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The right book, to the right child, at the right time Similarities with the old system Assesses the childs reading ability Quizzes monitor the childs comprehension of the book and motivates them Differences The reading ability is


  1. The right book, to the right child, at the right time

  2. Similarities with the old system Assesses the child’s reading ability • Quizzes monitor the child’s comprehension of the book and motivates them • Differences The reading ability is categorised as a Lexile level • The child get to choose 3 interest levels for their books • The child is given a recommended book list, that takes into consideration their • Age • Interests • Ability • Library is reorganised alphabetically • Transition stage Currently running a lexile level section of the library if the books are not • available on the Reading Pro – we need to build up stock (can you help?)

  3. The three principles of Reading Pro

  4. Children take an adaptive reading test Lara King

  5. Sample Child Reading Pro Test Performance

  6. Lara King

  7. Three children in Year 4 (expected Lexile at end of Year 4 = 700) 700L 480L 880L

  8. 700L 600L 700L 750L

  9. 880L 780L 880L 930L

  10. 480L 380L 480L 530L

  11. Pupils who read more, achieve more

  12. How many quizzes are there in Reading Pro? • Quizzes for over 12,100 books … • From over 360 different publishers and imprints including: – Penguin (Roald Dahl, Diary of a Wimpy Kid) – Harper Collins (David Walliams, Divergent, Tiger Who Came to Tea) – Orchard (Beast Quest) – Scholastic (Hunger Games, Julia Donaldson, Horrible Histories)

  13. How were the books selected? • The book selection came from: – Best-selling books in the UK – eg David Walliams, Diary of a Wimpy Kid – Classic children’s books – eg Little Women – The latest children’s books – Books that may be out of print, but that we know schools have purchased for their libraries. – WE WILL BE REQUESTING SOME OF OUR FAVOURITE BOOKS ARE ADDED TOO!

  14. What do the codes mean? • Lexiles usually are shown by a number followed by ‘L’, eg. 450L . • However there are some codes that you may notice: – AD: Adult Directed – books that are usually read to a child – NC: Non-Conforming – often non-fiction books appropriate for a range of ages – HL: High-Low – books at a high interest level, and lower reading ability – IG: Illustrated Guide – encyclopaedia's, books with technical vocabulary etc. – GN: Graphic Novel – very highly illustrated fiction books, or comic books – NP: Non-Prose – Books with very few words

  15. Questions For more information visit www.scholastic.co.uk/readingpro

  16. Thank you

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