DreamBox Reading Plus
Our students in KS3 have enjoyed using Reading Plus for the last academic year and have made great progress with their reading skills.
The adaptive online reading programme helps students to develop the essential fluency skills for proficient and confident reading.
It’s an exciting journey to enhance literacy skills and foster a love for reading among our students. Packed with various engaging texts, Reading Plus offers tailored challenges to cater to students’ diverse reading abilities including the most proficient readers. The programme will be used in school once a week in English lessons and can also be accessed from home via various devices (laptop, computer, tablet) as part of students’ 20 minutes of daily reading.
What is Reading Plus?
Reading Plus is a research-based online reading development programme that improves students’ reading fluency, stamina, and comprehension.
Used in over 1,400 schools in the UK, Reading Plus is an exciting part of children’s reading journey.
How does Reading Plus work?
After completing an initial assessment, Reading Plus places each student at their correct reading level on the programme. Students can then select texts of different genres and types (fiction, non-fiction, informational) suited to their reading ability. After reading a text, students are asked ten comprehension questions. Text selections and questions adapt to reading levels as the students progress through the programme. Weekly assignments are set with personalised instructions for students, including visual skills development for eye-tracking, reading tasks for comprehension and fluency, and vocabulary tasks.
Information for parents, carers, and students
Access a range of helpful resources and videos that explain more about Reading Plus and its usage at home. They can be found through the links below, including:
- An introduction to Reading Plus for parents and carers.
- An introduction to Reading Plus for students.
- Guidance to get the most from Reading Plus at home.
For more information about the programme, please visit:
www.readingsolutionsuk.com.
Contact Miss Sarah Holmes sholmes@brookvalegroby.com (Assistant Faculty Lead English, KS3)
or
Mr Chris Bugh cbugh@brookvalegroby.com (SLT Lead for Campus Reading) for more information on how we use Reading Plus.
