Library
The importance of reading cannot be overstated, which is why at King Edward VI Lordswood School for Girls all Year 7, 8 & 9 students have been enrolled into the Accelerated Reading programme.
Accelerated Reading is a computer program that helps teachers manage and monitor children’s independent reading practice. Your child picks a book at her own level and reads it at her own pace. When finished, your child takes a short quiz on the computer. Passing the quiz is an indication that your child has understood what has been read.
Students spend one English lesson per fortnight in the school library. In these lessons, we expect students to read their Accelerated Reading books independently for part of the time as well as test themselves when they have completed their book. Additionally, teachers read a class novel to their students for the remaining time. Year 7 have been reading the first Harry Potter novel whilst Year 8 have been reading ‘Millions’ by Frank Cottrell Boyce, and Year 9 have been reading Mark Haddon’s ‘The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time’.
You can also monitor your child’s progress by logging onto the Home Connect website.
Using data from the GL Assessment, some students are selected to use Lexia to improve their literacy levels. We expect students to complete around two hours a week in order to make the required progress. Not only do students have the opportunity to complete Lexia in their library lessons but they can also spend time before and after school, as well as two lunchtimes a week.