have trebled in one term and you will be pleased to know that you are top of the favourite author and titles lists. ” Northwood Prep School<\/strong><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

\"reflections<\/a>I contributed my\u00a0Reflections on Reading\u00a0<\/a>to the recent Accelerated Readers report for \u201cWhat Kids Are Reading\u201d.<\/p>\n

“A number of your Barrington Stoke books are within our\u00a0Accelerated Reader library.\u00a0 They are enjoyed by pupils past and present as they engage the reader in a \u00a0high interest, low level reading book.” \u00a0St Edward’s<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

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Books quizzed on the Accelerate Reader scheme…<\/h5>\n

Roy of the Rovers, published by Rebellion:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
Title<\/strong><\/em><\/td>\nAR Quiz Number<\/strong><\/em><\/td>\nInterest Level<\/strong><\/em><\/td>\nBook Level<\/strong><\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Scouted<\/em><\/strong><\/td>\n237762<\/td>\nMiddle Years<\/td>\n4.2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

History books published by Barrington Stoke:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Title<\/strong><\/em><\/td>\nAR Quiz Number<\/strong><\/em><\/td>\nInterest Level<\/strong><\/em><\/td>\nBook Level<\/strong><\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
D-Day Dog<\/strong><\/em><\/td>\n236618<\/td>\nMiddle Years<\/td>\n4.2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
After the War<\/strong><\/em><\/td>\n238677<\/td>\nMiddle Years<\/td>\n4.0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Armistice Runner<\/strong><\/em><\/td>\n234312<\/td>\nMiddle Years<\/td>\n3.0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Over the Line<\/strong><\/em><\/td>\n226344<\/td>\nMiddle Years<\/td>\n4.3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Wings:Flyboy<\/strong><\/em><\/td>\n230821<\/td>\nMiddle Years<\/td>\n4.2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Wings:Spitfire<\/strong><\/em><\/td>\n230644<\/td>\nMiddle Years<\/td>\n4.2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Wings:Typhoon<\/strong><\/em><\/td>\n232129<\/td>\nMiddle Years<\/td>\n4.0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Defenders:Killing Ground<\/strong><\/em><\/td>\n233129<\/td>\nMiddle Years<\/td>\n4.0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Defenders:Dark Arena<\/strong><\/em><\/td>\n233257<\/td>\nMiddle Years<\/td>\n4.2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Defenders:Pitch Invasion<\/strong><\/em><\/td>\n233130<\/td>\nMiddle Years<\/td>\n3.9<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Sports books published by Barrington Stoke:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Title<\/strong><\/em><\/td>\nAR Quiz Number<\/strong><\/em><\/td>\nInterest Level<\/strong><\/em><\/td>\nBook Level<\/strong><\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Secret FC<\/strong><\/em><\/td>\n226344<\/td>\nMiddle Years<\/td>\n3.6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Scrum!<\/strong><\/em><\/td>\n221002<\/td>\nMiddle Years<\/td>\n3.2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ghost Stadium<\/strong><\/em><\/td>\n226344<\/td>\nMiddle Years<\/td>\n3.6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Rugby Academy\u00a0<\/strong>Combat Zone<\/td>\n227648<\/td>\nMiddle Years<\/td>\n3.9<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Rugby Academy\u00a0<\/strong>Surface to Air<\/td>\n228259<\/td>\nMiddle Years<\/td>\n3.9<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Rugby Academy\u00a0<\/strong>Deadlocked<\/td>\n228832<\/td>\nMiddle Years<\/td>\n4.1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Football books published by Puffin<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Title<\/strong><\/em><\/td>\nAR Quiz Number<\/strong><\/em><\/td>\nInterest Level<\/strong><\/em><\/td>\nBook Level<\/strong><\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Football Academy 1 Boys United<\/strong><\/em><\/td>\n217196<\/em><\/td>\nMiddle Years<\/td>\n3.4<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Football Academy 2 Striking Out<\/strong><\/em><\/td>\n217205<\/em><\/td>\nMiddle Years<\/td>\n3.3<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Football Academy 3 The Real Thing<\/strong><\/em><\/td>\n217208<\/em><\/td>\nMiddle Years<\/td>\n3.7<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Football Academy 4 Reading The Game<\/strong><\/em><\/td>\n217204<\/em><\/td>\nMiddle Years<\/td>\n3.5<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Football Academy 5 Free Kick<\/strong><\/em><\/td>\n217199<\/em><\/td>\nMiddle Years<\/td>\n3.6<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Football Academy 6 Captain Fantastic<\/strong><\/em><\/td>\n218408<\/em><\/td>\nMiddle Years<\/td>\n3.4<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/em><\/td>\n<\/td>\n\u00a0<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Foul Play<\/strong><\/em><\/td>\n213692<\/em><\/td>\nMiddle Years<\/td>\n3.7<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Foul Play 2 Dead Ball<\/strong><\/em><\/td>\n217197<\/em><\/td>\nMiddle Years<\/td>\n3.6<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Foul Play 3 Offside<\/strong><\/em><\/td>\n218418<\/em><\/td>\nMiddle Years<\/td>\n3.6<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Foul Play 4 Killer Pass<\/strong><\/em><\/td>\n218836<\/em><\/td>\nMiddle Years<\/td>\n3.7<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Foul Play 5 Own Goal<\/strong><\/em><\/td>\n219860<\/em><\/td>\nMiddle Years<\/td>\n4.0<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/em><\/td>\n<\/td>\n\u00a0<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
The Squad Black Op<\/strong><\/em><\/td>\n222026<\/em><\/td>\nMiddle Years<\/td>\n4.9<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
The Squad White Fear<\/strong><\/em><\/td>\n223118<\/em><\/td>\nMiddle Years<\/td>\n4.4<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Non-Fiction Sports books by Franklin Watts<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n
Title<\/strong><\/em><\/td>\nAR Quiz Number<\/strong><\/em><\/td>\nInterest Level<\/strong><\/em><\/td>\nBook Level<\/strong><\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Football<\/strong><\/em><\/td>\n215733<\/td>\nMiddle Years<\/td>\n4.3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Formula 1<\/strong><\/em><\/td>\n221664<\/td>\nMiddle Years<\/td>\n4.4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Lower years books<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Title<\/strong><\/em><\/td>\nAR Quiz Number<\/strong><\/em><\/td>\nInterest Level<\/strong><\/em><\/td>\nBook Level<\/strong><\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
The Penalty<\/strong><\/em><\/td>\n224951<\/td>\nMiddle Years<\/td>\n2.4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Real Cricket<\/strong><\/em><\/td>\n228683<\/td>\nMiddle Years<\/td>\n2.8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
The Secret Football Club<\/strong><\/em><\/td>\n218423<\/td>\nLower Years<\/td>\n3.8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Shaking Hands with Michael Rooney<\/strong><\/em><\/td>\n220983<\/td>\nLower Years<\/td>\n3.5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Interest Level: Age Appropriateness:
\nLower Years (LY) Ages 5 to 8
\nMiddle Years (MY) Ages 9 to 13
\nUpper Years (UY) Ages 14+<\/p>\n

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“My role with in the school is to promote reading and to work with the Accelerated Reader programme to guide students to selecting book.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>This term we have purchased 6 class sets of your books from your web site. They are great for reluctant readers and especially boys. I am sure I will be in contact with you through out the term. Y<\/span>esterdays success was reading with a group of reluctant year 8 boys and having them asking passionately to be allowed to borrow and read your books at home. What joy and that was after just three chapters read as a class reader.” Cantell School<\/strong><\/span><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Notes From “Getting Results with Accelerated Reader” <\/a>…<\/p>\n

“Book Level<\/strong> represents the difficulty of the text. It is determined by a readability formula called ATOS, which analyses the average length of the sentences in the book, the average length of the words, and the average year level of the words.<\/p>\n

Interest Level<\/strong> is based on content – a book\u2019s themes and ideas – and indicates for which age group a book is appropriate. In many cases, a book\u2019s interest level coordinates with its book level. The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle for example, which is suitable for lower-years, has a book level of 2.9. Many books however, have a low book level but are appropriate for higher years and vice versa. For example, Peter Lancett\u2019s The Dark Glass has a book level of 2.4 because the sentences are short and the vocabulary is simple. The interest level, however, is UY or Upper Years due to the more \u2018adult\u2019 themes dealt with by the story. Daisy Meadow\u2019s Ally, The Dolphin Fairy, with an interest level of LY or Lower Years, has a book level of 5.3 because it contains fairly long words and sentences.<\/p>\n

Points<\/strong> are assigned to each book based on its length and difficulty. For example, Tony Bradman\u2019s Aladdin and the Fabulous Genie is about 3,461 words long, and is a 1-point book. Bad Dreams, by Anne Fine, is about 22,843 words long, and is a 3-point book. Avalon High, by Meg Cabot, about 65,913 words long, is a 10-point book. The formula for calculating points is: AR points = [(10 + book level)\/10] x (words in book\/10,000). As you work with AR, you will notice that some popular books have more points assigned to them than some classic pieces of literature. J.K. Rowling\u2019s Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, for example, is a 44 point book while Shakespeare\u2019s Macbeth is a 4-point book. Keep in mind that this doesn\u2019t mean we think Harry Potter is a better book or more worthwhile to read than Macbeth. Points only tell you that Harry Potter is much longer than Shakespeare\u2019s masterpiece play ”<\/p>\n

Email me<\/strong>\u00a0here<\/a>\u00a0for more information or use my\u00a0contact form<\/strong>\u00a0here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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