As a school we use the Accelerated Reading program as a tool to improve the reading ability of the children. Through reading and taking quizzes on books read we have noticed a great improvement in children's interest in books and reading. Lots of children have enjoyed considerable success through using the program. After each successful quiz the system counts the number of words that each child has read. Over the last few weeks two girls have reached over one million words read. Dearbhla in P6 has read 1,369,106 words, while Niambh in P5 has read 1,271,760 words. This is a fantastic achievement. We have a few children hoping to pass the million word target by the end of June, so keep an eye out for more Glendermott Word Millionaires.
