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Accelerated Reader

The prized Bookworm badges are up for grabs again for our year 7 and year 8 students.

Students at Cecil Jones are reading avidly to attain their ‘Bookworm’ reading badges. As well as a school-wide ‘Drop Everything and Read’ session every Thursday afternoon, Year 7 and 8 students are on a rolling programme of taking Accelerated Reader quizzes month.

If you would like to take extra quizzes at home the AR link is;

https://ukhosted11.renlearn.co.uk/1895437/default.aspx

Take the Accelerated Reader quizzes. - Use your username and password with the link - Click on Accelerated Reader - Type the name of your book/author into the search box. - Take the quiz

Accelerated Reader scheme

At Cecil Jones we understand that reading affects all aspects of learning and we strive to create a positive culture of reading for our students.

All Year 7 and Year 8 students take regular reading tests on Accelerated Reader. These tests help to give students a reading age and recommended reading level which will help them to progress. This data is shared with students, parents and staff to ensure an understanding of levels and how we can assist students to become the best readers they can be. Book levels are clearing displayed in our Library Resource Learning Centre.

Alongside testing we also combine a reward and success system which recognises personal targets and inter-tutor competition. When students have finished reading a book they can take a quiz on it, if they pass the quiz the word count of that book is added to their word count total. Totals are updated weekly and students can also check their own progress in their account.

Top Readers from each form are celebrated in weekly updates as well as which Tutor has the most increased word count.

Individual badge winners are updated regularly to help us show recognition for all their hard work and progress as a Reading Champion! These can be found towards the back of the weekly school’s newsletters. These can be found on the school’s website.

Word Count Prizes:

  • 250,000 – Certificate
  • 500,000 – Bronze Bookworm Badge and Certificate
  • 1 Million – Silver Bookworm Badge and Certificate
  • 2 Million – Gold Bookworm Badge and Certificate
  • 3 Million – Golden Owl Badge and Certificate
  • 4 Million – A Choice of Book for the Library

One Year 7 student says

"I love our drop everything and read tutor time because I love reading. I enjoy learning new things and being in another world. The quizzes are really fun and I can't wait to get my bookworm badge"

Accelerated Reader Timetable

AR timetable 2023-2024 (one weekly timetable)

Year 7-

Room

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

IT2

Assembly

7C

7E

DEAR

x

IT1

Assembly

7L

7J

DEAR

7O

Library

Assembly

x

7N

DEAR

7I

 

 

Year 8-

Room

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

IT2

8E

Library

Assembly

DEAR

8O

DT1

8I

8L

Assembly

DEAR

8N

Library

8C

x

Assembly

DEAR

x

Accelerated reader competition

Year Group Totals  so far this  academic year:

Year 7 have read -  26,158, 643

Year 8 have read -   187,102,905

Quarter Million (cert) Half Million (Bronze) Millionaire (Silver)
Year 7    
Oluwatoromo Adgenuga    
Irfanullah Aziz    
Robbie Cannon Robbie Cannon  
Molly Dennis    
Olu Diyaolu    
Kiaran Higginson Kiaran Higginson  
Jorgja-Mae Hughes    
Amelia Kemp    
B.L    
Dylan Magnurson    
Bailon Mbofana    
Violet Nettleship Violet Nettleship  
Jessica Noble Jessica Noble Jessica Noble
Faithful Okechukwu Faithful Okechukwu  
Alana Reid Alana Reid  
Oakley Roberts    
Tilly Rolfe Tilly Rolfe  
Annabella Selvarajah    
Toby Sims    
Jamsine Skinsley Jasmine Skinsley Jasmine Skinsley
Lily Stoker Lily Stoker Lily Stoker
Scarlet Wate    
Anna Wood Anna Wood Anna Wood
Rosie Wood Rosie Wood Rosie Wood
Rodi Yuskel    

2022-2023 Archive

March 

Year 7

Year 8

June

year 7year 8

 

2021-2022 Archive

2020-2021 Archive

Well done to Joshua Randall in year 8 for being this year's first Million word winner.

Accelerated reader competition

Total

Year 7

Year 8

June

Year 7

Year 8

May

Year 7

Year 8

April

Year 7

Year 8

December

Year 7 

Year 8

November

Year 7

2019-2020 Archive