1. Accelerated Reader Information Evening Thursday 11 th October 2012

2. AR Brydekirk Primary Learning Intentions Who is this presentation for? What is Accelerated Reader? Why now? What’s happening? Conclusion

3. AR Brydekirk Primary Learning Intentions WALT support our children with their reading WILFname current reading approach explain basics of Accelerated Reader know how to support children with reading

4. AR Brydekirk Primary Who is this presentation for?

5. AR Brydekirk Primary What is Accelerated Reader? http://www.renlearn.co.uk/reading Book Level ZPD Interest Level Points

6. AR Brydekirk Primary 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.

7. AR Brydekirk Primary 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

8. AR Brydekirk Primary Conclusion WALT & WILF? Questions Feedback Hand out