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Country: United Kingdom
Country: United Kingdom
90 minutes per week supplemented by homework
Increased usage over time is linked to improved attainment above predicted grades.
Sarah, Reading Lead: Reading Plus has had a huge impact on our school. It is popular with parents, teachers and children alike. The children enjoy the texts they read, find out lots of new information from them and like how the Reading Plus dashboard looks. They love the competitive nature of the leaderboard and the certificates they get when they level up.Clare, Teacher of English: I work with reluctant readers, however I think this program would work great for students who love reading. It would help teachers fill in the learning gaps.Stuart, Teacher: Works for some learners but initial assessment is a daunting process for our learners
A sound IT manager to white-list a few URLs in school and integrate GCSEPod with MIS. For teachers and students, using GCSEPod is very simple - like using Netflix or Spotify
When your school purchases a Reading Plus licence, you gain access to much more than our award-winning literacy software.
You gain the support of our team of dedicated professionals who are committed to making sure you get the most out of the programme throughout your contract with us.
We’ll help you implement the programme in your school, provide tailored ongoing support, training, and pedagogic advice – and be on hand during school hours to answer any questions.
Your journey with Reading Plus begins with your dedicated Reading Development Consultant.
They will take you through a structured implementation plan to establish a routine and your understanding of the programme.
This is achieved by providing regular scheduled online training at a time convenient to you. During these sessions, you will be taken through the functionality of the programme – as well as a detailed overview of the many data reports that show the progress your pupils are making.
The next stage of your journey involves a handover to our experienced Partner Plus Team.
Partner Plus is our built-in support package that lasts for the length of your contract.
As part of the handover, your training needs and implementation plans for the programme will be documented to form the basis of your tailored ongoing support, training, and pedagogic advice.
With our Customer Support team you have access to:
• Unlimited online training and support for educators
• Regular monitoring of your account with tailored advice via email
• A wealth of downloadable resources and training guides
• Termly reports to evidence impact
• Phone support 5 days a week, 8.15 am- 4.30 pm
• Housekeeping for account administration
• Pedagogic advice
An extensive collection of reports
Our extensive reporting shows you the progress your pupils make through their use of the Reading Plus programme. We’ve also developed additional reports to further support you – and evidence the progress being made.
Lexile tracking reports
The Reading Plus Lexile Tracking Report is designed to evidence formative pupil progression in reading speed, comprehension, and vocabulary. And it identifies target pupils who require further support or intervention.
We send these reports on a termly basis covering years 3 to 6.
Skills tracking reports
Skills tracking reports identify children’s strengths and areas for development to help inform interventions. When children complete a reading selection on Reading Plus, they answer 10 questions to test their deeper understanding and comprehension anchor skills.
We have correlated these anchor skills to the content domain reference for KS2 to help provide an insight into pupils’ overall levels of performance.
We send these reports in preparation for Year 5 pupils progressing to Year 6 so that teachers can identify immediately where pupils require support to become secure in the skills areas that require development.
Presentations, best practice sharing platform, idea generation with Project Manager, YouTube videos
3-5 days
Setting up is very straightforward. Simply add your teacher and pupil accounts and you are ready to go!
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The cost of Reading Plus for your school depends on how and where you want to introduce the programme. For instance, you may want to introduce Reading Plus to your whole school or to a specific class or year group.
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Prices from as little as £1 per student per month. Prices based on students in Year's 10 & 11, all other students and teachers get it for free.
