Reading at Home
Resources for PArents
Home Connect allows you to view information about your child’s engagement and progress on the Accelerated Reader program. It also allows you to sign up to receive email notifications after they complete an activity or assessment at school.
To log in to the site, you will need to know your child’s username and password. Your child should be able to tell you this. If they have forgotten, please make a reminder request through the Google Classroom for your child’s library lesson.
AR Bookfinder UK
AR Bookfinder is a site that tells you about books on the Accelerated Reader program. If you like to buy books for your child, it is worth checking on this website to see if the book is included on the program. It will also tell you what difficulty rating the book has so you can see if it is within your child’s recommended reading range.
What does your ZPD (Reading Range) mean?
SORA
SORA is our eBook and audiobook app. It is free to download from the App Store or Google play or you can go to the website. It will run on most devices and PCs. Students are encouraged to put it on their phones as they enjoy accessing and reading or listening to books this way. Students log in to Sora using their school Google account and will have access to the app until they leave The Academy, Selsey.
Guide to using SORA
AccessIt
AccessIt is the school’s library catalogue where students can find library books or eBooks and see the Accelerated Reader information to make sure they are reading within their ZPD (Reading Range). They can also log in to the app to submit reviews and maintain their library accounts. Students log in using their school Google Accounts.
Useful Websites
Here are some links to websites that you might find useful to support reading at home.
Words For Life
10 Top Tips for Parents to Support Children to Read
What if My Child Does Not Like Reading?
Advice for Parents to Encourage Children and Teens Reading
7 Ways to Get Teens Reading in a Smartphone Culture
Brandford Boase 2024 Long List
School Reading List
Amazing Book Awards
Yoto Carnegie Book Awards
TKAT Aspirational Reading List
Watching TV? Put the subtitles on - it helps!
Scholastic Book Club
Scholastic Book Club is our online shop where students can buy the latest titles. Everything can be ordered and paid for online and delivery is free if you request that the books are delivered to the school directly to your child. For every £1 spent in the book shop, 20p is donated to the school to purchase new library books.