What Kids Are Reading

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What Kids Are Reading 20
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725,369 3,306
UK Primary
children & Secondary

Schools
12,513,109
Books read
161,322,091,054
W O R D S
What Kids Are Reading :
The Book-Reading Habits of Pupils in British Schools 2016
An independent study by Professor Keith Topping, Professor of Educational and Social
Research, School of Education, University of Dundee.
whatkidsarereading.co.uk
Contents:
Introduction: Dirk Foch 3
Foreword: Cressida Cowell 4
Key Findings & Recommendations 5
School Spotlight: Redriff Primary 6
Reflections on Reading: Tom Palmer 7
Section One: Books Kids Are Reading Most Often 8
Books Kids Are Reading Most Often: Overall Picture 8
Books Kids Are Reading Most Often: By Year 9
Reflections on Reading: Faye Bird 10
Section Two: Popularity of Authors 12
School Spotlight: Northumberland Park 13
Reflections on Reading: Jonathan Meres 14
Section Three: Books High-Achieving Kids Read Most Often 15
School Spotlight: Polegate School 17
Reflections on Reading: Lara Williamson 18
Section Four: Books Struggling Readers Read Most Often 19
Section Five: Most Read Non-fiction Books 21
Section Six: Voting for Favourite Books 23
School Spotlight: Wellacre Academy 25
Reflections on Reading: Chris Bradford 26
Section Seven: Regional Variation in Reading Habits 27
How It Works 28
About the Author 31
Appendices
-Appendix A: Books Kids Are Reading Most Often: Overall Summary 32
-Appendix B: Books Kids Are Reading Most Often: Top 20 Titles for Boys and Girls in Years 1-11 33-41
-Appendix C: Most Popular Authors 42
-Appendix D: Books High-Achieving Kids Read Most Often: Top 20 Titles in Years 3 9 43-49
-Appendix E: Books Struggling Readers Read Most Often: Top 20 Titles in Years 5 9 50-54
-Appendix F: Most Read Non-fiction Books: Top 20 Titles in Years 3 9 55-61
-Appendix G: Voting for Favourite Books: Top 20 Titles in Years 1 11 62-70
-Appendix H: Regional Variation in Reading Habits: Top 20 Titles in Years 1 11 71-77
2 View the full report at :www.whatkidsarereading.co.uk

* Welcome to the eighth annual
What Kids Are Reading report.
Here we consider the findings of Professor Toppings study of the reading habits of almost 750,000 children
of all ages and abilities from across the UK, who collectively read an impressive 12.5m books over the 2014-
15 academic year.
Accompanying the various insights gleaned from the wealth of data produced by
Accelerated Reader are contributions from schools and authors all of which can also be read online at:
www.whatkidsarereading.co.uk
I would like to thank Professor Topping and all the contributors for making What Kids Are Reading the
largest and most comprehensive study of its kind in the UK. Whether a teacher, librarian, parent or
producer of childrens books, I hope you find the report both interesting and informative.
Dirk Foch,
Managing Director,
Renaissance Learning UK

* Foreword: Cressida Cowell
My first role as a childrens book writer is to get as

many children as possible reading for pleasure. It has
to be for pleasure because numerous studies from
the National Literacy Trust show that the two key
factors in a childs later educational success are one,
parental involvement in education and two, reading
for pleasure. Make no mistake: encouraging children
to read for pleasure is not a luxury, but paramount for
our society.
I am passionately fighting for the survival of books as a medium

because of what I believe is the unique capacity of books for
awakening empathy and creative thinking. Reflections on Reading
Its obvious, really: things that happen on a screen happen out
there, but in a book they happen inside your head. You can be Cressida Cowell grew up in London and
given endless history lessons on World War I but when you read on a small, uninhabited island
a book you ARE poor Private Peaceful walking out to the Front. off the west coast of Scotland. She was
convinced that there were dragons living
Reading requires effort, whereas telly is magically beamed in on this island, and has been fascinated
to childrens heads so my job is to make the books as worth the by dragons ever since. Cressida has
effort as possible. When I was a kid living on a little island, I was written and illustrated twelve books in
prepared to put up with some boring bits because there was the popular How to Train Your Dragon
no competition for my attention. Children nowadays will not series which has sold over 7 million
put up with that. I have to make my books more visual, because copies worldwide, and is published in
children are more visual. I break up the text with ink splats; I put 37 languages. How to Train Your Dragon
in wild and whirling child-centric illustrations. is also an award-winning Dreamworks
film series, and a TV series shown on
Im also trying to get them reading something that makes Netflix. Also the author of picture books,
them more intelligent, stimulates their natural curiosity and Cressida has won the Nestle Childrens
inquisitiveness, without them realising it. I never EVER dumb Book Prize and has been shortlisted
down. Why would you need to? for many others. She has been a proud
I pre-suppose the intelligence of children, because if you Ambassador for the National Literacy
underestimate children, you tend to create a Trust for almost ten years. Cressida
self-fulfilling prophecy. My job is to engage the questioning spirit lives in Hammersmith with her husband
of children, so these are the kind of questions Im asking the kids and three children. Check out Cressidas
in these little fantasy books about dragons: can we influence website:
our own individual fates and the fate of our society? What is www.howtotrainyourdragonbooks.com
your relationship with your parent, your family, and what is
your responsibility to your Tribe? How should we look after the
environment, and wilderness, the natural world around us? What
makes a good leader? Is it ever justifiable to go to War?
(And I dont present them with easy answers either, because
there arent any easy answers out there.)
Enthusing children to read for pleasure is a group effort.

Teachers, librarians, booksellers, parents reading, authors, the
work of the teams at World Book Day and the National Literacy
Trust We are all part of the same campaign, and I can think of
no better cause, or team, Id rather be part of.

* Key Findings & Recommendations
In this eighth edition of the annual What Kids Are Reading report, there is much to celebrate. Almost three quarters of a million
children participated in the study, and over the course of the 2014/15 academic year read and quizzed over 12 million books. It is
particularly encouraging to note that pupils in the first three years of school pupils steadily read more books each year, reaching a
peak in Year 3 at 34.1 books. This year there is again strong evidence that the number of quizzes taken and passed is sustained into
the first two years of secondary school.
Recommendations for the future seem clear. Pupils should be encouraged to: pass all quizzes; sustain a higher level of challenge
in their reading, especially on transfer to secondary school; and sustain Average Percent Correct at or above the 85% level on
every book. Teachers should be aware of the very different pupil preferences for reading over time and the marked differences in
preferences in secondary between boys and girls (although not necessarily encouraging them!). Even high-achieving readers need
encouragement to sustain high challenge in their reading, especially in the later years. Boys might profess more interested in non-
fiction but need encouragement to read it carefully. Books popular with children should guide school purchasing decisions in the
future, but even on these books difficulty eventually declines.
The take-home messages of this report are thus:
The good news:

1) Many more pupils are reading and quizzing with Accelerated Reader
2) Difficulty of books bounces about a little, but in general shows a slight upward trend and when the difficulty of examination
papers in relation to reading competence is considered, pupils may have greater success at GCSE if they read more
challenging books
3) The accuracy with which books are read is rising slightly, although less so in the upper years
4) The accuracy of reading by low ability readers is rising slightly
5) On average, boys are performing at equal levels of difficulty to girls
6) Children read highly motivating books at a far higher level of difficulty, with accuracy
The less good news:

1) There is a marked downturn in difficulty of books at secondary transfer. Although there are some signs that schools are
addressing these issues, more needs to be done. Secondary teachers and librarians need to get better at encouraging children
appropriately.
2) The difficulty even of highly motivating books declines in secondary school
3) Struggling readers are seriously under-challenged, but their level of accuracy is low as well
4) High-ability readers are seriously under-challenged in secondary school
5) Non-fiction readers are seriously under-challenged, especially in secondary school where they choose male-dominated books.
6) Year 7 pupils in Scotland who are still in primary school show a marked decline in difficulty. This raises the prospect that
maturational factors rather than change in type of school are causative.

* Redriff Primary School, London
At Redriff, we have always devised exciting ways to engage are getting over 86% of their quiz questions correct showing
children in their reading, from awarding books for home that they understand what they are reading, and the number
reading practise, to recital assemblies and extravagant book of at risk children we have is rapidly dropping. Showing great
weeks. We found though, for many children, that outside of independence, our Year 2 children have taken the programme
these of these events and incentives, it was difficult, or in some by storm which is quite remarkable at such a young age.
cases, impossible to know what books they were reading, if Statistics aside, our reading sessions have been transformed.
they were reading at the right level and understood what they Lower down the school, reading sessions are a hive of activity
read, or if they were reading and completing books at all. due to the quick cycle of reading, recording and quizzing on
For these reasons, we decided to upheave our traditional shorter books. In Year 5 and Year 6 the atmosphere is that
guided reading sessions, retrain staff, and bring Accelerated of complete focus as children get their teeth stuck into long
Reader to the forefront of reading at Redriff. chapter books, quizzing perhaps once per week. It is an
absolute pleasure to walk around the school and have so
An initial analysis of our library books and a child many children desperate to share their reading. Books get
questionnaire, guided us in stocking up with appropriate waved in cloak rooms and children shout that they devoured
levelled and interest books. We also have an unusually high a long chapter book in just two days. It has been a successful
percentage of boys at Redriff, who, in reading, have historically start, but this is only the beginning of our reading journey!
been outperformed by their female counterparts. To get them
reading, we ordered lots of high interest, low level books that
would appeal to our lower ability boys, such as information
books and graphic novels.
We kicked off the academic year with a whole school training

day about using Accelerated Reader in reading time and
interventions. This included everything from taking the Star
test to get a ZPD, how children should record reading practice
in their log books, taking quizzes, reading conversations and
autumn term reading awards and motivators for children.
Within the first couple of weeks, all children could log on to the
programme, knew their ZPD, and had taken an Accelerated
Reader quiz. Through assemblies and newsletters we have
raised the profile of reading by sharing achievements,
competitions, and exciting AR statistics such as quizzes passed
and words read. Teachers, support staff, and children alike
have given incredibly positive feedback about the programme.
Most excitingly, many of our reluctant boys, who were drawn to
the competitive aspect of the programme to begin with, have
found that now, they actually enjoy reading!
The successes of Accelerated Reader at Redriff have been

impressive. Coming towards the end of our first term, children
have an average reading time of over 25 minutes per day, they
Through assemblies and newsletters we

have raised the profile of reading by sharing
achievements, competitions, and exciting

Accelerated Reader statistics such as quizzes
Charlotte Heath, passed and words read.
Assistant Head Teacher
at Redri Primary, London

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Reflections on Reading: Tom Palmer
This Ones on Me
When I was at school I didnt like reading. I was not a reader. I read a whole book. It was a history of Leeds United. Lots of
You would call me a reluctant reader now. But it was more photos and stats. But text too.
complex than that. I could read fine. I just didnt want to.
I would rather have been playing football with my mates, Then, excited to have read a whole book by myself, I read
watching football on TV, playing video games at home, or Jimmy Greaves autobiography. This Ones On Me. It was as
looking at Shoot or Match magazines. Yeah, youve got me. much about hiding bottles of vodka in his garden as about him
I did read. I read football magazines. I read match reports being one of the greatest strikers of all time. And, to be honest,
in newspapers. I read Ceefax page 302. But it wasnt proper that interested me more than the football. A story about a man
reading. A teacher told me that. (But were talking decades who appeared to have everything, but who, secretly, deep
ago, when teaching was very different.) So I didnt read at down, loathed himself and was bent on self-destruction.
school. I hated it. I told them I hated it. I resisted. But it wasnt
that I didnt want to be a proper reader. Not really. It was that That was interesting. It switched on a light. You know the one.
I couldnt be a proper reader. Because I was scared of proper Suddenly reading was about wanting to get to the next page,
reading. Scared of reading aloud in class, like everyone else. wanting to know what would happen next. Where and when?
But, also, scared of being given a book to take home and Who to? And how and why? Around then I developed a rather
knowing all along that this book meant I was going to fail. personal reading motivation technique. The cheer.
Books equalled failure. My failure. In a proper book each page
was a wall of words, like this page is a wall of words. Looking Every tenth page I reached I would make a little noise,
at all those pages of tight black print, I felt a weight in the pit of under my breath, like a football crowd cheering. Then every
my stomach. So I never read proper books. When I started high hundredth page A BIGGER CHEER. I felt good getting to page
school I was so weak at English language that I was not allowed 10, 20 and really good getting to page 100. It was a massive
to study English literature or any foreign languages for my achievement for me.
entire time there. And that was fine by me, sadly.
Thirty years later I am still a reader. And reading is one of the
All through this, my mum had been trying to help me. She knew great joys of my life. Travel. Friends. Empathy. Awe. Just some
I loved football. She carried on buying Match and Shoot for of the benefits that reading has brought me.
me. She gave me money for newspapers in the school holidays
and at weekends. She checked Ceefax to tell me there was a I read novels, histories, memoirs, philosophy, graphic novels
new football news story on there. Then books. Fact books. and more now. But I still read about football. And every
Biographies. hundredth page I still cheer.
And things started to change. I had reading stamina from all

the newspapers, magazines and Ceefax. So, using that stamina
Reflections on Reading
Tom Palmer is originally from Leeds and credits articles about football with
getting him into reading as a child. He draws on this experience in his top-selling
sports fiction for children, including the series Football Academy and Foul Play.
Tom has a background in reader development and today travels all over the UK
with his immensely popular rugby and football reading games.
Tom is also the RAF Museums childrens writer in residence. In the lead up to the
Royal Air Force centenary in 2018, he will be working with the museums visitors to
help them get the best out of their experience.

* Books Kids Are Reading Most Often:
Overall Picture
Here we have an overall summary of quizzes taken by UK pupils reading outcomes could be anticipated. Against this has to be
between August 1, 2014 and July 31, 2015 in 3,306 schools set the tendency for AR to move out of the mainstream in the
across the UK (compared to 2,757 schools last year, so this year later years of secondary school, generally being used as an
there are over 20% more schools) (see Appendix A). intervention resource.
Compared to the previous report, many more children The Average Percent Correct (APC) on quizzes taken was in
participated in this research (725,369 compared to 580,309 every year lower than that recommended by the software
25% more). Thus almost three quarters of a million children manufacturers (0.72 0.79 cf. 0.85) (but see below). This shows
participated in this study. a little increase on the previous year. The effectiveness with
which pupils are taking quizzes seems worrying: 12,513,109
Slightly more boys than girls yielded data (323,916 cf. 306,435; were taken but only 10,014,271 passed (80%, almost exactly as
95,018 genders unknown) just as last year). last year).
The total quizzes taken (= books read) was 12,513,109 as
compared to 9,356,619 last year (34% more). Thus many more The APC figure is depressed by the inclusion of quizzes which
children were participating, but participating children were also were not passed. If only those quizzes which were passed are
quizzing on more books. The 10,000,000 books barrier has been considered, the APC holds up to the 85% level recommended.
completely shattered.
Overall, the pupils read a total of 161,322,091,054 words,
In the first three years pupils steadily read more books each considerably higher than the 121,591,815,854 words reported
year, reaching a peak in Year 3 at 34.1 books. After this the last year (33% more). This is indeed impressive. The average
number of books read per year steadily declined. This would total words read also rose from 209,533 last year to 222,401 this
be to a large extent expected as older pupils read longer and year (6% increase). Both these figures suggest that pupils were
harder books. In Year 13 a larger number of books appear to be tending to read longer books containing more words (but not
read, but the numbers of pupils contributing data at this age is necessarily harder books).
quite small, and this probably represents a small group of very
enthusiastic readers. Of course, pupil numbers in Years 1-2 are quite small and in
Years 11-13 very small, so caution is needed in interpreting
Overall 12,513,109 quizzes were taken (a massive 67% more these figures. Overall, the pattern of quizzes taken and passed is
than last year). Year 7 pupils took by far the largest number of more favourable than in the previous year, which itself showed
quizzes overall (3495238 - 66% higher) and Year 8 was also high improvement.
on this factor (1969654 67% more than last year).
We can now ask what books do children in each year read most
The average number of quizzes passed shows a similar often overall, while simultaneously considering the difficulty
trajectory. This year there is again strong evidence that the level of those books and differences in reading habits between
number of quizzes taken and passed is sustained into the the genders.
first two years of secondary school (Year 7 and 8, except in
Scotland). This seems to suggest a growth in use of AR in
secondary schools.
The average book difficulty rises as pupils get older, but

not in proportion to the rate at which the pupils should be
improving in reading. It peaks in year 6 then plateaus until year
11, after which it declines. The plateau is troubling enough,
but the decline in difficulty is very troubling. This means that
older pupils are reading easier books than younger pupils.
However, this is again more positive than in past years, when
the plateau only extended to year 9. However, it is still the case
that if the older readers challenged themselves more, better

* Books Kids Are Reading Most Often:
By Year
Year 1 The difficulty level is high, but higher for girls than boys (3.2 cf.
In Year 1, as in the last five years, Roderick Hunt performed 3.0) (overall 4.0 converted to UK years). The boy/girl differential
impressively, with 16 of the 20 choices in the overall category seems to bounce up and down a little from year to year.
(see table 2 Appendix B). However, Michael Rosen had a very Children were reading books a year above their actual Year
highly placed book for both boys and girls. Julia Donaldson, Jill level. APC is about the same as last year, with boys at 0.89 and
Murphy and David McKee also featured. The Gruffalo was also girls 0.91).
popular with both boys and girls. This pattern of choice was
similar to last year. Year 4
In Year 4, again there was much agreement between boys
Concerning difficulty, boys had improved a little from last year and girls about the top books: The Twits, The Magic Finger,
(to 1.4 from 1.3) but so had girls (from 1.5 to 1.6), so there was Fantastic Mr Fox and Georges Marvellous Medicine all Roald
still a small gap between them (in UK terms Year 2.4 cf. 2.6). Dahl books, much as in previous years. This year Dahls Esio
Nonetheless, pupils were generally reading at one and a half Trot was also highly placed. Jeff Kinney had six Diary of a
years above their chronological age or natural reading ability. Wimpy Kid books and Francesca Simon had four (less than last
year).
APC was high and equal for both boys and girls (0.90). The APC
was high even on some books of high readability for this Year. In this year, boys were reading harder books than girls (ATOS
Overall, these pupils were reading these books successfully, 4.3 cf. 4.0, UK 5.3, 5.0), a persistence of the gender reversal
much in line with the recommendations of the software from previous years. Children were reading a year above
producers. their chronological age. APC was similar for boys and girls at
0.90/0.91, again satisfactorily high and a little higher than last
Readers will notice that the gender-specific books are year.
somewhat different from the general rankings this is partially
because there was a number of gender unassigned pupils. Year 5
Popular titles in Year 5 were mostly Jeff Kinney books (nine in
Year 2 the overall chart, one up from last year), although these were
In Year 2, The Gruffalo is uniformly top for both boys and girls equally popular with boys and girls. David Walliams (6 books)
(as in the past two years). Owl Babies and Farmer Duck are and Roald Dahl (5 books) make up the remaining places.
also popular with both boys and girls (both more of a female Walliams has consolidated and improved his presence. New
preference in previous years). These have been joined by books by Walliams and Kinney appear in the chart.
Michael Rosens Were Going on a Bear Hunt.
In Year 5, boys and girls performed well in term of sustaining
Again Roderick Hunt does very well with seven books overall, APC (0.90/0.91), but this was a still a reduction from earlier
more popular with boys (11 books). New entrants to the Top years. However, both girls and boys had two books quizzing
20 are Handas Surprise by Eileen Browne and The Tiger Whop below the 85% criterion, one worse than last year. The overall
Came to Tea by Judith Kerr. difficulty level was 4.9/4.8, a little higher for boys than in the
previous year (UK 5.9, 5.8) and again putting them ahead of
Boys had an average APC of.90 while for girls it was 0.91. girls. Pupils were still reading well above their chronological
However, ATOS was 2.0 for boys and 2.2 for girls, much as last age.
year. Again, the APC was high even on some books of high
readability for this Year. Overall average ATOS was similar to Year 6
last year, suggesting pupils were reading a year above their In Year 6, the picture is much as last year except for the
chronological age. inclusion of new books by Walliams and Kinney. Kinney (9
books one up from last year) and Walliams (7 books one
Year 3 up from last year) dominate the chart. Roald Dahl remains a
For Year 3, there was much agreement between boys and girls presence (4 books).
about the best four books: The Gruffalo, The Magic Finger, Dont
Be Horrid Henry and The Twits. These were much the same as Year 6 pupils show much the same average difficulty as last
last year but joined this year by Roald Dahls Fantastic Mr Fox. year, and boys are nearly the same as girls (ATOS 4.9/5.0; UK
5.9/6.0). Both boys and girls have the same average percent
Overall, Francesca Simon has six books in her Horrid Henry correct (0.91), exactly as last year. Girls and boys each had one
series and Roald Dahl has four, much as in previous years (see book below APC .85. This is the last year at which pupils are
table 4 in Appendix B). reading more or less at their natural age level.

*
Reflections on Reading: Faye Bird
It is a wonderful thing that my children, who are twelve and ten years old, now go to bed and read
independently, and tell me to go away when I suggest we might read a chapter or two together.
You hope that your children will read with enthusiasm and And it reminded me of the times Id read with my own mother,
pleasure from the moment you let them hold and chew that and the books that wed shared. Books that in the most part
first sturdy board book, or splash around with that inflatable my own children didnt greet with the same enthusiasm that Id
book in the bath. And yet, I have to admit that whilst Im hoped for when I came to introduce them to them.
delighted that my children have got to the stage beyond Maurice Sendaks In The Night Kitchen just didnt cut it
touching the pages on Thats not my truck (I think I can still when my son had The Smartest Giant in Town, and that
recite that book line by line twelve years on) I really do miss disappointment continued when my daughter just didnt get
reading with them. (her words) The Iron Man. But thats okay, because she had
Anne Fines Dumb Creatures and Michael Morpurgos Cool, and
Last week my daughter couldnt sleep, and after several trips now I also had these wonderful books too. And of course no
up and down the stairs, and much moaning and groaning, matter what, we all had Roald Dahl.
I suggested I read her a book. Here it was An opportunity
out of the blue for me to read to herI grabbed it! And to my And there, in all that, is the pleasure of reading. Its in the time
surprise she chose two picture books. you take to share a book, as an adult, as a child, together and
then apart. What one story means to you is probably different
I read them to her, delighted (possibly a little too to what it means to me, but it really doesnt matter. This
enthusiastically!) and we laughed and talked and looked again pleasure, this comfort, this engagement all starts and ends
at the illustrations through her now ten-year old eyes And with a story with some words on the page - and Im not sure
without doubt that fifteen minutes we shared between us was whether I can think of anything else that brings an experience
full of joy. like this together in the way reading can.
When I reflect now on that joy, I can see that it was partly So I would say to any adult who might, for whatever reason,
because the stories were funny, they made us giggle and deliberate about simply picking up a book and reading with a
hypothesize (how can the egg in Egg Drop really have eyes?) child in the face of competition from the television or a tablet:
but it was also because these stories were so well known to pick up a book! See what happens! In those quieter moments
us both. Part of the pleasure of this shared experience was of after the park, the bath, or when the tea is on, when it feels late
course simply about doing this reading thing together in the and like your own evening should already have begun, still pick
moment, but part of it was also about the memory of all the up a book! The rewards will last a lifetime.
other times wed read these stories and enjoyed them together.
Faye Bird is the author of My Second Life (out now) and
What I Couldnt Tell You, which is out in May 2016.
Faye Bird worked as a literary agent representing TV
and film screenwriters before becoming a writer herself.
She is the author of My Second Life (out now) and What
I Couldnt Tell You, which is out in May 2016. Faye lives
in London with her husband and their two children. My
Second Life is her first novel.

Year 7 Conclusions
Year 7 is the first secondary year (except in Scotland). 1. 725,369 children in 3,306 schools took 12,513,109 AR quizzes
2. The number of books read per child went up to Year 3, then
Kinney has nine books in high places for both boys and girls steadily down
(one more than last year). Walliams has seven books (enlarging 3. Year 7 had most quizzes (i.e. most books read). This suggests
his presence still further). Dahl has two (a further decline from AR is becoming more popular in secondary schools.
last year). Suzanne Collins appears, and a newcomer is Zoe 4. Children read at or above their chronological age in the first
Sugg with Girl Online: The First Novel by Zoella. six years (at primary school). After that book difficulty hit a
plateau. However, the plateau was better than a decline.
Six books have an APC of less than 85%, wore than last year (3 5. 80% of quizzes were passed and APC was much the same as
for boys and 3 for girls). Average APC remains just satisfactory last year
(0.88 for boys and girls), improving from previous years. The 6. Children read 161,322,091,054 words! They were reading
difficulty of books averages 5.0 (6.0 in UK terms) for both boys longer (but not necessarily harder) books than last year
and girls, the same as last year, but still suggesting these pupils 7. In Year 6 children began to show an average APC for some
are reading at over a year below their chronological age. specific books below the 85% recommended by the software
manufacturers.
Year 8
Year 8 is the second secondary year (first year in Scotland).
Choices by boys and girls begin to diverge more markedly at

this age. Boys have Jeff Kinney books in the first eight places,
while girls have The Fault in Our Stars by John Green, Zoe
Suggs new book and Suzanne Collins is the top three places.
Divergent by Veronica Roth is also popular for girls (and is
joined by her Insurgent), as is David Walliams. The Maze Runner
by James Dashner appears from nowhere. Overall David
Walliams has four books in the top 20 (one more than last year).
Roald Dahl has 2 books (as last year).
APC indicated four books for boys with APC below 85% and six
for girls (worse than last year for girls, better than last year for
boys). Overall APC was 0.86 for boys, 0.88 for girls, similar to last
year. For average ATOS, the overall figure was 5.1 for girls and
5.1 for boys, similar to the previous year. Pupils were reading
almost two years below their chronological ages.
Years 9-11
As numbers of pupils are smaller for Years 9-11, these years
have been combined.
John Steinbecks Of Mice and Men is very popular with both

boys and girls. This is much as last year. John Greens The Fault
in Our Stars is largely liked by girls. Suzanne Collins remains
popular with both boys and girls, and has one other book in
the overall chart. The Maze Runner leaps in, as does the new
book by Zoe Sugg. Jeff Kinney remains popular, although
more so with boys (in whose chart he has nine books). An
Inspector Calls by J. B. Priestley makes a first appearance in
the top 20. George Orwell appears with Animal Farm (as last
year). J K Rowling makes her first appearance in the chart (but
only for girls), reinforcing the decline in interest in her Harry
Potter books. No non-fiction book has appeared in any of these
charts.
APC was exactly the same as in the previous year (0.87 for boys,
0.88 for girls). Boys had seven books which did not meet the
85% criterion (one worse than last year), while girls had four
(better than last year). ATOS was at 5.3 for boys and 5.2 for girls
(UK 6.3, 6.2), much the same as previous years. On average
overall these pupils were reading at well over three years below
their chronological age.

* Popularity of Authors
Considering those authors mentioned more than once in the overall top 20 in each year group, we find they aggregate as follows
(see Table 11 in Appendix C).
Jeff Kinney remains most popular author with an increased number of mentions. David Walliams continues his rise to now be
at number two (with 26 mentions). Roderick Hunt is showing a small but steady decline from a high peak. Roald Dahl continues
to decline in popularity (albeit from a high peak). Lower down, Suzanne Collins is declining quite sharply. Zoe Sugg, Jill Murphy,
Judith Kerr, James Dashner and Veronica Roth are all new entrants. J K Rowling has declined to no listing at all.
Books including:
Diary of a Wimpy Kid
Jeff Kinney 01
Books including:
Gangsta Granny
02 David Walliams
Roderick Hunt
Books including:
03
Village in the Snow
04 Roald Dahl
Books including:
The Twits, The magic finger
Fantastic Mr Fox
05 Francesca Simon
Books including:
Dont Be Horrid, Henry!
New EntRants
for 2016
Zoe Sugg Jill Murphy Judith Kerr James Dashner Veronica Roth
Girl Online Peace at Last The Tiger Who The Maze Runner Divergent
Came to Tea

* Northumberland Park Community
School, London
Northumberland Park Community School re-launched rewards are high profile in Assembly with the added feature of
Accelerated Reader in 2014 with the new Year 7 cohort. Our inter- form competitions and lucky dips for books or stationery.
Literacy Co-ordinator had already established lots of routines Its wonderful to have a student chasing you down the corridor
around raising literacy levels such as DEAR time in a tutor asking if theyre in the next lucky dip because they reached
period each week across the whole school and Word of the their points target! In the first year of re- launch we saw fifteen
Week. Having a book at all times is now a part of the school students become Word Millionaires - an amazing achievement
uniform checklist. We run a really successful Book Week for year 7 students. Students read an average of 46 books each
involving book sales, competitions and over a hundred staff and over 10,500 quizzes were taken but most importantly
and students dressing up as characters on World Book Day , reading ages went up by 10 months - with some students way
but we needed something that was really going to put reading in excess of this. Weve now rolled the program out to year
at the heart of raising our students literacy in a constant, high 8 and continued with the new year 7s. As a measure of the
profile way. success and a sign that the students still have enthusiasm for
reading the engaged time for the first half term this academic
As well as raising reading ages we really wanted to create a year was 11 minutes up from this point last year and we already
culture where reading equals success across all subjects areas. have 3 word millionaires!
The programme is delivered for 20 minutes in tutor time two
mornings a week and one hour of dedicated AR time within the The journeys really only just begun though because we are
English curriculum in the library. Students are encouraged to now focusing on encouraging students to choose chunkier
quiz outside of these times and as a consequence the library texts to increase their reading stamina and access those
is really busy from opening time at 8am to closing at 4.30pm. nineteenth century texts on the new GCSE papers!
We have a core team that involves our enthusiastic library
team, the year 7 English Co-ordinator, a member of the senior Northumberland Park Community School is in the heart of
leadership team and the AR Project Manager. Staff from other Tottenham, North London. Its a large secondary school with
curriculum areas are encouraged to suggest non- fiction texts a high proportion of EAL students and above the average
to purchase or provide text to use a teacher made quiz. number of students on pupil premium. Students enter the
school in Year 7 with KS2 results and reading levels significantly
Right from the start we wanted to reward students for reading. below national averages. Average Reading age on the STAR
Were constantly trying to think of new rewards to keep up the test on entry in Sept 2015 was 9.09 for year 7 with a significant
motivation. So far this term (Autumn 2015) weve had a theatre proportion of students below 7yrs.
visit, cinema visit, presented signed copies of books, had tutor
group parties and lots and lots of certificates awarded. The
Students read an average of 46 books each

and over 10,500 quizzes were taken but most
importantly reading ages went up by 10 months

Eileen Bolton, Teacher of English with some students way in excess of this.
& AR Co-ordinator at
Northumberland Park Community
School, London

*
Reflections on Reading: Jonatan Meres
Reading for pleasure? You mean there are actually other kinds of reading? Hmmm, I suppose there are,
come to think of it. Washing machine manuals and bus timetables spring to mind. But even then theres a
certain amount of satisfaction to be gained from knowing the correct setting for woollens and when the next
number 4s due.
I jest. Personally though, Ive always read for pleasure. Well, since I could actually read, I have anyway. Before that, I was read
to for pleasure. Mainly by my mum. But I wasnt overly fussy. If someone was prepared to read to me, I was prepared to listen.
Seemed rude not to. And if my mum hadnt read to me from such an early age and helped nurture a love of words and stories,
then perhaps I wouldnt have become such a voracious reader when I started school.
Which isnt to say that Ive always been a voracious reader. Because I havent. So lets not get too rose-tinted about this. But Ill be
honest. There were definitely periods in my childhood when I was much more interested in doing other stuff. And this was back
in the days when there were only a couple of TV channels and dinosaurs roamed the earth. Quite what it must be like these days,
when there are so many other distractions vying for our childrens attention, I dont know. (Many of them wonderful distractions,
by the way. I dont want to sound too much like a dinosaur, myself!) But now, more than ever before, its vital to hook children
as soon as possible and to get them interested in reading and to actually love reading. How do we do that? Dont ask me. You
know your children best. And besides, I wouldnt be so presumptuous as to preach. Im no expert in literacy. Or anything else for
that matter. But I am a childrens author. And I do speak to thousands of children every year in schools and at book festivals. So
I feel Im in a position to be able to say that theres no doubt whatsoever that reading can and first and foremost, should be fun.
Theres plenty of time for all that serious stuff later on in life. By all means lend a guiding hand. Give them a nudge and a heads-up
here and there. But wherever possible, let children read what they want to read. Not what you think they ought to read.
Above all else, make reading a pleasure. Not a chore.
Reflections on Reading Jonathan Meres left school at the age of 16 to join the merchant navy and spent
the next 7 years sailing around the world. Since then he has worked as an ice
cream van driver and in Harrods, got a band together, appeared in a pop video
and been a stand-up comedian. Hes won a Time Out Award for Comedy and
been nominated for The Perrier Award at the The Edinburgh Festival. He began
writing full time in 1994: hes the author of the bestselling World of Norm series, a
comedy about a small boy whose life is very unfair...

* Books High-Achieving Kids Read
Most Often
In this section we consider the books read by high achieving last year (UK years 6.4), indicating these pupils were reading
readers - defined as books read by pupils who were reading one and a half years above their actual Year (although their
at 2 or more years above their actual chronological year ability was at least 2 years above). The APC figures are high,
level. Again, numbers in the lower and the highest years were each book well above 85% and the average 0.95 (as last year).
insufficient, so Years 1-2 and 10-13 are excluded. The books
preferred by the most able readers were of interest. Did they Year 6
show a different pattern from regular readers, and how did the Jeff Kinney remains on top with nine mentions, one more than
children sustain a high difficulty level, especially in the later last year. David Walliams has sustained his standing with 5
years? Refer to Appendix D for details. mentions, as last year. J K Rowling has three, which she has
sustained from last year. Suzanne Collins only has two, one less
Year 3 than last year.
In previous years this list was dominated by Roald Dahl, and
this is still the case, with Dahl holding the first five positions In Year 6 we see very little increase in difficulty, so the pupils in
and having five other books in the top 20. This is a slight this year are now reading only at the 5.5 (6.5 in the UK) level, 6
improvement on last year. David Walliams has five books (an months above their chronological age, much as last year. APC
increase on three last year) and moves into second place. Jeff remains high at 0.94 (as last year), no book falling below the
Kinney is now third with four books, decreased from last year. 85% criterion.
J.K. Rowling figures in this list even with her books of high
difficulty. The quiz results show that these young children Year 7
manage to read her books with high comprehension. Suzanne Collins has three in the top five places, much as last
year. Jeff Kinney has six books in the list, two down from last
The average ATOS difficulty equivalent has declined slightly year. J. K. Rowling is still a force, with 4 books in the top 20.
from last year to 4.8 (UK years 5.8), still indicating these Walliams has four books, one up from last year. James Dashner
Year 3 pupils were reading almost three years ahead of their appears with The Maze Runner.
chronological age. All books were at or above the Year 3 + 2
level of difficulty (as last year). The Average Percent Correct was The average ATOS has sustained from last year at 5.5 (6.5 in
0.94 for all books, slightly higher than last year. UK terms), indicating that these pupils who are able to read at
least two years above their age are actually reading six months
Year 4 below their age. APC is 0.91 (as last year), declining but still
Kinney sustains his position as the most dominant author, satisfactorily high.
having eight books, one more than last year. However, Walliams
has sustained his improvement of last year (five books). J K Year 8
Rowling has declined slightly but still has four books. Dahl has James Dashner has made a big impact on this chart, topping
three books, similar to last year. the list with The Maze Runner and having a further two new
books in the list. J K Rowling still has four books (as last year).
The average ATOS difficulty equivalent is 5.4 (UK years 6.4), just Suzanne Collins has three books, as last year, but they are now
as in the previous year. These pupils were reading at more than spread more down the list. Veronica Roth has three books in
two years above their age. APC was 0.94 (very high), as last year, the list, including a new one. John Green now has two books
with no book falling below the 85% criterion. in the list (including one new one). Another new entrant is Zoe
Sugg with Girl Online: The First Novel by Zoella. Jeff Kinney now
Year 5 has only two books in this list (down from five last year).
Jeff Kinney again dominates this table, having nine books in
the list (one more than last year) (and adding his new book The difficulty of books read has sustained at the level of last
to the list). This popularity is perhaps slightly unfortunate, year, at 5.5 (UK 6.5). These pupils were reading a year and a half
since the ATOS for all but one of the Kinney books is below the below their actual Year (although their ability was at least two
average for this table. It would be good if these books were years above). APC improved slightly from the previous year at
more popular with younger pupils and less popular with these .92, with no book having an APC below 85%.
pupils. David Walliams confirms his expansion with seven
books (including number one in the list), an increase of one
from last year. Both Kinney and Walliams have new books in
the chart. J. K. Rowling has four books (one less than last year).
Roald Dahl has now disappeared completely from this list.
The average ATOS difficulty equivalent is 5.4, slightly lower than

Year 9
Suzanne Collins has three books but they are scattered across the top 20. John Green also has three books (one more than last
year). This is also true of Veronica Roth. James Dashner again makes an impact with two books, including the first on the list. J K
Rowling has declined markedly from six to three books. George Orwells Animal Farm is a noteworthy entrant, particularly as it has
such high readability. A number of other authors new to this list have first mentions.
In Year 9, ATOS has declined further from last year (from 5.7 to 5.5, UK 6.5). Pupils were reading more than two years below their
chronological age, when their ability was to read two years above it. APC average was 0.92 (much as last year) and no book was
below the 85% criterion.
Conclusions
Jeff Kinney easily tops the high achieving list with 38 mentions, although this is four less than last year. After him comes David
Walliams, who has 26 mentions, four more than last year. He displaces J. K. Rowling, who has 23 mentions (four fewer than last
year). Fourth is Roald Dahl with 13 mentions (exactly as last year). Collins comes next with eleven mentions slightly down on
last year.
Newcomer Dashner and relative newcomer Roth both have six mentions a worthy achievement. Just after them is Green with
five mentions. Difficulty of books does not show much change. Younger children read well above their chronological age but older
children (even those with high reading ability) read well below it. APC in general was adequate although this is perhaps not
surprising when the difficulty of books is so low and declining, as was the case in the upper years.

* Polegate School, East Sussex
I am Deputy Head Teacher of a large primary school in East

Sussex with a passion for childrens reading and experience
Caroline Garland,
as a Literacy Consultant. When I joined the school in 2011
Deputy Head Teacher
reading was a priority for myself and the new Head Teacher, at Polegate School,
Claire Martin ODonoghue, and we were determined to increase East Sussex
our childrens progress and raise achievement rapidly. We
were working on increasing the quality and consistency in
the teaching of reading across the school through many
initiatives- increasing the range of texts in our library and group

reading materials, re-establishing high quality guided reading
and a commitment to this daily in class and use of the Junior
Our KS2 results in reading have increased year
Librarian system to track loans for each child. on year for the past four years from 74% to
In particular home reading was not a habit for our pupils 94% this year surpassing local authority and
and clearly had an impact on their progress, particularly on national outcomes. A great success
completing longer texts. Comprehension of their reading
was also limited and this not only affected their assessment
outcomes at the end of KS1 and 2 but impacted on their
understanding in other curriculum areas when reading. We
spent time researching initiatives for better reading and
exploring research and through this discovered AR.
It took about six months for AR to be firmly established in So did we change any other methods? We found the ZPD range
KS2. Routines shared with staff were crucial. We established too vague for our children to select books from and agreed to
non-negotiable expectations with all to ensure every child set a specific level agreed from their star test. We also agreed
was involved and guided. All were supported by myself and that children could progress after three 100% quizzes but not
the Head Teacher from organising the available texts in the consecutively achieved, This had previously made the process
library to monitoring progress. Regular training sessions too long in gaining success and moving on and the impact on
helped teachers to become confident in using AR daily as reading had been negative. This approach has worked very
well as starting to use the useful reports and diagnostics to well for us and is straight forward for staff, pupils and parents to
target pupils appropriately and to tackle low engagement fast. follow. It is key in ensuring reading happens daily.
We also ensured parents had information about AR through For us the outcomes from using AR alongside the many other
newsletters and workshops as well as introducing them to developments in reading we have committed to have been far
Home Connect so they could keep up to date with their childs reaching. Home reading has increased, and although we still
progress if they wished. have further to go with parental engagement, our children are
more likely to read at home than ever before. Our outcomes
Pupils engagement with reading increased with the new for our Pupil Premium children have also increased with them
approach to reading with the use of quizzing. Our pupils often making the most progress termly on AR. Ultimately our
responded well to the element of competition. Pupils striving KS2 results in reading have increased year on year for the past
to reach 100% but at their own level made it a healthy four years from 74% to 94% this year surpassing local authority
approach and most were captured immediately with renewed and national outcomes. A great success!
enthusiasm. In our second year we introduced AR to Year 2
and then to Year 1. In Year 1 we have learnt to stagger use of
AR and introduce it to children at the point the class teacher
feels they are ready. Communication with parents is key and
starts with workshops in the Autumn term for Year 1 parents
to ensure they understand how to support their child and
encourage their commitment to reading at home daily. This
year we have progressed again to using AR initially as a whole
class task. Reading a book with the children and then, using
Buzz Lightyears login account (our school mascot) to complete
a quiz together. We are also now using AR quizzes as a task for
guided reading in order to develop their comprehension skills
further where working with the teacher helps pupils to hone
their understanding of questions.

* Reflections on Reading: Lara Williamson
What new world am I going to today? When I was growing up we had to read at school every day and I dont
think I ever asked myself that question once. We had a little card and wed write down the number of pages
wed read and wed see how we were progressing. And although I enjoyed whatever books we were given by
the teacher there was a certain magic in being able to choose my own book. Every two weeks Id skip onto
the mobile library that visited my area and find books that were just for me, chosen by me, to be enjoyed
by me.
In a world where all the adults made decisions this was

something I had control over and it gave me a taste of what it
was like to be independent, to choose something for myself,
something that didnt rely on me having money I didnt have. All
I had to do was to step into the mobile library and step out again
with magic in my hands. Reading books for pleasure opened up
new worlds that made my horizons far exceed the small town
I was growing up in. Id rush home with my books and sit by
myself in a corner devouring every word as if it was a delicious
treat that was mine and mine alone.
To be honest, I cant remember the names of the books that I

read at school. Im sure there were many and Im sure I enjoyed
them at the time. But I can remember the books that I read
for pleasure. At first I fell in love with the Magic Faraway Tree Reflections on Reading
collection and I read the three books over and over again. Then,
having discovered an author I loved, I read more of Blytons
books including The Wishing Chair. In fact, I still have copies of Lara Williamson, author of A
all these books in my book case. Boy Called Hope and The Boy Who
Sailed the Ocean in an Armchair, was
Thats how powerful reading for pleasure is the magic never born and studied in Northern Ireland
grows old or tired. (And I live in the same town now that Enid before moving to London. After working
Blyton used to live in, which makes me smile, because as a child for magazines including ELLE and New
I always wondered if she lived in a magical enchanted wood Woman, Lara became Beauty Editor at
with a Magic Faraway Tree in it.) I moved on to books like The J17.
Lion, the Witch and The Wardrobe and Anne of Green Gables.
Sometimes Id pick books that I didnt love as much as others but
I formed opinions, which was important.
I got to know myself and I found out what I liked and what I
didnt, but then Id pick a book on a whim and be surprised to
find I loved it when I wasnt sure I would. Thats another part of
the magic, sometimes when you think you know everything you
get taken by surprise. Ive never stopped reading for pleasure. Ive
never stopped going into libraries and thinking: What new world
am I going to today?
Lara Williamson is the author of A Boy Called Hope and

The Boy Who Sailed the Ocean in an Armchair.

* Books Struggling Readers Read
Most Often
In this section we consider the books read by struggling readers at a level three years below their chronological age. It may
- defined as books read by pupils who were reading at two or be that teachers and librarians are responding to the call to
more years below their actual chronological year level. Again, encourage raising the difficulty level of books. However, the
numbers in the lower and the highest years were insufficient, average APC was 0.87, down from last year and not significantly
so Years 1-4 and 11-13 are excluded. The books preferred by different from Years 6 and 5. Five books were under the 85%
struggling readers were of interest. Did they show a different criterion (compared to one last year). It seems that reading
pattern from regular readers, and how did these children harder books has had an effect on quality of understanding.
sustain interest, especially in the later years? Appendix E Four of the harder books in this chart were Jeff Kinney books,
contains the Tables. and three of those had an APC below 85%.
Year 5
Roderick Hunt had eleven books in this list, two fewer than Year 8
last year. Many of these books were also chosen by readers of Jeff Kinney had nine books, a further slight increase from last
average ability at a lower age level, Tall Tilly by Jillian Powell year. David Walliams (a new entrant) had four books. Roald
being the exception. Julia Donaldson had two Gruffalo books in Dahl had 3 books, as many as last year. Many of these books
the chart. also feature in average reader lists for younger pupils, i.e. they
Average APC was 0.86 (even less than last year, which was are quite different from Year 7 books (although Year 7 books are
less than the year before). Five books did not reach the 85% showing some changes in the right direction).
criterion, slightly worse than last year. Difficulty averaged 1.9
(UK 2.9), the same as last year. Pupils were reading about two Happily, difficulty showed further signs of recovering in this
years below their actual age. year, to 5.0 (UK 6.0), a very substantial increase on last year,
which was an increase on the previous year. However, this
Year 6 increase again came at a cost APC fell to .83 (from .84) and 14
Francesca Simon greatly improved her position with nine books did not reach the 85% criterion (compared to nine last
books (up from four last year). Four books by Roderick Hunt year). Nonetheless, the relationship between book difficulty
were chosen (three less than last year). Julia Donaldson again and APC is not a straightforward one there is no obvious
appeared with two Gruffalo books and Roald Dahl also had two correlation between them in this list. Some books of high
books. Allan Ahlberg declined from four books to two. difficulty have been read with comprehension. Thus these
pupils were reading two years behind their chronological age.
Average APC was 0.86 (slightly lower than last year). Six
books fell below the 85% criterion (one more than last year). Year 9
ATOS difficulty level averaged 2.7 (UK 3.7), an improvement Jeff Kinney has nine books (one more than last year). Roald
on last year. Although children were reading harder books, Dahl has two (one less than last year). David Walliams appears
this was not really reflected in the APC or books under 85%. for the first time with two books. J. B. Priestley also appears for
These pupils were reading at two and half years below their the first time. Many of these books appear for average readers
chronological age, but they were not doing very well in terms of at a lower age level.
understanding the books.
Year 7 APC was similar again (average 0.84, slightly lower than last
This Year is of course the first secondary year in England, year). Ten books were below the 85% criterion (three more than
Wales and Northern Ireland. This may account for the unusual last year). Difficulty averaged 5.1 (UK 6.1), a substantial increase
findings. on last year, which was itself a major increase on the year
before. Pupils were reading three years below their actual age.
In Year 7, David Orme had seven Boffin Boy books (two more
than last year). Jeff Kinney (a new entrant) had four books.
Peter Lancett declined sharply to three books (from 6 last year).
Peter Lancetts books are Hi-Lo readers of high interest but
low readability. Paul Blum had two books, as last year. The
books chosen were largely unlike the books chosen by younger
readers with the same level of ability, except for the Jeff Kinney
books.
The average difficulty was ATOS 3.0 (UK 4.0) a very large
increase from last year. This suggests these pupils are reading

Conclusion
In Year 5 pupils were reading at the level of difficulty expected (two years behind their chronological age) but not very accurately.
By year 6 they were reading two and a half years behind, but with the same level of inaccuracy.
In Year 7 (the first secondary year), there were signs of pupils reading more books familiar to younger pupils with higher reading
ability. This was associated with a substantial rise in difficulty. Let us hope this trend continues. However, this was accompanied
with declining accuracy. It may take some time before first year secondary pupils become used to reading harder books at the
required level of accuracy.
In Years 8 and 9 there were major increases in the difficulty of books. In Year 8 this was accompanied by some decline in accuracy,
but this was not the case in Year 9. It seems that the decline in accuracy is not inevitable.

* Most Read Non-fiction Books
It will not have escaped the readers attention that almost Average APC was 0.86 (slightly down from last year). Six of
all the books in these lists are fiction storybooks. Children these books were below the 85% criterion, two more than
like fiction, but they also like non-fiction. We know that boys last year. Average ATOS was also down to 4.0 from 4.2 (UK
in particular are interested in non-fiction. So why is it that so 5.0), so these pupils were reading books equal to their natural
many fiction books are chosen? Is it something to do with the ability. However, the decline in difficulty together with a decline
reading preferences of school teachers and librarians, who in accuracy is disappointing. Nonetheless, there seemed no
might tend to encourage pupils to read fiction but not non- correlation between difficulty and APC some very difficult
fiction? This is likely to result in higher performance by girls, books were read with accuracy, and vice versa.
who are known to favour fiction.
Is this a gendered preference, so that the predominantly female Year 6
primary school teachers and the half of secondary school Roald Dahl and Roy Apps have two books each. Newcomers are
teachers who are female prefer fiction and are unconsciously Nash Kramer, Jonny Zucker, Anne Rooney and Diane Noonan.
promoting fiction at the expense of non-fiction and Four books had an obvious male theme. Nature, sport and
disadvantaging boys? Of course, Accelerated Reader is neutral sportsmen were joined by crime and biography as subjects of
on this point, as it offers quizzes on a great many non-fiction interest.
books. The tables will be found in Appendix F.
Unfortunately the surge in difficulty in Year 5 is again not
Year 3 sustained in this year, which only sees ATOS rise to 4.5 (slightly
There were two books by Claire Llewellyn and two by Chloe more than last year). Thus pupils were reading at six months
Rhodes, but otherwise every author was different (exactly as below their age level. Six books were below the 85% criterion,
last year). One book was very new to the list (Martin Jenkins), as last year. Average APC was 0.87 (a slight increase from last
but many were old favourites from last year. A number of the year).
books are nature books.
Year7
Five books were below the 85% criterion, as last year. The Year 7 is the first secondary year. A major shift in content is
average APC was 0.87 (the same as last year). ATOS was 2.7 (UK apparent with seven books by Roy Apps on (almost entirely
3.7), slightly higher than last year, indicating these pupils were male) sporting heroes. Anne Rooney now has four books
reading books above their natural reading ability, which might a significant increase. John Townsend has two books.
account for the high number of books read below criterion. However, there were few significant new entrants to the chart.
Furthermore, nine of these books have a male-oriented theme
Year 4 strong evidence of a male preference. Only two have evidence
There were two books each by Alison Hawes, Mick Gowar and of likely female preference. Why should this become so
Anne Rooney. New entrants were Mick Gowar, Brian Birchall, prominent so immediately after transfer to secondary school?
Anne Rooney and Chloe Rhodes. Otherwise all authors are
different. Nature themes predominate even more so. There is APC holds up well enough at 0.87 (slightly down compared
little sense of book titles being likely to be favoured by boys or to last year). Here the average ATOS actually declines to 4.2
girls. (compared to 4.4 for last year), indicating pupils reading almost
two years below their natural ability. Four books are below the
This year four of these books were below the 85% criterion, 85% criterion. Perhaps this should be even less when these
one more than last year. Average APC was 0.87, just as last books are so easy for these pupils.
year. Difficulty had declined to 3.1 (UK 4.1), indicating that
these books were pretty much on a par with the pupils natural Year 8
ability. Unlike last year when many books were new to the list, there
is very little change in this list. Roy Apps again had six books,
Year 5 Jonny Zucker two and John Townsend two (as last year). Again,
Camilla de la Bdoyre (a new entrant) has two books and Tom 12 of these books seem male-oriented.
Jackson also has two. Last years drift to equally include sports
books seems to have been reversed and nature books are again Year 8 shows many similarities to Year 7, although the difficulty
by far the strongest element. Similarly last years drift to male- rose to 4.4 (from 4.2 last year). Thus these pupils were now
oriented books seems to have been reversed, with many more reading at about two and a half years behind their reading
books about nature in this chart. New entrants were Diana ability. Eight books fell below the 85% criterion, two more than
Noonan, Jillian Powell and Anne Rooney. last year. APC also declined further to 0.85.

Year 9
Authors featured are Roy Apps (eight books up from last year), and Jonny Zucker and Tom Jackson (both with two books).
Fifteen of these books have a male-oriented theme, increased from twelve last year. Little in the list is new except for two new
books both called Football (!) and Roy Apps relatively new book on Mo Farah.
For the fourth year in succession, difficulty hardly rises at all (4.3; last year was 4.2). This means that these pupils were reading at
almost four years below their ability. Nine books were below the 85% criterion, worse again than last year. Average APC was 0.85,
again lower than last year (0.85).
Conclusion
In Years 3 to 5, difficulty was above or at the chronological age of the pupils, holding up similar to that for average fiction books.
However, once beyond Year 5 it began to decline, just as with average fiction books. Thus there was no evidence that pupils read
harder non-fiction books than fiction. The number of books not read to the criterion of 85% was unacceptably high and seemed
to be getting worse it seemed that the non-fiction books were not read or understood as carefully as the fiction books. These
results were similar to the four previous years.

* Voting for favourite books
In addition to completing quizzes on books to assess their The average ATOS rating is 3.7 (compared to 2.6 last year an
understanding, children also have the opportunity to vote for enormous increase)(UK Years 4.7), but indicating that these
books in terms of whether they enjoyed the book or not. Of books were on average over two and a half years harder than
course, degree of understanding is not the same as personal actual ability. Average APC was 0.92 (greatly increased from last
preference, and the two measures should not be confused. The year). No books fell below the 85% criterion (compared to three
voting system enables pupils to select one of four ratings of a books last year).
book: One of the best books I have ever read; A very good book;
An OK book and Not a good book. Year 3
This Year is becoming somewhat more reliable. But not reliable
These ratings are used to generate an Average Book Rating, in relation to last years list, as only three books are in common
but it was felt that this did not represent the degree of variation with both lists. Three books were new. Daisy Meadows had
in the data. Consequently, the ratings were weighted using three, Enid Blyton three, Jacqueline Wilson three and J. K.
a Bayesian estimate: Weighted Rating = (v (v+m)) R + (m Rowling 2. The presence of the reissued Enid Blyton books is
(v+m)) C (where R = Average Rating, v = Count Read, m particularly interesting.
= minimum number of votes required [in this case, 10], and
C = the average rating of all books for each particular Year). The average ATOS rating is 4.8, a further decline from last year
The tables giving the Weighted Rating for each book are in (UK Years 5.8). However, these books were still almost three
Appendix G. years harder than the natural age and ability of the pupils.
Average APC was 0.91, a slight decrease from last year. Three
Year 1 books fell below the 85% criterion (not necessarily the hard
The numbers responding in this Year are low, so the results may ones).
not be reliable. However, the books listed here are a wonderful
celebration of what has not been read before; only one of these Year 4
books has appeared in list of most read books (a Roderick Hunt Year 4 looks even more reliable. However, there are six new
book). The authors are completely diverse none appears books. A further ten books are new to this list but generally not
more than once. Six of these books seem to be new (or have emerging from such obscurity. J. K. Rowling has a big presence
only recently had a quiz written for them). It seems that Year with five of the top seven books. Rick Riordan has four, as does
3 pupils are highly motivated by new books. This implies that Jacqueline Wilson. Daisy Meadows has two including the first
teachers and librarians have a major task in terms of their time placed. Anthony Horowitz has two.
and the funds available in updating book resources. We will see
if this is true for later Years in a short while. None of these books The average ATOS rating is 5.2, a welcome increase from last
were in this list last year. This implies that librarians need very year (UK Years 6.2). These pupils were still reading more than
up-to-date information about childrens preferences if they are two years above their natural age and ability. Average APC was
to be able to respond to child motivations. 0.91 (a significant reduction from last year). However, three
books fell below the 85% criterion, as compared to only one
In terms of difficulty, the average ATOS is 1.7 (UK 2.7 much as book last year.
last year), indicating the pupils were reading at a level one and
a half years above their chronological age and natural reading
ability. Were they reading these books accurately? Average APC Year 5
was 0.90 (slightly down on last year) and only two books fell This list features eight new books, and a further six are new to
below the 85% criterion (one more than last year). Despite this the list. However, the top books are similar to last year. Rick
slight decline, the answer is yes. Riordan has five books and James Dashner two books. J K
Rowling has disappeared.
Year 2
In Year 2 numbers responding were again quite low, so results The average ATOS rating is 5.4, slightly down on last year (UK
again should not be taken as reliable. None of these books Years 6.4). Nonetheless these books were a year and a half
had appeared in the previous years list. Four of them are new harder than chronological age. One book fell below the 85%
books. Many of the rest have suddenly appeared in this list, criterion. Average APC was 0.93 (up slightly from last year).
emerging from relative obscurity. The authors are again very
diverse. Daisy Meadows has four books and Enid Blyton has
three. Neither author appears in the most read books list.

Year 6
This list features four new books, and a few with very large ranking numbers from last year. Mostly however the other books were
close to the top 20 last year. J. K. Rowling had declined in Year 5 but here she makes a substantial comeback with five books.
Christopher Paolini has three books. Rick Riordan and Suzanne Collins each have two books.
The average ATOS rating is 6.0, a substantial increase on last year (UK Years 7.0). These pupils were reading a year above their
actual age. No books fell below the 85% criterion (as last year). Average APC was 0.93, as last year.
Year 7
This Year features five new books, with eight others which were not near the top 20 last year. Nonetheless the favoured authors
were similar to last year - Rick Riordan, Erin Hunter, Derek Landy and Christopher Paolini all have three books each.
The average ATOS rating is 5.7, a substantial rise over last year (UK Years 6.7), but actually a lower figure than Year 6. These pupils
were reading books which were below their chronological age and natural ability. The decline in difficulty has begun. Average APC
was 0.93 and no book fell below the 85% criterion (both the same as the previous year).
Year 8
Again, the list contains five new books and 11 from outside. Cassandra Clare has five books, Erin Hunter three and Christopher
Paolini two. Also again, relatively few of these books had been on last years list.
The average ATOS rating was 5.7 (UK Years 6.7), a further modest increase from last year, but only the same as Year 7. These books
were almost a year and a half less difficult than chronological age. Average APC was 0.94 and no book fell below the 85% criterion
(as last year).
Years 9-11
There were seven new books in this list. The rest were mostly familiar books from previous years. Cassandra Clare had five books,
Rick Riordan four, Christopher Paolini two and George R. R. Martin two. The appearance of George R. R. Martin with his Game of
Thrones books is particularly interesting. Tolkien has disappeared from the list this year.
The average ATOS rating was 5.6, an increase on last year (UK Years 6.6), but still a further decline in relation to Years 7 and 8. These
books were over three years easier than chronological age. None of these books was below the 85% criterion and the average APC
was 0.95 (slightly higher than last year).
However, we should bear in mind that the reading age needed to read The Times is 12.7 years, so if Year 10 pupils were reading
The Times, they would still be reading 3.3 years below their proper reading level. This may not seem so bad! On the other hand,
the purpose of AR is not to offer relaxed reading as from a newspaper, but to accelerate pupils growth in reading.
Conclusion
In the first years, children are reading very difficult books with a high degree of success it is wonderful what reading motivating
books does for children. Rick Riordan (18 books in total), J K Rowling (13), Cassandra Clare (11), Christopher Paolini (10), Daisy
Meadows (9), Jacqueline Wilson (8), Enid Blyton (5), Derek Landy (5) and Erin Hunter (5) are authors who feature prominently in
this list, but very few of these (Rowling, Wilson) feature in the lists of most read books. Strikingly, Jeff Kinney hardly appears. Why
are children reading books in the quiz lists they do not prefer? Possibly because they only know their favourites after the book has
been read.
For the Years 1-6 children are reading favourite books at far above their chronological ability, but still maintaining a high rate
of success in terms of high APC, albeit with occasional failure to meet required standards of accuracy. This is an increase over
previous years, when this effect stopped at Year 5.
However, there is a marked difference in Year 7 (the year of secondary transfer). At this point favoured books are no longer a year
above chronological age, but a year below it, and in ensuing years the difficulty of books plateaus or declines. This is the same
picture as last year. It seems that transfer to secondary school has a striking effect even on highly motivated readers.

* Wellacre Academy, Manchester
Wellacre Academy joined the Renaissance School Partnership While we are convinced that, in the first instance, students
(RSP) programme three years ago, in 2013-2014. There is now enjoyment of reading is of paramount importance, we are also
a deeply embedded reading culture, the like of which did not aware of just how vital improving student literacy is for their
exist before and, in many eyes, could never exist at the school. external examinations. We are delighted to report that the first
The sight of a student with a book in his pocket or desperately Year 11 group that we enrolled into the programme in Year 9
requesting to quiz or change in the school library is now have just achieved a Good Schools Guide award for the very
commonplace and we are only too delighted to accommodate best performance by boys taking English Literature IGCSE at
such demands! an English comprehensive school and an award for excellent
performance by boys taking English Language IGCSE at an
Currently we operate the Accelerated Reader programme English comprehensive school.
throughout Key Stage 3. Students have a dedicated 25 minute
DEAR (Drop Everything and Read) period immediately after
lunch time in which to read privately. Tutors work with students
to find solutions to any issues that arise from the detailed
status of the class reports provided through the partnership.
There is a palpable enthusiasm for the programme from both
teachers and students, with the quest to become master class
or to be the number one in their year group driving forward
student (and tutor!) engagement. Each year group has its own
day in the library to prevent overcrowding and ensure a calm,
purposeful atmosphere.
It is DEAR time and this connection between tutor and student

that really underpins the programme at Wellacre.
Tutors, through the information provided by the partnership,
have a depth of knowledge and a list of potential solutions
at their fingertips. It means that a science teacher that might
otherwise believe reading engagement is outside of their remit
suddenly become part of the engine room of whole school
literacy. In fact, some of our most successful form groups are
led by tutors who are not themselves (and would admit as
much!) experts when it comes to the teaching of reading.
We have a dedicated librarian, ably supported by a team of

equally diligent student librarians who work together to ensure
the library is a haven a place where students are guaranteed
calm and quiet, away from the hustle and bustle of normal
school life. We refresh the stock on a termly basis, ensuring that
we have enough of the latest craze to sweep YA fiction and to
support the visits and trips to see authors such as Alex Wheatle
and Charlie Higson. The library is also at the heart of our World
Book Day celebrations each year.

The sight of a student with a book in his pocket
or desperately requesting a quiz or change in
the school library is now commonplace and we

are only too delighted to accommodate such
Thomas Daly, Leader of English demands!
& Whole Academy Literacy at
Wellacre Academy, Manchester

*Reflections on Reading: Chris Bradford
Hook A Boy With A Book
Supposedly, boys dont read books. Thats why in my experience as a touring author, the most effective
route to getting boys (and girls!) reading for pleasure is to show
After a certain age, the distractions of ipods, gameboys and the them how books can live and breathe from the page. By including
internet shove the book aside, like older brothers in a rush for a samurai sword display in my events and teaching kids the secret
attention. skills of being a bodyguard, I reveal the reality behind the fiction.
This not only engages regular readers, but also captures the
I dont believe any of this. attention of sports enthusiasts, film buffs and video gamers.
A book can be longer lasting than an ipod, more action-packed During my school visits, Ive also discovered the authors writing
than a gameboy and more informative and interesting that the style is crucial. Never-ending chapters and long paragraphs
internet. can be a turn-off to many boys. So for reluctant readers, ensure
Hook a boy with the right book and all the gadgets in the world the chapters are relatively short between 3 and 10 pages at
wont tear him away from his reading. most. This technique provides lots of natural breaks and more
importantly for a boy, gives a sense of progress and achievement.
The difficult part is finding the right book. The publisher Barrington Stoke is expert at providing such books
by world-class authors like Malorie Blackman and Frank Cottrell
First and foremost, its about finding a topic that engages boys and Boyce.
that they can interact with on a real-life level:
Humour is the next big hook for a boy. They love a good laugh
-If all they ever play is an Xbox, perhaps start them on Game Boy and there are some cracking books out there. Of course theres the
by Alan Durrant or my own novella Gamer (think Hunger Games Wimpy Kid diaries by Jeff Kinney, but if youre keen to move them
meets The Matrix). on from comic-based books, then try Skulduggery Pleasant by
Derek Landy a witty, quick read about a wise-cracking skeleton
-If theyre into sports, challenge them with Tom Palmers Football detective. Or the classic Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer. With an
Academy series or his award-winning Ghost Stadium. action-packed plot, great writing and a farting dwarf, what more
does a boy need?
-If theyre interested in technology or science, connect them with
Dot Robot by Jason Bradbury or Itch by Simon Mayo. And if that doesnt work scare them to death with Lord Loss
by Darren Shan, the first in the demonata series. Or my favourite,
-And if they train in martial arts or love Jackie Chan movies, throw The Enemy by Charlie Higson, a future dystopian story where
Young Samurai: The Way of the Warrior at them or sneak ninja-like grown-ups eat children! It sounds horrible but is probably the most
the superbly illustrated Shadow Warriors into their hands. gripping childrens book Ive read in a long while
The key element here is to plug into their everyday interests In the end, it doesnt really matter what boys read as long as
and let them live the book both in their minds and in their lives. they read. For once they have the right book in their hands, theyre
Remember, every boy wants to be the hero! hooked for life!
Chris Bradford is the bestselling author of the Young Samurai, Ninja and Bodyguard Series.
Chris is renowned for his inspiring author events and method writing style. For his award-winning
Young Samurai series, he trained in samurai swordmanship, karate, ninjutsu and earned his black
belt in Zen Kyu Shin Taijutsu. For his BODYGUARD series, Chris embarked on an intensive close
protection course to become a qualified professional bodyguard.
His books have been published in more than 20 languages and been nominated for 30+ book
awards, winning among others the Northern Ireland Book Award 2011, the Hampshire Book Award
2014 and the Brilliant Book Award 2014. Young Samurai: The Way of the Warrior was deemed one
of Puffins 70 Best Ever Books, alongside Treasure Island and Robin Hood.
To discover more about Chris or book an author visit: www.chrisbradford.co.uk
His latest book, BULLETCATCHER: SNIPER, publishes in June.

* Regional Variation in Reading Habits
Regional variation between the different parts of the UK Year 7
(England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland) was This is the first year of secondary school, except in Scotland,
investigated. Tables are in Appendix H. Some of these regions so we could expect interesting differences. However, again
are rather small and numbers of readers not large in every case. Jeff Kinney and David Walliams are the most popular authors
It was thus not sensible to make comparisons between boys in all regions, with Roald Dahl occupying some of the lower
and girls across the regions for all Years (especially for Wales). places. Suzanne Collins has disappeared. ATOS seems to have
We start our comparisons with Year 3. In Wales we only report stabilised, with the same figure for all four regions. APC has
on the secondary level of education. declined a little in Scotland and increased quite substantially
in Wales, staying the same elsewhere. Pupils are now reading a
Year 3 year behind their chronological ages, a substantial slump. The
The Grufffalo, the Magic Finger and Dont Be Horrid, Henry are fact that pupils in Scotland are still in primary school has not
top in all regions. There are interesting differences in books protected them from this decline in ATOS.
after the top three. The difficulty of books in England has
remained low over the last two years in comparison to Scotland Year 8
and Northern Ireland. Pupils in England are reading at their Jeff Kinney remains the most popular author across all regions.
chronological age level, while those in Scotland and Northern However, other authors (like John Green, David Walliams and
Ireland are reading almost a year above it. This trend is now Suzanne Collins) do well also. Roald Dahl is still a significant
so persistent it can no longer be attributed to rather small presence. The level of ATOS has stabilised across the regions at
numbers in Scotland and Northern Ireland. APC has largely about 5.0 (UK Years 6.0). APC is largely the same except there is
stayed the same across all regions. a substantial increase in Scotland. Pupils are now reading two
years behind their chronological ages.
Year 4
In Year 4, Roald Dahl dominates everywhere. However, after Years 9-11
Dahl, Jeff Kinney is a major influence in England, but Francesca Wales is omitted for lack of numbers. Jeff Kinney is still a little
Simon dominates in Scotland and Northern Ireland. David bit popular, but many authors feature in this chart. Suzanne
Walliams is pushing into this company and is becoming equally Collins, John Green, John Boyne, James Dashner and David
accepted across all regions. In England difficulty has stayed the Walliams all appear. ATOS and APC have remained much as
same as last year but APC has risen substantially. In Scotland they were last year. Pupils are reading three or more years
difficulty has risen substantially to be on a par with that in below their chronological ages.
England. However, Northern Irelands difficulty has declined
substantially. The APC for Scotland and Northern Ireland has Conclusion
stayed about the same. In England pupils are reading at almost Three main features stand out from the foregoing. Firstly, the
one and a half years above their chronological age, and this striking slump in difficulty at transfer to secondary school
is much the same in Scotland. In Northern Ireland, however, is very marked in all regions. Book difficulty plateaus after
children are only reading at their chronological age level. secondary transfer. The fact that pupils in Scotland are still in
primary school does not protect them from this slump. In Year
Year 5 6 pupils are reading at their chronological age. In Year 7 pupils
Jeff Kinney and David Walliams are popular in England and are suddenly a year behind their chronological age, in Year 8
Scotland, but Roald Dahl remains more popular in Northern two years behind, and in Years 9-11 at least three years behind.
Ireland. These three are virtually the only names in this chart. Secondly, Northern Ireland has largely caught up with England
The ATOS for England, Scotland and Northern Ireland are now and Scotland in term of book difficulty and APC. For Wales we
more or less the same. The APC remained the same as last year, only have the secondary results, but here again they are not
and similar between the regions. Pupils are reading almost a much different from the other regions.
year above their chronological age. Thirdly, peculiarly England does badly on difficulty in Year 3
compared to other regions and Northern Ireland does badly on
Year 6 difficulty in Year 4. This trend has now appeared for more than
David Walliams and Jeff Kinney are a favourite choice in one year so it seems to be of significance.
England, Scotland and Northern Ireland. The difficulty of books
in England has gone up substantially this year, while Northern
Irelands has gone up a little and Scotlands has fallen. APCs are
largely the same as last year. Pupils are reading at about their
chronological age level.

* How it Works
Traditional methods to account for and manage book reading (reading logs, journals, parent reports of their childs reading, oral
and written book reports) take much teacher time to moderate and are not reliable as they are essentially subjective.
Accelerated Reader (AR) is currently used in thousands of UK schools. It was designed to make the job of managing book reading
easier and more reliable whilst also motivating pupils to read more books for pleasure. Pupils read books of their individual choice
and then take AR computer quizzes to check if they have understood what they have read. In the UK 28,000 quizzes are currently
available and approximately 2,500 are developed and added each year. There are quizzes on most of the books children are
likely to want to read, both fiction and non-fiction, from the most popular books - including the Harry Potter series - to classics
such as Pride and Prejudice. In addition to the reading practice quizzes, there are vocabulary practice quizzes that test a childs
understanding of particular words, and also literacy skills quizzes that analyse 24 different areas of higher order thinking skills.
AR keeps track of all aspects of pupil book reading - for example, titles of the books, book readability levels and quiz scores. AR
gives immediate feedback on each quiz to the children and to teachers, administrators and parents. It also does this for all quizzes
combined. This formative feedback helps teachers shape subsequent reading instruction, guide individual pupils and motivate
children to continue reading. AR is thus an accurate and efficient continuous progress-monitoring system that monitors both
quantity and quality of individual book-reading.
The book difficulty level is determined by the ATOS formula. This is marked on the book, so pupils can make sure that they are
choosing books that are not too easy or too hard challenging without causing frustration. ATOS uses four factors to determine
readability: average sentence length, average word length, word difficulty level and the total number of words in the book. The
entire book is scanned and the formula applied to the whole book - not a small sample of text as with other formulae. ATOS can be
applied to all publications. In order to relate the ATOS levels to the British system, 1 would have to be added to bring the difficulty
level up to English, Welsh and Northern Irish Years and 2 added to bring it up to Scottish P years. The interpretation takes this into
account.
To illustrate this point, ATOS was applied to about 30 text samples from some common UK publications. Interestingly these
common periodicals were not as different in terms of their average readability as might have been expected, but the range of
readability of items within each one was considerable. An exception was Hello magazine, which had many text samples within
a narrow range of readability, as if its policy was to constrain readability deliberately. The Economist had consistently high
readability text. The differences in size of text sample were also interesting - the Sun had some shorter but also some longer pieces
while Hello texts were even more varied.
Publication Reading Age Range Based on Word Count
The Economist 13.6 12.0 - 15.2 500 - 2,000 words

The Times 12.7 11.0 - 15.1 500 - 800 words
The Daily Mail 12.0 9.1 - 14.2 450 - 700 words
The Sun 11.5 9.7 - 13.3 350 - 1,000 words
Hello Magazine 11.4 9.5 - 13.3 250 - 2,000 words

* More About Accelerated Reader
Accelerated Reader (AR) is a personalised practice and daily progress-monitoring system that helps teachers accurately
and efficiently monitor pupil progress in quality (comprehension), quantity and difficulty of books read. Introduced in 1986,
Accelerated Reader has become one of the most popular educational software programs in the world. While AR has become
increasingly sophisticated over the years, its basic three-step approach has not changed: First, a pupil reads a book either at
school or at home. Next, the pupil takes a computerised quiz of 5, 10, or 20 questions depending on the length of the book. Then,
the pupil and teacher receive immediate feedback with reports detailing books read, number of words read, book reading level
and level of comprehension(percent correct on the quiz). Currently there are AR quizzes for more than 28,000 books, so pupils
can read and take a quiz for the majority of the popular books available in their school or public libraries. AR also includes quizzes
to assess vocabulary and literacy skills along with voice quizzes for struggling or emergent readers.
Reading Practice Quiz Literacy Skills Quiz
* What Makes Accelerated Reader Special

Renaissance Learnings online book-searching tool, AR BookFinder
(www.arbookfind.co.uk), which is publicly available to all who have a love of reading,
makes book selection easy for pupils (as well as teachers, parents and librarians) by
providing descriptions about each book for which an AR quiz is available as well as
having specialised search tools so pupils can, for example, identify award-winning books
or match particular interests in other areas.
AR Book Guide can be used by teachers to create recommended reading lists.

This allows pupil choice, but with guided assistance from the teacher via specially
assigned keycodes, to enable pupils to access a set list of books from within AR
BookFinder.
While it is true that Accelerated Reader helps teachers by efficiently managing all the
details of pupil reading practice, for pupils it fosters the vital connection between pupils
and books: that love of reading that it is so critical to pupils development. Research-
based AR Best Practices recommend not only that pupils read books at appropriate
levels of challenge and interest but also be given choice in what they read. It is likely that
pupils will frequently be assigned books to read as part of the core curriculum at their
school but it should be just as likely that pupils are able to choose to read books about
topics, characters, locations and so forth that are of interest to them. Once pupils learn
to read, having choice over what they read is motivational, not to mention essential,
so that they learn to love to read.

* Accelerated Reader Best Practices
AR is used by thousands of teachers in the UK because it for Reading Research and the California Learning Resource
saves time, motivates pupils to read and is more reliable Network. To date, more than 150 research studies and
and accurate than traditional methods of tracking pupil independent reviews have been published on AR, including an
book reading. AR Best Practices are research-based independent reports by the Education Endowment Foundation
recommendations that educators learn through Renaissance and the National Literacy Trust.
Learning professional development services to ensure that The ATOS Book Readability Level
teachers make the most of the wealth of data AR provides.
This may require changes in teacher, classroom and even Accelerated Reader uses the ATOS readability formula to
school practices. More time for in-school reading, establishing measure the text difficulty of each book for which a quiz is
individualised target setting and careful monitoring of pupil available. The ATOS readability level helps pupils, teachers and
reading comprehension are often required. Renaissance parents with the book selection process. Using ATOS, pupils
Learning recommends 30 minutes of daily reading practice for can find books to read within their reading achievement range -
primary schools and 20 minutes of daily reading practice for books that are neither too easy nor too hard that will challenge
secondary schools. them without causing frustration or loss of motivation.
ATOS uses four factors to measure a books readability level:
Renaissance Learning strongly recommends AR Best Practices average sentence length, average word length in number of
to ensure fidelity of implementation so that pupils benefit letters, word difficulty level and total number of words in the
from reading practice to the greatest extent possible. Extensive book. To calculate a books ATOS score, the entire book is
research has shown it is not just the quantity of reading or time scanned into a computer. The readability level is based on the
spent reading that helps pupils read well and become well full book rather than a 100-word sample sometimes used to
read. It is also the quality or how carefully - with what level of measure readability by makers of other formulas.
comprehension - they read. The more carefully pupils read the
more they comprehend and the more their reading practice Home Connect is one of the features of Accelerated Reader that
leads to improved reading achievement. allows parents and guardians to monitor what their children
are reading and quizzing in school.
The research base for AR is large and diverse and has been
positively reviewed by groups such as the Florida Center

* About the Author
Keith Topping is Professor of Educational and Social Research at Dundee University. His published works
exceed 300 (books, chapters, peer reviewed journal papers and distance learning packages), with translations
into 12 languages. Prior to entering Higher Education he worked for a number of Local Education Authorities
and for Social Services and Health. Keiths own main research focus is Peer Learning (including peer tutoring,
cooperative learning and peer assessment) and other forms of non-professional tutoring (e.g. by parents,
assistants or volunteers) in core skills (e.g. reading, spelling, writing, thinking skills, science, mathematics,
information technology) and across subject boundaries, in all sectors and contexts of education and lifelong
learning. He also has interests in computer aided assessment, peer assessment and formative assessment.

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Appendix A:
Books Kids Are Reading Most Often: Overall Summary
Table 1: Total and Average Quizzes taken and passed
Average
Average Total Average Percent
Total Quizzes Average Total Words Average Total Correct on
Year Pupils Quizzes Quizzes Quizzes
Taken Book Level Read Words Read Quizzes
Taken Passed Passed
Taken
1 6,019 141,198 23.5 125,548 20.9 2 113,447,918 18,848 0.79
2 18,139 572,942 31.6 497,840 27.4 2.5 751,165,930 41,411 0.77
3 40,254 1,371,682 34.1 1,152,885 28.6 2.9 3,413,257,962 84,793 0.77
4 47,089 1,479,640 31.4 1,253,837 26.6 3.3 7,103,059,525 150,843 0.77
5 55,117 1,481,179 26.9 1,242,610 22.5 3.7 12,340,467,493 223,895 0.78
6 53,975 1,136,253 21.1 959,093 17.8 4.1 15,431,249,422 285,896 0.78
7 229,583 3,495,238 15.2 2,636,918 11.5 4.1 61,165,262,520 266,420 0.73
8 174,922 1,969,654 11.3 1,495,831 8.6 4.2 41,580,997,440 237,713 0.73
9 81,533 729,624 8.9 546,342 6.7 4.3 16,508,990,383 202,487 0.72
10 13,640 100,910 7.4 76,115 5.6 4.1 2,131,178,385 156,244 0.73
11 4,194 27,585 6.6 21,451 5.1 4 580,623,035 138,441 0.74
12 501 3,496 7 2,646 5.3 3.8 78,278,300 156,244 0.72
13 403 3,708 9.2 3,155 7.8 4.1 124,112,741 307,972 0.76
Total 725,369 12,513,109 10,014,271 161,322,091,054 222,401
Schools: 3,306

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Appendix b:
Books Kids Are Reading Most Often: Top 20 Titles for Boys and Girls in Years 1-11
Table 2: Most Popular Titles and Book Difficulty in Year 1
Rank Prior Book Title, Prior Book Title, Prior Book Title,
Ranking Author, ATOS Ranking Author, ATOS Ranking Author, ATOS
Overall Boys Girls
1 1 Were Going on a Bear Hunt 3 Village in the Snow 1 Were Going on a Bear Hunt
Michael J. Rosen, 1.3 Roderick Hunt, 1.5 Michael J. Rosen, 1.3
2 3 Village in the Snow 8 Pirate Adventure 4 Village in the Snow

Roderick Hunt, 1.5 Roderick Hunt, 1.4 Roderick Hunt, 1.5
3 2 The Play 4 The Play 9 A Fright in the Night

4 9 Pirate Adventure 2 Were Going on a Bear 3 The Play

Roderick Hunt, 1.4 Hunt Roderick Hunt, 1.0
Michael J. Rosen, 1.3
5 7 Castle Adventure 5 Castle Adventure 8 Castle Adventure

6 4 The Magic Key 13 The Secret Room 11 The Gruffalo
Roderick Hunt, 1.3 Roderick Hunt, 1.1 Julia Donaldson, 2.0
7 10 The Secret Room 15 Land of the Dinosaurs 2 The Magic Key

8 5 The Dragon Tree 7 The Dragon Tree 14 Pirate Adventure

9 12 A Fright in the Night 10 The Magic Key 12 In the Garden

10 18 In the Garden 23 In the Garden 16 The Secret Room
11 17 Kipper and the Giant 18 A Fright in the Night 10 Gran

12 11 Gran 11 The Storm 20 Kipper and the Giant
13 14 The Storm 27 Kipper and the Giant 6 The Dragon Tree

14 19 Land of the Dinosaurs 21 The Great Race 17 Peace at Last
Roderick Hunt, 2.0 Roderick Hunt, 0.9 Jill Murphy, 1.9
15 15 The Gruffalo 6 The New House 15 The Outing

Julia Donaldson, 2.0 Roderick Hunt, 0.9 Roderick Hunt, 2.0
16 8 The New House 9 Gran 18 The Storm

17 29 Peace at Last 1 Not Now, Bernard 13 Robin Hood

Jill Murphy, 1.9 David McKee, 1.4 Roderick Hunt, 2.2
18 35 The Great Race 24 Green Eggs and Ham 22 Land of the Dinosaurs
Roderick Hunt 1.4 Dr Seuss, 1.5 Roderick Hunt, 2.0
19 6 Not Now, Bernard 12 The Gruffalo 26 Rotten Apples

David McKee, 1.4 Julia Donaldson, 2.0 Roderick Hunt, 1.9
20 13 The Outing 22 The Whatsit 53 Handas Surprise

Roderick Hunt, 2.0 Roderick Hunt, 1.3 Eileen Browne, 1.9

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Appendix b:
Table 3: Most Popular Titles and Book Difficulty in Year 2
Rank Prior Book Title, Prior Book Title, Prior Ranking Book Title,
Ranking Author, ATOS Ranking Author, ATOS Author, ATOS
Overall Boys Girls
1 1 The Gruffalo 1 The Gruffalo 1 The Gruffalo

Julia Donaldson, 2.3 Julia Donaldson, 2.3 Julia Donaldson, 2.3
2 2 Owl Babies 21 Were Going on a Bear Hunt 2 Owl Babies

Martin Waddell, 2.4 Michael J. Rosen, 1.3 Martin Waddell, 2.4
3 9 Were Going on a Bear Hunt 4 Dont Be Horrid, Henry! 6 Were Going on a Bear Hunt
Michael J. Rosen, 1.3 Francesca Simon, 2.3 Michael J. Rosen, 1.3
4 5 Dont Be Horrid, Henry! 10 Owl Babies 5 Dont Be Horrid, Henry!
Francesca Simon, 2.3 Martin Waddell, 2.4 Francesca Simon, 2.3
5 6 Farmer Duck 18 The Gruffalos Child 4 Peace at Last
Michael J. Rosen, 1.3 Julia Donaldson, 2.5 Jill Murphy, 1.9
6 4 Peace at Last 9 Farmer Duck 7 The Gruffalos Child

Jill Murphy, 1.9 Michael J. Rosen, 1.3 Julia Donaldson, 2.5
7 15 The Gruffalos Child 8 Village in the Snow 13 Farmer Duck
Julia Donaldson, 2.5 Roderick Hunt, 1.5 Michael J. Rosen, 1.3
8 14 Lost in the Jungle 6 Robin Hood 3 The Very Hungry Caterpillar

Roderick Hunt, 2.3 Roderick Hunt, 2.2 Eric Carle, 2.9
9 11 Robin Hood 14 Lost in the Jungle 9 The Tiger Who Came to Tea
Roderick Hunt, 2.2 Roderick Hunt, 2.3 Judith Kerr, 3.2
10 16 Village in the Snow 3 Land of the Dinosaurs 28 Handas Surprise

Roderick Hunt, 1.5 Roderick Hunt, 2.0 Eileen Browne, 1.7
11 3 The Very Hungry Caterpillar 19 Peace at Last 12 Robin Hood

Eric Carle, 2.9 Jill Murphy, 1.9 Roderick Hunt, 2.2
12 18 Land of the Dinosaurs 11 Kipper and the Giant 21 Lost in the Jungle
13 32 Handas Surprise 16 Green Eggs and Ham 15 Mrs Wobble the Waitress
Eileen Browne, 1.7 Dr Seuss, 1.5 Allan Ahlberg, 2.5
14 13 Green Eggs and Ham 5 Castle Adventure 8 Winnie the Witch

Dr Seuss, 1.5 Roderick Hunt, 1.5 Valerie Thomas, 2.8
15 8 Not Now, Bernard 22 Pirate Adventure 14 The Cat in the Hat

David McKee, 1.4 Roderick Hunt, 1.4 Dr Seuss, 2.1
16 7 Kipper and the Giant 2 Not Now, Bernard 16 Green Eggs and Ham
Roderick Hunt, 2.0 David McKee, 1.4 Dr Seuss, 1.5
17 12 Castle Adventure 15 A Fright in the Night 20 The Magic Finger

Roderick Hunt, 1.5 Roderick Hunt, 1.8 Roald Dahl, 3.1
18 10 The Cat in the Hat 25 The Kidnappers 22 Village in the Snow

Dr Seuss, 2.1 Roderick Hunt, 2.4 Roderick Hunt, 1.5
19 17 A Fright in the Night 7 Red Planet 71 Monkey Puzzle

Roderick Hunt, 1.8 Roderick Hunt, 2.4 Julia Donaldson, 1.8
20 23 The Tiger Who Came to Tea 49 The Treasure Chest 26 Not Now, Bernard
Judith Kerr, 3.2 Roderick Hunt, 2.5 David McKee, 1.4

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Table 4: Top 20 Most Popular Titles for Boys and Girls in Year 3
Rank Prior Book Title, Prior Book Title, Prior Ranking Book Title,
Ranking Author, ATOS Ranking Author, ATOS Author, ATOS
Overall Boys Girls
1 1 The Gruffalo 1 The Gruffalo 1 The Magic Finger

Julia Donaldson, 2.3 Julia Donaldson, 2.3 Roald Dahl, 3.1
2 2 The Magic Finger 3 Dont Be Horrid, Henry! 2 The Gruffalo

Roald Dahl, 3.1 Francesca Simon, 2.3 Julia Donaldson, 2.3
3 3 Dont Be Horrid, Henry! 2 The Magic Finger 3 Dont Be Horrid, Henry

Francesca Simon, 2.3 Roald Dahl, 3.1 Francesca Simon, 2.3
4 4 The Twits 52 Horrid Henry Gets Rich Quick 4 The Twits
Roald Dahl, 4.4 Francesca Simon, 2.9 Roald Dahl, 4.4
5 9 Horrid Henrys Holiday 12 Horrid Henrys Holiday 23 Room on the Broom

Francesca Simon, 2.8 Francesca Simon, 2.8 Julia Donaldson, 3.7
6 5 Fantastic Mr Fox 4 Fantastic Mr Fox 16 The Tiger Who Came to Tea

Roald Dahl, 4.1 Roald Dahl, 4.1 Judith Kerr, 3.2
7 8 Horrid Henrys Birthday Party 5 The Twits 13 Fantastic Mr Fox
Francesca Simon, 2.8 Roald Dahl, 4.4 Roald Dahl, 4.1
8 60 Horrid Henry Gets Rich Quick 10 Horrid Henrys Birthday Party 10 Georges Marvellous Medicine
Francesca Simon, 2.9 Francesca Simon, 2.8 Roald Dahl, 4.0
9 6 Georges Marvellous Medicine 6 Robin Hood 20 Funnybones

Roald Dahl, 4.0 Roderick Hunt, 2.2 Janet Ahlberg, 3.6
10 16 The Gruffalos Child 9 Georges Marvellous Medicine 9 The Very Hungry Caterpillar
Julia Donaldson, 2.5 Roald Dahl, 4.0 Eric Carle, 2.9
11 21 Funnybones 21 The Gruffalos Child 18 The Smartest Giant in Town

Janet Ahlberg, 3.6 Julia Donaldson, 2.5 Julia Donaldson, 3.4
12 10 The Very Hungry Caterpillar 15 Horrid Henry and the Bogey 11 Horrid Henrys Holiday
Eric Carle, 2.9 Babysitter Francesca Simon, 2.8
Francesca Simon, 3.2
13 44 Room on the Broom 19 Horrid Henrys Car Journey 7 Owl Babies

Julia Donaldson, 3.7 Francesca Simon, 2.6 Martin Waddell, 2.4
14 13 The Smartest Giant in Town 14 Lost in the Jungle 12 Horrid Henrys Birthday Party
Julia Donaldson, 3.4 Roderick Hunt, 2.3 Francesca Simon, 2.8
15 20 Horrid Henrys Car Journey 29 Funnybones 30 The Gruffalos Child

Francesca Simon, 2.6 Janet Ahlberg, 3.6 Julia Donaldson, 2.5
16 7 Owl Babies 34 The Kidnappers 15 Winnie the Witch

Martin Waddell, 2.4 Roderick Hunt, 2.4 Valerie Thomas, 2.8
17 19 Horrid Henry and the Bogey 8 Horrid Henrys Stinkbomb 62 Horrid Henry Gets Rich Quick
Babysitter Francesca Simon, 3.2 Francesca Simon, 2.9
18 34 The Tiger Who Came to Tea 11 Viking Adventure 5 Mrs Wobble the Waitress
Judith Kerr, 3.2 Roderick Hunt, 2.5 Allan Ahlberg, 2.5
19 15 Robin Hood 13 Horrid Henry and the Me- 6 The Dinosaurs Packed Lunch
Roderick Hunt, 2.2 ga-Mean Time Machine Jacqueline Wilson, 3.2
20 14 Lost in the Jungle 27 Horrid Henry and the Secret 52 Esio Trot
Roderick Hunt, 2.3 Club Roald Dahl, 4.4

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Overall Boys Girls
1 1 The Twits 2 The Twits 1 The Twits

Roald Dahl, 4.4 Roald Dahl, 4.4 Roald Dahl, 4.4
2 3 The Magic Finger 1 Fantastic Mr Fox 2 The Magic Finger

3 2 Fantastic Mr Fox 3 The Magic Finger 3 Georges Marvellous Medicine

4 4 Georges Marvellous Medicine 4 Georges Marvellous Medicine 4 Fantastic Mr Fox
5 6 Esio Trot 5 Diary of a Wimpy Kid 5 Esio Trot

Roald Dahl, 4.4 Jeff Kinney, 5.2 Roald Dahl, 4.4
6 7 Diary of a Wimpy Kid 6 Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days 6 Dont Be Horrid, Henry!
Jeff Kinney, 5.2 Jeff Kinney, 5.2 Francesca Simon, 2.3
7 9 Dont Be Horrid, Henry! 7 Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules 7 Gangsta Granny
Francesca Simon, 2.3 Jeff Kinney, 5.2 David Walliams, 4.9
8 8 Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days 8 Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw 35 The Boy in the Dress
Jeff Kinney, 5.2 Jeff Kinney, 5.4 David Walliams, 4.2
9 12 Gangsta Granny 14 Esio Trot 11 Diary of a Wimpy Kid

David Walliams, 4.9 Roald Dahl, 4.4 Jeff Kinney, 5.2
10 11 Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules NULL Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul 8 The Gruffalo
Jeff Kinney, 5.2 Jeff Kinney, 5.4 Julia Donaldson, 2.3
11 5 The Gruffalo 11 Dont Be Horrid, Henry! 23 Billionaire Boy

Julia Donaldson, 2.3 Francesca Simon, 2.3 David Walliams, 4.1
12 42 The Boy in the Dress 10 Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Ugly Truth 13 Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days
David Walliams, 4.2 Jeff Kinney, 5.5 Jeff Kinney, 5.2
13 10 Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw 9 The Gruffalo 9 Charlie and the Chocolate
Jeff Kinney, 5.4 Julia Donaldson, 2.3 Factory
Roald Dahl, 4.8
14 13 Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 18 Gangsta Granny 22 Funnybones

Roald Dahl, 4.8 David Walliams, 4.9 Janet Ahlberg, 3.6
15 15 Billionaire Boy 16 Horrid Henry and the Football Fiend 14 Horrid Henrys Birthday Party
David Walliams, 4.1 Francesca Simon, 3.6 Francesca Simon, 2.8
16 14 Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Ugly Truth 15 Billionaire Boy NULL Awful Auntie
Jeff Kinney, 5.5 David Walliams, 4.1 David Walliams, 5.0
17 17 Horrid Henrys Birthday Party 13 Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Cabin Fever 16 Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick
Francesca Simon, 2.8 Jeff Kinney, 5.8 Rules
Jeff Kinney, 5.2
18 49 Horrid Henry Gets Rich Quick 44 The Boy in the Dress 15 Mr. Stink
Francesca Simon, 2.9 David Walliams, 4.2 David Walliams. 4.7
19 16 Horrid Henrys Holiday 50 Horrid Henry Gets Rich Quick 18 Horrid Henrys Holiday
Francesca Simon, 2.8 Francesca Simon, 2.9 Francesca Simon, 2.8
20 NULL Diary of a Wimpy Kid: 24 Horrid Henry and the Bogey 47 The Smartest Giant in Town
The Long Haul Babysitter Julia Donaldson, 3.4
Jeff Kinney, 5.4 Francesca Simon, 3.2

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Appendix b:
Overall Boys Girls
1 4 The Twits NULL Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul 1 The Twits
Roald Dahl, 4.4 Jeff Kinney, 5.4 Roald Dahl, 4.4
2 NULL Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul 2 Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days 13 Gangsta Granny
3 1 Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days 3 Diary of a Wimpy Kid 2 Diary of a Wimpy Kid
Jeff Kinney, 5.2 Jeff Kinney, 5.2 Jeff Kinney, 5.2
4 2 Diary of a Wimpy Kid 5 Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules 5 Georges Marvellous Medicine
Jeff Kinney, 5.2 Jeff Kinney, 5.2 Roald Dahl, 4.0
5 6 Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules 4 Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw 3 Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days
6 8 Gangsta Granny 6 Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Ugly Truth 6 Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw
7 3 Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw 9 The Twits NULL Demon Dentist
Jeff Kinney, 5.4 Roald Dahl, 4.4 David Walliams, 4.8
8 NULL Awful Auntie 7 Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Cabin Fever 4 Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules
9 13 Billionaire Boy 1 Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Hard Luck 8 Fantastic Mr Fox

David Walliams, 4.1 Jeff Kinney, 5.5 Roald Dahl, 4.1
10 19 The Boy in the Dress 8 Fantastic Mr Fox 7 Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Ugly Truth
11 7 Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Ugly Truth 11 Billionaire Boy 14 Mr. Stink
12 12 Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Cabin Fever 12 Gangsta Granny 17 Billionaire Boy

13 9 Georges Marvellous Medicine 10 Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Third 9 Esio Trot
Roald Dahl, 4.0 Wheel Roald Dahl, 4.4
Jeff Kinney, 5.6
14 10 Fantastic Mr Fox 20 The Boy in the Dress 10 The Magic Finger

Roald Dahl, 4.1 David Walliams, 4.2 Roald Dahl, 3.1
15 18 Mr. Stink 13 Georges Marvellous Medicine 12 Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
David Walliams, 4.7 Roald Dahl, 4.0 Roald Dahl, 4.8
16 5 Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Hard Luck 15 Charlie and the Chocolate Factory NULL Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Hard Luck
Jeff Kinney, 5.5 Roald Dahl, 4.8 Jeff Kinney, 5.5
17 15 Charlie and the Chocolate Factory NULL Awful Auntie 11 Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Cabin Fever
Roald Dahl, 4.8 David Walliams, 5.0 Jeff Kinney, 5.8
18 11 Demon Dentist 18 The Brilliant World of Tom Gates 24 The Boy in the Dress
David Walliams, 4.8 Liz Pichon, 4.0 David Walliams, 4.2
19 17 Esio Trot 17 Esio Trot 15 Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Third

Roald Dahl, 4.4 Roald Dahl, 4.4 Wheel
Jeff Kinney, 5.6
20 14 Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Third 19 Mr. Stink 29 Ratburger

Wheel David Walliams, 4.7 David Walliams, 5.0
Jeff Kinney, 5.6

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Overall Boys Girls
1 NULL Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul NULL Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul NULL Awful Auntie
2 NULL Awful Auntie 4 Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules 2 Gangsta Granny
David Walliams, 5.0 Jeff Kinney, 5.2 David Walliams, 4.9
3 3 Gangsta Granny 3 Diary of a Wimpy Kid 13 The Boy in the Dress

4 4 Diary of a Wimpy Kid 2 Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days NULL Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul
5 14 The Boy in the Dress 5 Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw 5 Billionaire Boy
6 8 Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules 6 Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Ugly Truth 6 Mr. Stink
7 2 Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days 1 Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Hard Luck 10 The Twits
8 7 Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Ugly Truth 10 Gangsta Granny 12 Ratburger

9 11 Billionaire Boy 8 Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Cabin Fever 1 Demon Dentist

10 6 Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw NULL Awful Auntie 8 Diary of a Wimpy Kid
Jeff Kinney, 5.4 David Walliams, 5.0 Jeff Kinney, 5.2
11 9 Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Cabin Fever 7 Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Third Wheel 4 Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days
12 12 The Twits 11 Billionaire Boy 7 Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Ugly Truth
Roald Dahl, 4.4 David Walliams, 4.1 Jeff Kinney, 5.5
13 13 Mr. Stink 15 The Boy in the Dress 11 Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules
David Walliams, 4.7 David Walliams, 4.2 Jeff Kinney, 5.4
14 1 Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Hard Luck 12 The Twits 9 Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw
15 5 Demon Dentist 9 Demon Dentist 14 Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Cabin Fever

16 15 Ratburger 14 Mr. Stink 17 Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

David Walliams, 5.0 David Walliams, 4.7 Roald Dahl, 4.8
17 10 Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Third 16 Ratburger 18 Esio Trot

Wheel David Walliams, 5.0 Roald Dahl, 4.4
Jeff Kinney, 5.6
18 18 Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 17 Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 15 Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Third
Roald Dahl, 4.8 Roald Dahl, 4.8 Wheel
Jeff Kinney, 5.6
19 19 Esio Trot 13 Fantastic Mr Fox 3 Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Hard Luck

Roald Dahl, 4.4 Roald Dahl, 4.4 Jeff Kinney, 5.5
20 16 Fantastic Mr Fox 19 The Brilliant World of Tom Gates 16 Georges Marvellous Medicine
Roald Dahl, 4.1 Liz Pichon, 4.0 Roald Dahl. 4.0

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Overall Boys Girls
1 10 Gangsta Granny NULL Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul 3 Gangsta Granny
2 1 Diary of a Wimpy Kid 1 Diary of a Wimpy Kid 7 Mr. Stink

3 3 Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules 2 Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules NULL Girl Online: The First Novel by Zoella
Jeff Kinney, 5.2 Jeff Kinney, 5.2 Zoe Sugg, 4.7
4 NULL Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul 3 Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days 19 The Boy in the Dress
5 2 Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days 4 Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Hard Luck 6 Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
6 4 Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Hard Luck 5 Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw 8 The Twits
7 5 Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw 6 Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Cabin Fever 9 The Fault in Our Stars
Jeff Kinney, 5.4 Jeff Kinney, 5.8 John Green, 5.5
8 13 Mr. Stink 8 Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Ugly Truth 1 The Hunger Games
David Walliams, 4.7 5.5 Suzanne Collins, 5.3
9 7 Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Ugly Truth 10 Gangsta Granny 2 Diary of a Wimpy Kid
10 17 The Boy in the Dress 7 Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Third Wheel NULL Awful Auntie
11 12 Billionaire Boy 11 Billionaire Boy 14 Billionaire Boy

David Walliams, 4.1 David Walliams, 4.1 David Walliams, 4.1
12 11 Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 12 Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 5 Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules
13 8 Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Cabin Fever 17 The Boy in the Dress 18 Demon Dentist
14 9 Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Third Wheel 9 The Hunger Games 4 Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days
Jeff Kinney, 5.6 Suzanne Collins, 5.3 Jeff Kinney, 5.2
15 6 The Hunger Games 13 Mr. Stink 21 Ratburger

Suzanne Collins, 5.3 David Walliams, 4.7 David Walliams, 5.0
16 14 The Twits 14 The Twits NULL Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul
17 15 Demon Dentist 15 Demon Dentist 10 Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Ugly Truth
18 NULL Awful Auntie 16 Ratburger 83 Geek Girl

David Walliams, 5.0 David Walliams, 5.0 Holly Smale, 4.5
19 16 Ratburger 19 The Brilliant World of Tom Gates 11 Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Hard Luck
David Walliams, 5.0 Liz Pichon, 4.0 Jeff Kinney, 5.5
20 NULL Girl Online: The First Novel by Zoella NULL Awful Auntie 13 Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Cabin Fever
Zoe Sugg, 4.7 David Walliams, 5.0 Jeff Kinney, 5.8

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Overall Boys Girls
1 NULL Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul NULL Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul 1 The Fault in Our Stars
2 2 The Fault in Our Stars 4 Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules NULL Girl Online: The First Novel by Zoella
John Green, 5.5 Jeff Kinney, 5.2 Zoe Sugg, 4.7
3 1 The Hunger Games 2 Diary of a Wimpy Kid 2 The Hunger Games

Suzanne Collins, 5.3 Jeff Kinney, 5.2 Suzanne Collins, 5.3
4 5 Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules 5 Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days 18 Gangsta Granny
5 4 Diary of a Wimpy Kid 6 Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw 6 Divergent
Jeff Kinney, 5.2 Kinney, Jeff , 5.4 Veronica Roth, 4.8
6 16 Gangsta Granny 1 Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Hard Luck 5 Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
David Walliams, 4.9 Jeff Kinney, 5.5 Roald Dahl, 4.8
7 7 Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days 7 Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Ugly Truth 3 The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas
Jeff Kinney, 5.2 Jeff Kinney, 5.5 John Boyne, 5.8
8 6 The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas 8 Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Cabin Fever 21 Mr. Stink
John Boyne, 5.8 Jeff Kinney, 5.8 David Walliams, 4.7
9 NULL Girl Online: The First Novel by Zoella 3 The Hunger Games 34 The Boy in the Dress
Zoe Sugg, 4.7 Suzanne Collins, 5.3 David Walliams, 4.2
10 14 Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 9 Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Third Wheel NULL Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul
Roald Dahl, 4.8 Jeff Kinney, 5.6 Jeff Kinney, 5.4
11 9 Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Ugly Truth 10 The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas 13 The Twits
Jeff Kinney, 5.5 John Boyne, 5.8 Roald Dahl, 4.4
12 8 Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw 16 Gangsta Granny 8 Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules
13 3 Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Hard Luck 12 Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 7 Diary of a Wimpy Kid
14 10 Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Cabin Fever 15 Billionaire Boy 15 Private Peaceful

Jeff Kinney, 5.8 David Walliams, 4.1 Michael Morpurgo, 5.2
15 11 Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Third Wheel 836 The Maze Runner NULL Awful Auntie
Jeff Kinney, 5.6 James Dashner, 5.3 David Walliams, 5.0
16 25 The Boy in the Dress 13 Private Peaceful 598 The Maze Runner
David Walliams, 4.2 Michael Morpurgo, 5.2 James Dashner, 5.3
17 20 Mr. Stink 27 The Boy in the Dress 12 Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days
18 17 The Twits 11 Holes 22 Insurgent

Roald Dahl, 4.4 Louis Sachar, 5.6 Veronica Roth, 5.0
19 736 The Maze Runner 21 Mr. Stink 4 Catching Fire

James Dashner, 5.3 David Walliams, 4.7 Suzanne Collins, 5.3
20 18 Billionaire Boy 18 The Twits 14 Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Ugly Truth

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Appendix b:
Table 10: Top 20 Most Popular Titles for Boys and Girls in Years 9-11
Overall Boys Girls
1 3 Of Mice and Men 2 Of Mice and Men 1 The Fault in Our Stars
John Steinbeck, 4.5 John Steinbeck, 4.5 John Green, 5.5
2 2 The Fault in Our Stars 1 The Hunger Games 3 Of Mice and Men
John Green, 5.5 Suzanne Collins, 5.3 John Steinbeck, 4.5
3 1 The Hunger Games NULL Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul 2 The Hunger Games
Suzanne Collins, 5.3 Jeff Kinney, 5.4 Suzanne Collins, 5.3
4 13 Divergent 4 Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules NULL Girl Online: The First Novel by Zoella
Veronica Roth, 4.8 Jeff Kinney, 5.2 Zoe Sugg, 4.7
5 NULL Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul 3 Diary of a Wimpy Kid 5 Divergent
Jeff Kinney, 5.4 Jeff Kinney, 5.2 Veronica Roth, 4.8
6 329 The Maze Runner 5 Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days 7 Looking for Alaska
James Dashner, 5.3 Jeff Kinney, 5.2 John Green, 5.8
7 7 Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 9 Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Ugly Truth 189 The Maze Runner
Roald Dahl, 4.8 Jeff Kinney, 5.5 James Dashner, 5.3
8 NULL Girl Online: The First Novel by Zoella 8 Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw 11 Insurgent
Zoe Sugg, 4.7 Jeff Kinney, 5.4 Veronica Roth, 5.0
9 10 Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules 6 Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Hard Luck 30 Paper Towns
10 6 Diary of a Wimpy Kid 12 Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Cabin Fever 9 Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
11 8 The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas 14 Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 4 Catching Fire
John Boyne, 5.8 Roald Dahl, 4.8 Suzanne Collins, 5.3
12 11 Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days 902 The Maze Runner 8 The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas
Jeff Kinney, 5.2 James Dashner, 5.3 John Boyne, 5.8
13 4 Catching Fire 7 Stone Cold 1276 If I Stay

Suzanne Collins, 5.3 Robert Swindells, 4.3 Gayle Forman, 5.3
14 16 Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Ugly Truth 11 Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Third 6 Mockingjay
Jeff Kinney, 5.5 Wheel Suzanne Collins, 5.3
Jeff Kinney, 5.6
15 5 Stone Cold 13 The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas 485 The Scorch Trials
Robert Swindells, 4.3 John Boyne, 5.8 James Dashner, 5.0
16 47 An Inspector Calls 209 An Inspector Calls 14 Harry Potter and the Philosophers
J. B. Priestley, 5.0 J.B. Priestley, 5.0 Stone
J. K. Rowling, 6.0
17 24 Looking for Alaska 16 Animal Farm 18 The Twits
John Green, 5.8 George Orwell, 7.3 Roald Dahl, 4.4
18 15 Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw 15 Private Peaceful 10 Stone Cold
Jeff Kinney, 5.4 Michael Morpurgo, 5.2 Robert Swindells, 4.3
19 18 Animal Farm 36 Gangsta Granny 88 An Inspector Calls

George Orwell, 7.3 David Walliams, 4.9 J. B. Priestley, 5.0
20 28 Insurgent 18 The Recruit 17 Animal Farm

Veronica Roth, 5.0 Robert Muchamore, 4.5 George Orwell, 7.3

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Appendix C:
Most Popular Authors
Table 11: Most Popular Authors Overall: 2013, 2014 and 2015
Rank 2014 Author 2015 Author 2016 Author

1 Jeff Kinney (39) Jeff Kinney (45) Jeff Kinney (48)
2 Roald Dahl (34) Roald Dahl (28) David Walliams (26)
2= Roderick Hunt (28)
3 Roderick Hunt (30) David Walliams (22) Roderick Hunt (25)

4 Francesca Simon (16) Francesca Simon (12) Roald Dahl (24)
5 David Walliams (12) Suzanne Collins (8) Francesca Simon (11)
5= Julia Donaldson (8)
6 Suzanne Collins (6) Michael Morpurgo (3) Julia Donaldson (8)

6= Martin Waddell (3)
7= J. K. Rowling (4) John Boyne (2) Suzanne Collins (4)

Julia Donaldson (4) Michael Rosen (2)
Michael Morpurgo (4) David McKee (2)

Eric Carle (2)
John Green (2)
Dr Seuss (2)
8 Michael Rosen (3)

8= John Green (3)
8= Zoe Sugg (3)
9 John Boyne (2)
9= David McKee (2)
9= Dr Seuss (2)
9= Jill Murphy (2)
9= Eric Carle (2)
9= Judith Kerr (2)
9= James Dashner (2)
9= Veronica Roth (2)

10 John Boyne (3)
Names new for 2016 are emboldened.

* What Kids Are Reading 20
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Appendix D:
High-Achieving Kids Read Most Often: Top 20 Titles in Years 3 9
Table 12: High-Achieving Top 20 Preferences: Year 3
Rank Prior Ranking Book Title, Author, ATOS
The Twits
1 3
Roald Dahl, 4.4
Georges Marvellous Medicine
2 2
Roald Dahl, 4.0
Fantastic Mr Fox
3 1
Roald Dahl, 4.1
Esio Trot
4 9
Roald Dahl, 4.4
Matilda
5 8
Roald Dahl, 5.0
6 6
Jeff Kinney, 5.2
Billionaire Boy
7 11
David Walliams, 4.1
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
8 5
Roald Dahl, 4.8
Demon Dentist
9 29
David Walliams, 4.8
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw
10 13
Jeff Kinney, 5.4
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules
11 4
Jeff Kinney, 5.2
The Giraffe and the Pelly and Me
12 7
Roald Dahl, 4.7
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days
13 12
Jeff Kinney, 5.2
The Boy in the Dress
14 21
David Walliams, 4.2
Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone
15 16
J. K. Rowling, 6.0
Gangsta Granny
16 15
David Walliams, 4.9
James and the Giant Peach
17 10
Roald Dahl, 4.8
Mr. Stink
18 19
David Walliams, 4.7
The BFG
19 18
Roald Dahl, 4.8
Danny, the Champion of the World
20 25
Roald Dahl, 4.7

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Appendix D:

1 8
J. K. Rowling, 6.0
2 2
Jeff Kinney, 5.2
3 1
Jeff Kinney, 5.2
4 7
Jeff Kinney, 5.4
Awful Auntie
5 NULL
David Walliams, 5.0
6 14
Jeff Kinney, 5.2
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
7 18
J. K. Rowling, 6.7
Gangsta Granny
8 6
David Walliams, 4.9
Demon Dentist
9 5
David Walliams, 4.8
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Ugly Truth
10 3
Jeff Kinney, 5.5
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
11 20
J. K. Rowling, 6.7
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul
12 NULL
Jeff Kinney, 5.4
Matilda
13 9
Roald Dahl, 5.0
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Cabin Fever
14 4
Jeff Kinney, 5.8
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
15 17
J. K. Rowling, 6.8
Ratburger
16 15
David Walliams, 5.0
Mr. Stink
17 16
David Walliams, 4.7
The Twits
18 11
Roald Dahl, 4.4
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Hard Luck
19 12
Jeff Kinney, 5.5
20 10
Roald Dahl, 4.8

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Appendix D:
Awful Auntie
1 NULL
David Walliams, 5.0
2 NULL
Jeff Kinney, 5.4
3 14
J. K. Rowling, 6.0
4 1
Jeff Kinney, 5.2
5 15
J. K. Rowling, 6.7
6 7
Jeff Kinney, 5.2
7 9
Jeff Kinney, 5.2
Gangsta Granny
8 8
David Walliams, 4.9
9 3
Jeff Kinney, 5.4
10 18
J. K. Rowling, 6.7
Billionaire Boy
11 11
David Walliams, 4.1
12 6
Jeff Kinney, 5.8
Demon Dentist
13 4
David Walliams, 4.8
Mr. Stink
14 12
David Walliams, 4.7
15 5
Jeff Kinney, 5.5
Ratburger
16 13
David Walliams, 5.0
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Third Wheel
17 10
Jeff Kinney, 5.6
18 16
J. K. Rowling, 6.8
19 17
David Walliams, 4.2
20 2
Jeff Kinney, 5.5

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Appendix D:
Awful Auntie
1 NULL
David Walliams, 5.0
2 NULL
Jeff Kinney, 5.4
The Hunger Games
3 3
Suzanne Collins, 5.3
Gangsta Granny
4 4
David Walliams, 4.9
5 17
J. K. Rowling, 6.0
Demon Dentist
6 2
David Walliams, 4.8
7 14
J. K. Rowling, 6.7
8 6
Jeff Kinney, 5.2
9 12
Jeff Kinney, 5.2
10 18
J. K. Rowling, 6.7
11 1
Jeff Kinney, 5.5
12 7
Jeff Kinney, 5.8
13 9
Jeff Kinney, 5.5
14 11
Jeff Kinney, 5.2
Ratburger
15 10
David Walliams, 5.0
16 20
J. K. Rowling, 6.8
Catching Fire
17 5
Billionaire Boy
18 19
David Walliams, 4.1
19 8
Jeff Kinney, 5.4
20 13
Jeff Kinney, 5.6

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Appendix D:
The Hunger Games

1 1
Catching Fire
2 2
3 3
Jeff Kinney, 5.2
4 9
J. K. Rowling, 6.0
Mockingjay
5 5
Gangsta Granny
6 13
David Walliams, 4.9
The Maze Runner
7 217
James Dashner, 5.3
8 6
Jeff Kinney, 5.2
The Fault in Our Stars
9 11
John Green, 5.5
10 NULL
Jeff Kinney, 5.4
Divergent
11 22
Veronica Roth, 4.8
12 15
J. K. Rowling, 6.7
13 4
Jeff Kinney, 5.2
Awful Auntie
14 NULL
David Walliams, 5.0
15 8
Jeff Kinney, 5.8
16 7
Jeff Kinney, 5.5
17 17
J. K. Rowling, 6.7,
18 16
J. K. Rowling, 6.8
Ratburger
19 24
David Walliams, 5.0
Billionaire Boy
20 18
David Walliams, 4.1

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Appendix D:
The Maze Runner

1 171
James Dashner, 5.3
The Hunger Games
2 1
Divergent
3 5
Veronica Roth, 4.8
4 2
John Green, 5.5
The Scorch Trials
5 294
James Dashner, 5.0
Catching Fire
6 3
Insurgent
7 10
Veronica Roth, 5.0
Mockingjay
8 4
The Death Cure
9 370
James Dashner, 5.3
Girl Online: The First Novel by Zoella
10 NULL
Zoe Sugg, 4.7
11 8
J. K. Rowling, 6.0
12 NULL
Jeff Kinney, 5.4
13 9
J. K. Rowling, 6.7
Allegiant
14 40
Veronica Roth, 5.7
15 13
J. K. Rowling, 6.7
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas
16 6
John Boyne, 5.8
17 7
Jeff Kinney, 5.2
18 15
J. K. Rowling, 6.8
Private Peaceful
19 12
Michael Morpurgo, 5.2
Paper Towns
20 76
John Green, 5.4

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Appendix D:
The Maze Runner

1 91
James Dashner, 5.3
Of Mice and Men
2 12
John Steinbeck, 4.5
The Hunger Games
3 1
Divergent
4 5
Veronica Roth, 4.8
5 2
John Green, 5.5
The Scorch Trials
6 204
James Dashner, 5.0
Insurgent
7 9
Veronica Roth, 5.0
The Death Cure
8 310
James Dashner, 5.3
Catching Fire
9 3
Mockingjay
10 4
Looking for Alaska
11 8
John Green, 5.8
12 6
J. K. Rowling, 6.0
Paper Towns
13 28
John Green, 5.4
Animal Farm
14 11
George Orwell, 7.3
Allegiant
15 36
Veronica Roth, 5.7
16 7
J. K. Rowling, 6.7
17 13
J. K. Rowling, 6.7
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the
18 14 Night-Time
Mark Haddon, 5.4
City of Bones
19 16
Cassandra Clare, 5.0
20 NULL
Zoe Sugg, 4.7

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Appendix E:
Books Struggling Readers Read Most Often: Top 20 Titles in Years 5 9
Table 19: Books Struggling Readers Read Most Often: Year 5

1 1
The Gruffalo
2 3
Julia Donaldson, 2.3
Kipper and the Giant
3 12
Roderick Hunt, 2.0
Village in the Snow
4 17
Roderick Hunt, 1.5
Green Eggs and Ham
5 2
Dr Seuss, 1.5
The Outing
6 5
Roderick Hunt, 2.0
Peace at Last
7 7
Jill Murphy, 1.9
The Cat in the Hat
8 22
Dr Seuss, 2.1
Robin Hood
9 9
Roderick Hunt, 2.2
Tall Tilly
10 36
Jillian Powell, 1.6
Castle Adventure
11 10
Roderick Hunt, 1.5
The Gruffalos Child
12 72
Pirate Adventure
13 45
Roderick Hunt, 1.4
Gran
14 11
Roderick Hunt, 1.4
Were Going on a Bear Hunt
15 15
Michael Rosen, 1.3
Lost in the Jungle
16 4
Roderick Hunt, 2.3
Land of the Dinosaurs
17 8
Roderick Hunt, 2.0
Farmer Duck
18 32
Martin Waddell, 2.2
Christmas Adventure
19 50
Roderick Hunt, 2.1
Red Planet
20 16
Roderick Hunt, 2.4

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Appendix E:

1 1
The Magic Finger
2 3
Roald Dahl, 3.1
The Gruffalo
3 2
Horrid Henrys Holiday
4 8
Horrid Henrys Birthday Party
5 17
Horrid Henry Gets Rich Quick
6 37
Horrid Henrys Car Journey
7 9
The Twits
8 52
Roald Dahl, 4.4
The Outing
9 4
Roderick Hunt, 2.0
The Cat in the Hat
10 31
Dr Seuss, 2.1
Horrid Henry and the Bogey Babysitter
11 98
The Gruffalos Child
12 115
Horrid Henrys Nits
13 80
The Very Hungry Caterpillar
14 51
Eric Carle, 2.9
Kipper and the Giant
15 30
Roderick Hunt, 2.0
Horrid Henry and the Secret Club
16 158
Mrs Wobble the Waitress
17 5
Allen Ahlberg, 2.5
Robin Hood
18 20
Roderick Hunt, 2.2
The Lost Key
19 12
Roderick Hunt, 2.7
Horrid Henrys Stinkbomb
20 65

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Appendix E:
Boffin Boy and the Forest of the Ninja

1 1
David Orme, 2.5
Boffin Boy and the Wizard of Edo
2 2
David Orme, 2.5
3 NULL
Jeff Kinney, 5.4
4 34
Jeff Kinney, 5.2
Fire Escape
5 9
Alan Combes, 2.6
6 40
Jeff Kinney, 5.2
7 27
Jeff Kinney, 5.2
The Twits
8 55
Roald Dahl, 4.4
Boffin Boy and the Temples of Mars
9 6
David Orme, 2.3
The Dark Dreams of Hell
10 4
Peter Lancett, 2.0
The Dark Never Hides
11 3
Peter Lancett, 1.7
Under Fire
12 10
Paul Blum, 2.4
Boffin Boy and the Quest for Wisdom
13 8
David Orme, 2.8
Boffin Boy and the Time Warriors
14 25
David Orme, 2.6
Boffin Boy and the Monsters from the Deep
15 20
David Orme, 2.3
Face in the Crowd
16 15
Paul Blum, 2.2
The Dark Waters of Time
17 5
Peter Lancett, 2.5
Its Time to Talk
18 161
Sue Graves, 1.8
Boffin Boy and the Invaders from Space
19 22
David Orme, 2.5
Poison Pages
20 23
Michael Dahl, 2.7

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Appendix E:

1 NULL
Jeff Kinney, 5.4
2 1
Jeff Kinney, 5.2
3 2
Jeff Kinney, 5.2
4 4
Jeff Kinney, 5.2
5 5
John Boyne, 5.8
6 12
Roald Dahl, 4.8
The Twits
7 11
Roald Dahl, 4.4
8 6
Jeff Kinney, 4.5
9 3
Jeff Kinney, 5.5
Gangsta Granny
10 24
David Walliams, 4.9
11 8
Jeff Kinney, 5.8
12 7
Jeff Kinney, 5.5
13 9
Jeff Kinney, 5.6
14 63
David Walliams, 4.2
Billionaire Boy
15 22
David Walliams, 4.1
Holes
16 10
Louis Sachar, 4.6
Stone Cold
17 62
Robert Swindells, 4.3
Mr. Stink
18 89
David Walliams, 4.7
Fantastic Mr Fox
19 32
Roald Dahl, 4.1
Private Peaceful
20 33

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Appendix E:
Of Mice and Men

1 3
John Steinbeck, 4.5
2 4
John Green, 5.5
3 NULL
Jeff Kinney, 5.4
4 6
Jeff Kinney, 5.2
5 5
Jeff Kinney, 5.2
The Hunger Games
6 2
Stone Cold
7 1
Robert Swindells, 4.3
8 9
Roald Dahl, 4.8
9 7
Jeff Kinney, 5.2
10 8
Jeff Kinney, 5.5
11 10
Jeff Kinney, 5.4
12 12
Jeff Kinney, 5.5
13 13
Jeff Kinney, 5.8
14 11
John Boyne, 5.8
The Twits
15 15
Roald Dahl, 4.4
16 16
Jeff Kinney, 5.6
Gangsta Granny
17 119
David Walliams, 4.9
18 133
David Walliams, 4.2
Private Peaceful
19 14
An Inspector Calls
20 784
J. B. Priestley, 5.0

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Appendix f:
Most Read Non-ction Books: Top 20 Titles in Years 3 9
Table 24: Non-fiction Books Read Most Often: Year 3
When Animals Invade

1 5
Chloe Rhodes, 2.4
Dragon Hunter
2 3
Claire Llewellyn, 2.7
Rubbish!
3 6
Chloe Rhodes, 2.6
Think of an Eel
4 1
Karen Wallace, 3.5
Animal Magic
5 4
Mick Gowar, 1.9
Body Invaders
6 14
Jane Penrose, 2.3
Finding Things
7 8
John Malam, 3.1
Growing Frogs
8 12
Vivian French, 3.5
Turn It Off!
9 17
Atlantic Adventure
10 23
Michael Perham, 3.2
Animal Feet
11 29
Greg Pyers, 1.6
Look Closer
12 38
Alison Blank, 2.7
Awesome Animals
13 2
Alison Hawes, 2.9
The Tiny Seed
14 16
Eric Carle, 2.7
The Water Cycle
15 33
Steve Parker, 2.9
Amazing Whales
16 10
Jillian Powell, 3.0
Super Animals
17 25
Anne Rooney, 1.9
The Emperors Egg
18 53
Martin Jenkins, 4.1
Meerkat
19 11
Anita Ganeri. 2.7
Worlds Deadliest Creatures
20 34
Anna Claybourne, 2.4

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Appendix f:
Growing Frogs
1 1
Vivian French, 3.5
Think of an Eel
2 2
Karen Wallace, 3.5
Rubbish!
3 29
Chloe Rhodes, 2.6
The Emperors Egg
4 4
Martin Jenkins, 4.1
Body Invaders
5 40
Jane Penrose, 2.3
Dragon Hunter
6 16
When Animals Invade
7 55
Chloe Rhodes, 2.4
Worlds Deadliest Creatures
8 23
Anna Claybourne, 2.4
Worlds Fastest
9 82
Anne Rooney, 1.8
Awesome Animals
10 3
Alison Hawes, 2.9
All Pigs Are Beautiful
11 6
Dick King-Smith, 4.3
Super Animals
12 98
Anne Rooney, 1.9
Things That Sting
13 161
Brian Birchall, 3.4
Football
14 51
David Orme, 3.1
Finding Things
15 10
John Malam, 3.1
Big Blue Whale
16 7
Nicola Davies, 4.2
Animal Magic
17 63
Mick Gowar, 1.9
Boy: Tales of Childhood
18 19
Roald Dahl, 6.0
Cool Buildings
19 8
Mick Gowar, 3.4
Big, Fast Rides
20 5
Alison Hawes, 3.0

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Appendix f:

1 1
Roald Dahl, 6.0
The Wimpy Kid Movie Diary: How Greg
2 31 Heffley Went to Hollywood
Jeff Kinney, 6.5
Growing Frogs
3 8
Vivian French, 3.5
Wayne Rooney
4 39
Roy Apps, 4.3
The Emperors Egg
5 5
Martin Jenkins, 4.1
The Biggest Lies Ever!
6 17
Alison Hawes, 3.1
Jacky Daydream
7 30
Jacqueline Wilson, 6.2
8 10
Whats Inside Me?
9 404
Diana Noonan, 4.0
Small but Deadly
10 2
Tom Jackson, 4.0
Killer Snakes
11 3
Tom Jackson, 3.9
Amazing Whales
12 100
Jillian Powell, 3.0
Think of an Eel
13 12
Karen Wallace, 3.5
Big Blue Whale
14 20
Nicola Davies, 4.2
C.S.I. Bank Robbery
15 13
John Townsend, 4.1
Cool Buildings
16 24
Mick Gowar, 3.4
Joey to Kangaroo
17 34
Camilla de la Bdoyre, 3.7
Football
18 28
David Orme, 3.1
Pup to Shark
19 26
Camilla de la Bdoyre, 3.5
Super Animals
20 177
Anne Rooney, 1.9

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Appendix f:

1 1
Roald Dahl, 6.0
2 2 Heffley Went Hollywood
Jeff Kinney, 6.5
Jacky Daydream
3 3
Wayne Rooney
4 7
Roy Apps, 4.3
Going Solo
5 4
Roald Dahl, 6.1
Do Monsters Exist?
6 24
Sarah Fleming, 5.2
C.S.I. Diamond Robbery
7 12
Darlene Stille, 4.3
Lewis Hamilton
8 27
Roy Apps, 3.9
Football
9 26
David Orme, 3.1
Whats Inside Me?
10 316
Diana Noonan, 4.0
Animals and Us
11 25
The Emperors Egg
12 16
Martin Jenkins, 4.1
13 5
C.S.I. Bank Robbery
14 8
John Townsend, 4.1
Wacky Sports
15 625
Anne Rooney, 2.4
Big Blue Whale
16 19
Nicola Davies, 4.2
Goalkeepers
17 66
Jonny Zucker, 4.5
Think of an Eel
18 15
Karen Wallace, 3.5
Killer Snakes
19 6
Tom Jackson, 3.9
Training Like an Athlete
20 418
Nash Kramer, 4.2

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Appendix f:
Wayne Rooney
1 1
Roy Apps, 4.3
2 2
Roald Dahl, 6.0
Jessica Ennis
3 3
Roy Apps, 4.5
David Beckham
4 5
Roy Apps, 3.8
Jeff Kinney, 6.5
Football Legends
6 6
Clive Gifford, 3.9
Andy Murray
7 4
Roy Apps, 4.2
Lewis Hamilton
8 8
Roy Apps, 3.9
Zombies on the Loose
9 7
Anne Rooney, 3.9
Goalkeepers
10 19
Jonny Zucker, 4.5
Killer Snakes
11 13
Tom Jackson, 3.9
Super Animals
12 51
Anne Rooney, 1.9
Worlds Fastest
13 24
Anne Rooney, 1.8
C.S.I. Murder Clues
14 12
John Townsend, 4.5
Vampire Castle
15 11
Anne Rooney, 3.7
Football
16 17
David Orme, 3.1
Jacky Daydream
17 16
Chris Hoy
18 10
Roy Apps, 4.8
C.S.I. Bank Robbery
19 14
John Townsend, 4.1
Bradley Wiggins
20 22
Roy Apps, 4.2

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Appendix f:
Wayne Rooney
1 1
Roy Apps, 4.3
Jessica Ennis
2 2
Roy Apps, 4.5
Andy Murray
3 4
Roy Apps, 4.2
David Beckham
4 3
Roy Apps, 3.8
5 9
Roald Dahl, 6.0
Chris Hoy
6 6
Roy Apps, 4.8
Football Legends
7 5
Clive Gifford, 3.9
Lewis Hamilton
8 8
Roy Apps, 3.9
Goalkeepers
9 15
Jonny Zucker, 4.5
Football
10 26
Tom Palmer, 4.3
Jeff Kinney, 6.5
Bradley Wiggins
12 22
Roy Apps, 4.2
C.S.I. Diamond Robbery
13 14
Darlene Stille, 4.3
Goal Scorers
14 16
Jonny Zucker, 4.7
Killer Snakes
15 10
Tom Jackson, 3.9
Football
16 17
David Orme, 3.1
C.S.I. Murder Clues
17 12
John Townsend, 4.5
C.S.I. Bank Robbery
18 13
John Townsend, 4.1
Theo Walcott
19 19
Andy Croft, 4.0
Zombies on the Loose
20 11
Anne Rooney. 3.9

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Appendix f:
1 Wayne Rooney
1
Roy Apps, 4.3
7 Goalkeepers
2
Jonny Zucker, 4.5
8 Goal Scorers
3
Jonny Zucker, 4.7
2 Jessica Ennis
4
Roy Apps, 4.5
5 Football Legends
5
Clive Gifford, 3.9
6 David Beckham
6
Roy Apps, 3.8
3 Andy Murray
7
Roy Apps, 4.2
11 Lewis Hamilton
8
Roy Apps, 3.9
20 Football
9
Tom Palmer, 4.3
143 Football
10
Paul May, 3.8
4 Chris Hoy
11
Roy Apps, 4.8
19 Football
12
David Orme, 3.1
82 Football
13
Andy Smith, 6.6
10 C.S.I. Diamond Robbery
14
Darlene Stille, 4.3
17 Theo Walcott
15
Andy Croft, 4.0
22 Bradley Wiggins
16
Roy Apps, 4.2
15 Killer Snakes
17
Tom Jackson, 3.9
49 Mo Farah
18
Roy Apps, 4.8
13 Small but Deadly
19
Tom Jackson, 4.0
18 Zombies on the Loose
20
Anne Rooney, 3.9

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Appendix G:
Voting for Favourite Books: Top 20 Titles in Years 3 11
Table 31: Voting on Favourite Books: Year 1
Sometimes I Like to Curl Up in a Ball

1 1433
Vicki Churchill, 2.4
Tabby in the Tree
2 501
Beverley Randell, 0.8
Big Cats
3 NULL
Sharnika Blacker, 2
Get Fit
4 315
Gina Nuttall, 0.4
The Mouse and the Monster
5 NULL
Martin Waddell, 1.5
Horses Hiccups
6 81
Dot Meharry, 1.3
Find Me a Tiger
7 54
Lynley Dodd, 2.6
Wait for Me!
8 2079
Eileen Browne, 2.5
Olivers Fruit Salad
9 487
Vivian French, 2
Mister Seahorse
10 716
Eric Carle, 2.5
The Three Little Pigs and the New Neigh-
11 NULL bour
Andy Blackford, 2.1
The Baby Turtle
12 NULL
Andy Belcher, 1.7
Roar Like a Tiger
13 1364
Margaret Clough, 1.1
Letter to Sam
14 NULL
Jay Dale, 1.8
Super Ben
15 NULL
Steve Smallman, 0.7
Sausage
16 219
Paul Stewart, 3
A Crocodile and a Whale
17 2031
Annette Smith, 1
Look Out for Bingo
18 1871
Jenny Giles, 0.8
Drawing Adventure
19 1710
Roderick Hunt, 1.4
Goldfish
20 719
Clive Harper, 2.2

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Appendix G:
Big Bad Bun

1 1165
Jeanne Willis, 4.1
The Magic Faraway Tree
2 654
Enid Blyton, 4.1
Samantha the Swimming Fairy
3 588
Daisy Meadows, 4.9
Harriet the Hamster Fairy
4 1570
Daisy Meadows, 4.7
Ninja
5 4410
Charlotte Guillain, 3.4
6 NULL
Jeff Kinney, 5.4
Amelie the Seal Fairy
7 3123
Daisy Meadows, 4.9
Big Bad Blob
8 2055
Penny Dolan, 1.7
The Folk of the Faraway Tree
9 NULL
Enid Blyton, 4.3
Short Pants
10 4636
Kath Lock, 4.4
Gemma the Gymnastics Fairy
11 247
Daisy Meadows, 4.8
A Magical Christmas/The Magic of Christ-
12 745 mas
Claire Freedman, 2.8
Hiding in Oceans
13 NULL
Deborah Underwood, 3.4
The Giraffe and the Pelly and Me
14 1022
Roald Dahl, 4.7
The Incredible Book Eating Boy
15 959
Oliver Jeffers, 2.8
Handsome Hog
16 3352
Mwenye Hadithi, 3.8
Oliver Who Was Small but Mighty
17 3264
Mara Bergman, 3.3
Smells All Around Us
18 NULL
Heather Hammonds, 1.4
The Enchanted Wood
19 166
Enid Blyton, 4.4
Mushrooms for Dinner
20 466
Beverley Randell, 1.3

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Appendix G:
The Butterfly Club

1 NULL
Mara the Meerkat Fairy
2 NULL
Daisy Meadows, 4.5
Noctila the Death Owl
3 993
Adam Blade, 5
The Naughtiest Girl in the School
4 22
Enid Blyton, 4.6
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
5 56
J.K. Rowling, 7.2
The Folk of the Faraway Tree
6 3442
Enid Blyton, 4.3
Stella the Star Fairy
7 89
Daisy Meadows, 4.8
Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief
8 90
Rick Riordan, 4.5
Shark!
9 4710
Michaela Morgan, 3.3
Hetty Feather
10 10
Minty and Tink
11 4492
Emma Chichester Clark, 2.1
Puppies in the Pantry
12 5389
Lucy Daniels, 3.6
Queenie
13 151
Mr Majeika and the Lost Spell Book
14 5055
Humphrey Carpenter, 4.9
The Naughtiest Girl Again
15 460
Enid Blyton, 4.8
The Worst Witch All at Sea
16 11
Jill Murphy, 6.1
The Ersatz Elevator
17 570
Lemony Snicket, 6.6
Lucy Longwhiskers Gets Lost
18 NULL
Daisy Meadows, 3.9
The Chocolate Dog
19 73
Holly Webb, 4.6
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
20 16
J.K. Rowling, 6.9

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Mae the Panda Fairy

1 NULL
Daisy Meadows, 4.3
2 26
J.K. Rowling, 6.7
3 2
J.K. Rowling, 6.8
4 31
J.K. Rowling, 7.2
The Blood of Olympus
5 NULL
Rick Riordan, 5.2
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
6 36
J.K. Rowling, 7.2
7 42
J.K. Rowling, 6.9
Lily Alone
8 166
Opal Plumstead
9 NULL
The Butterfly Club
10 NULL
Percy Jackson and the Last Olympian
11 5
Rick Riordan, 4.3
Point Blanc
12 67
Anthony Horowitz, 4.8
Robyn the Christmas Party Fairy
13 NULL
Daisy Meadows, 4.8
Little Darlings
14 52
Eagle Strike
15 73
The Magic Spell
16 299
Linda Chapman, 4.4
The Lost Hero
17 13
Rick Riordan, 4.5
Walk, Ride, Run
18 5513
Jenny Giles, 0.9
The Worst Witch and the Wishing Star
19 NULL
Jill Murphy, 6.5
The Son of Neptune
20 1
Rick Riordan, 4.7

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1 19
J.K. Rowling, 6.9
Catching Fire
2 1
The Maze Runner
3 NULL
James Dashner, 5.3
The Lost Hero
4 2
Rick Riordan, 4.5
The Son of Neptune
5 4
Rick Riordan, 4.7
The Mark of Athena
6 5
Rick Riordan, 4.8
The House of Hades
7 3
Rick Riordan, 4.8
8 NULL
Rick Riordan, 5.2
Listen to the Moon
9 NULL
The Scorch Trials
10 NULL
James Dashner, 5
Amictus vs Tagus
11 2623
Adam Blade, 4.8
Russian Roulette
12 104
Shipley Manor
13 NULL
Tim Walker, 6.8
The School for Good and Evil
14 NULL
Soman Chainani, 5.2
Pegasus and the Fight for Olympus
15 41
Kate OHearn, 4.8
H.I.V.E.: The Overlord Protocol
16 380
Mark Walden, 7.7
Danger Is Everywhere
17 NULL
David ODoherty, 5.1
18 355
John Green, 5.5
The Spooks Apprentice
19 122
Joseph Delaney, 5.6
20 NULL
Jeff Kinney, 5.4

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1 NULL
Rick Riordan, 5.2
The House of Hades
2 3
Rick Riordan, 4.8
Underground to Canada
3 53
Barbara Smucker, 5.2
The Dying of the Light
4 NULL
Derek Landy, 4.7
Hurricane Gold
5 453
Charlie Higson, 5.1
Eldest
6 67
Christopher Paolini, 7
Oblivion
7 44
Brisingr
8 80
Christopher Paolini, 7.8
The Vampire Prince
9 382
Darren Shan, 6.2
The Hunger Games
10 12
11 14
J.K. Rowling, 6.7
12 NULL
Zoe Sugg, 4.7
13 16
J.K. Rowling, 6.8
14 18
J.K. Rowling, 7.2
Opal Plumstead
15 NULL
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
16 21
J.K. Rowling, 7.2
Catching Fire
17 15
18 1
J.K. Rowling, 6.9
The Maze Runner
19 43
James Dashner, 5.3
Inheritance
20 20

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Brisingr
1 16
2 NULL
Zoe Sugg, 4.7
The Mark of Athena
3 6
Rick Riordan, 4.8
The House of Hades
4 8
Rick Riordan, 4.8
5 NULL
Rick Riordan, 5.2
Kingdom of the Wicked
6 11
Derek Landy, 4.4
Last Stand of Dead Men
7 15
Derek Landy, 4.6
8 NULL
Derek Landy, 4.7
Eldest
9 80
Christopher Paolini, 7
The One Dollar Horse
10 74
Lauren St John, 6.3
The Book Thief
11 18
Markus Zusak, 5.1
Dreamless: A Starcrossed Novel
12 40
Josephine Angelini, 6
Inheritance
13 17
Into the Wild
14 99
Erin Hunter, 5.6
Listen to the Moon
15 NULL
City of Heavenly Fire
16 NULL
Fire and Ice
17 116
Erin Hunter, 5.4
Young Samurai: The Way of the Dragon
18 121
Chris Bradford, 6.1
Forest of Secrets
19 128
Erin Hunter, 5.8
Throne of Glass
20 30
Sarah J. Maas, 5.7

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A Dangerous Path
1 135
Erin Hunter, 5.9
2 NULL
Zoe Sugg, 4.7
City of Lost Souls
3 6
4 NULL
Clockwork Angel
5 35
6 NULL
Derek Landy, 4.7
Clockwork Prince
7 8
Oblivion
8 140
Clockwork Princess
9 9
Brisingr
10 42
Inheritance
11 7
The Hunted
12 NULL
Charlie Higson, 4.7
Finding Sky
13 161
Joss Stirling, 4.5
Finale
14 167
Becca Fitzpatrick, 5.0
Heir of Fire
15 NULL
Sarah J. Maas, 6.4
The Return of the King
16 59
J.R.R. Tolkien, 6.2
Maximum Ride: Schools out Forever
17 67
James Patterson, 4.4
Rising Storm
18 246
Erin Hunter, 6.1
The Darkest Hour
19 157
Erin Hunter, 6.3
The Maze Runner
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James Dashner, 5.3

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Appendix G:
Table 39: Voting on Favourite Books: Years 9-11

1 NULL
Clockwork Prince
2 54
3 NULL
Derek Landy, 4.7
Brisingr
4 2
Inheritance
5 22
Monsters of Men
6 88
Patrick Ness, 5.6
7 NULL
Zoe Sugg, 4.7
Starcrossed
8 26
Josephine Angelini, 6.1
A Game of Thrones
9 NULL
George R.R. Martin, 5.5
Last Sacrifice
10 609
Richelle Mead, 5.0
City of Lost Souls
11 1
12 NULL
Rick Riordan, 5.2
Clockwork Angel
13 16
The House of Hades
14 10
Rick Riordan, 4.8
The Son of Neptune
15 47
Rick Riordan, 4.7
The Mark of Athena
16 15
Rick Riordan, 4.8
Heir of Fire
17 NULL
Sarah J. Maas, 6.4
Clockwork Princess
18 19
A Clash of Kings
19 NULL
George R.R. Martin, 5.5
Crescendo
20 51
Becca Fitzpatrick, 4.8

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Appendix H:
Regional Variation in Reading Habits: Top 20 Titles in Years 3 11
Table 40: Variation in Reading by Region: Year 3
England Scotland Northern Ireland

Book Title Author Book Title Author Book Title Author
1 The Magic Finger Roald Dahl Dont Be Horrid, Francesca Simon The Gruffalo Julia Donaldson
Henry!
2 The Gruffalo Julia Donaldson The Gruffalo Julia Donaldson Dont Be Horrid, Henry! Francesca Simon
3 Dont Be Horrid, Henry! Francesca Simon Horrid Henrys Car Francesca Simon Horrid Henrys Car Francesca Simon
Journey Journey
4 The Twits Roald Dahl The Magic Finger Roald Dahl The Magic Finger Roald Dahl
5 Fantastic Mr Fox Roald Dahl Horrid Henrys Francesca Simon The Gruffalos Child Julia Donaldson
Holiday
6 Horrid Henrys Holiday Francesca Simon Horrid Henrys Francesca Simon Room on the Broom Julia Donaldson
Birthday Party
7 Georges Marvellous Roald Dahl Owl Babies Martin Waddell Horrid Henrys Francesca Simon
Medicine Birthday Party
8 Horrid Henry Gets Rich Francesca Simon Horrid Henrys Nits Francesca Simon Were Going on a Bear Michael J. Rosen
Quick Hunt
9 Funnybones Janet Ahlberg The Smartest Giant Julia Donaldson The Very Hungry Eric Carle
in Town Caterpillar
10 Horrid Henrys Birthday Francesca Simon Peace at Last Jill Murphy The Naughty Puppy Jillian Powell
Party
11 The Gruffalos Child Julia Donaldson Horrid Henry and Francesca Simon Fantastic Mr Fox Roald Dahl
the Bogey
Babysitter
12 The Very Hungry Cater- Eric Carle The Gruffalos Child Julia Donaldson Stick Man Julia Donaldson
pillar
13 Room on the Broom Julia Donaldson Horrid Henry Gets Francesca Simon Peace at Last Jill Murphy
Rich Quick
14 The Smartest Giant in Julia Donaldson Hairy Maclary from Lynley Dodd The Outing Roderick Hunt
Town Donaldsons Dairy
15 The Tiger Who Came to Judith Kerr Farmer Duck Martin Waddell Horrid Henry Tricks Francesca Simon
Tea and Treats
16 Owl Babies Martin Waddell Room on the Broom Julia Donaldson Lost in the Jungle Roderick Hunt
17 Horrid Henry and the Francesca Simon Were Going on a Michael J. Rosen Farmer Duck Martin Waddell
Bogey Babysitter Bear Hunt
18 Robin Hood Roderick Hunt The Twits Roald Dahl Kipper and the Giant Roderick Hunt
19 The Cat in the Hat Dr. Seuss Horrid Henry and Francesca Simon Horrid Henrys Holiday Francesca Simon
the Football Fiend
20 Winnie the Witch Valerie Thomas Horrid Henry and Francesca Simon Horrid Henry Gets Rich Francesca Simon
the Mega-Mean Quick
Time Machine
England ATOS 1.9, APC 0.90

Scotland ATOS 2.8, APC 0.90
Northern Ireland, ATOS 2.6, APC 0.89

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1 The Twits Roald Dahl The Twits Roald Dahl The Magic Finger Roald Dahl
2 Fantastic Mr Fox Roald Dahl The Magic Finger Roald Dahl Dont Be Horrid, Henry! Francesca Simon
3 Georges Marvellous Roald Dahl Georges Marvellous Roald Dahl The Twits Roald Dahl
Medicine Medicine
4 The Magic Finger Roald Dahl Fantastic Mr Fox Roald Dahl Fantastic Mr Fox Roald Dahl
5 Esio Trot Roald Dahl Dont Be Horrid, Henry! Francesca Simon The Gruffalo Julia Donaldson
6 Diary of a Wimpy Kid Jeff Kinney Horrid Henry and the Francesca Simon Georges Marvellous Roald Dahl
Bogey Babysitter Medicine
7 Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Jeff Kinney Esio Trot Roald Dahl Horrid Henrys Francesca Simon
Days Birthday Party
8 Gangsta Granny David Walliams The Gruffalo Julia Donaldson Stick Man Julia Donaldson
9 Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Jeff Kinney Diary of a Wimpy Kid Jeff Kinney Horrid Henrys Holiday Francesca Simon
Rodrick Rules
10 The Boy in the Dress David Walliams Awful Auntie David Walliams Horrid Henry Gets Rich Francesca Simon
Quick
11 Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Jeff Kinney The Boy in the Dress David Walliams Horrid Henrys Car Francesca Simon
Last Straw Journey
12 Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Jeff Kinney Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Jeff Kinney The Gruffalos Child Julia Donaldson
Ugly Truth Days
13 Charlie and the Chocolate Roald Dahl Gangsta Granny David Walliams The Very Hungry Eric Carle
Factory Caterpillar
14 Billionaire Boy David Walliams Billionaire Boy David Walliams Room on the Broom Julia Donaldson
15 Dont Be Horrid, Henry! Francesca Simon Horrid Henry and the Francesca Simon Horrid Henry Tricks the Francesca Simon
Mega-Mean Time Machine Tooth Fairy
16 The Gruffalo Julia Donaldson Horrid Henry and the Francesca Simon Esio Trot Roald Dahl
Secret Club
17 Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Jeff Kinney The Diary of a Killer Cat Anne Fine Owl Babies Martin Waddell
Long Haul
18 Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Jeff Kinney Matilda Roald Dahl Were Going on a Bear Michael J. Rosen
Cabin Fever Hunt
19 The Brilliant World of Tom Liz Pichon Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Jeff Kinney Whatever Next! Jill Murphy
Gates Rodrick Rules
20 Funnybones Janet Ahlberg Horrid Henrys Holiday Francesca Simon Horrid Henry Francesca Simon
(Early Reader)
England, ATOS 4.4, APC 0.95

Northern Ireland ATOS 3.0, APC 0.90

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Appendix H:

1 Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Jeff Kinney Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Jeff Kinney The Twits Roald Dahl
Long Haul Days
2 Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Jeff Kinney Gangsta Granny David Walliams The Magic Finger Roald Dahl
Days
3 Diary of a Wimpy Kid Jeff Kinney Diary of a Wimpy Kid Jeff Kinney Georges Marvellous Roald Dahl
Medicine
4 Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Jeff Kinney Awful Auntie David Walliams Fantastic Mr Fox Roald Dahl
Rodrick Rules
5 The Twits Roald Dahl Billionaire Boy David Walliams Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Jeff Kinney
The Long Haul
6 Gangsta Granny David Walliams The Twits Roald Dahl Charlie and the Choco- Roald Dahl
late Factory
7 Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Jeff Kinney Mr. Stink David Walliams Esio Trot Roald Dahl
Last Straw
8 The Boy in the Dress David Walliams Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Jeff Kinney Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Jeff Kinney
Long Haul Rodrick Rules
9 Awful Auntie David Walliams Georges Marvellous Roald Dahl Diary of a Wimpy Kid Jeff Kinney
Medicine
10 Billionaire Boy David Walliams Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Jeff Kinney Gangsta Granny David Walliams
Last Straw
11 Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Jeff Kinney The Boy in the Dress David Walliams Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Jeff Kinney
Ugly Truth The Ugly Truth
12 Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Jeff Kinney Fantastic Mr Fox Roald Dahl Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Jeff Kinney
Cabin Fever The Last Straw
13 Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Jeff Kinney Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Jeff Kinney Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Jeff Kinney
Hard Luck Rodrick Rules Dog Days
14 Mr. Stink David Walliams Demon Dentist David Walliams Billionaire Boy David Walliams
15 Georges Marvellous Roald Dahl Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Jeff Kinney Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Jeff Kinney
Medicine Cabin Fever Cabin Fever
16 Demon Dentist David Walliams Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Jeff Kinney Awful Auntie David Walliams
Ugly Truth
17 Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Jeff Kinney Esio Trot Roald Dahl Demon Dentist David Walliams
Third Wheel
18 Fantastic Mr Fox Roald Dahl The Magic Finger Roald Dahl The Boy in the Dress David Walliams
19 Charlie and the Chocolate Roald Dahl The Brilliant World of Tom Liz Pichon Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Jeff Kinney
Factory Gates The Third Wheel
20 Ratburger David Walliams Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Hard Jeff Kinney Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Jeff Kinney
Luck Hard Luck
England, ATOS 4.9, APC 0.90

Scotland, ATOS 4.7, APC 0.92
Northern Ireland, ATOS 4.8, APC 0.92

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Appendix H:

1 Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Jeff Kinney Awful Auntie David Walliams Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Jeff Kinney
Long Haul The Long Haul
2 Awful Auntie David Walliams Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Jeff Kinney Gangsta Granny David Walliams
Long Haul
3 Gangsta Granny David Walliams Diary of a Wimpy Kid Jeff Kinney Awful Auntie David Walliams
4 The Boy in the Dress David Walliams Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Jeff Kinney Billionaire Boy David Walliams
Last Straw
5 Diary of a Wimpy Kid Jeff Kinney Gangsta Granny David Walliams Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Jeff Kinney
The Ugly Truth
6 Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Jeff Kinney Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Jeff Kinney Diary of a Wimpy Kid Jeff Kinney
Rodrick Rules Rodrick Rules
7 Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Jeff Kinney Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Jeff Kinney Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Jeff Kinney
Days Days Dog Days
8 Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Jeff Kinney The Twits Roald Dahl Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Jeff Kinney
Ugly Truth Rodrick Rules
9 Billionaire Boy David Walliams Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Jeff Kinney Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Jeff Kinney
Cabin Fever The Last Straw
10 Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Jeff Kinney Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Jeff Kinney Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Jeff Kinney
Last Straw Ugly Truth Cabin Fever
11 Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Jeff Kinney Billionaire Boy David Walliams The Twits Roald Dahl
Cabin Fever
12 Mr. Stink David Walliams The Boy in the Dress David Walliams The Boy in the Dress David Walliams
13 Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Jeff Kinney Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Jeff Kinney Charlie and the Roald Dahl
Hard Luck Third Wheel Chocolate Factory
14 The Twits Roald Dahl Ratburger David Walliams Danny, the Champion Roald Dahl
of the World
15 Demon Dentist David Walliams Charlie and the Chocolate Roald Dahl Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Jeff Kinney
Factory The Third Wheel
16 Ratburger David Walliams Demon Dentist David Walliams Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Jeff Kinney
Hard Luck
17 Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Jeff Kinney Mr. Stink David Walliams Fantastic Mr Fox Roald Dahl
Third Wheel
18 Charlie and the Chocolate Roald Dahl Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Hard Jeff Kinney Mr. Stink David Walliams
Factory Luck
19 The Brilliant World of Tom Liz Pichon Fantastic Mr Fox Roald Dahl Ratburger David Walliams
Gates
20 Esio Trot Roald Dahl Holes Louis Sachar Esio Trot Roald Dahl

Scotland ATOS 4.7, APC 0 .93

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Regional Variation in Reading Habits: Top 20 Titles in Years 3 11 16
England Scotland Wales Northern Ireland
Book Title Author Book Title Author Book Title Author Book Title Author
1 Gangsta Granny David Walliams Diary of a Jeff Kinney Gangsta Granny David Walliams Under the Marita
Wimpy Kid: The Hawthorn Tree Conlon-McKenna
Long Haul
2 Diary of a Jeff Kinney Awful Auntie David Walliams Diary of a Jeff Kinney Diary of a Jeff Kinney
Wimpy Kid Wimpy Kid Wimpy Kid: The
Long Haul
3 Diary of a Jeff Kinney Diary of a Jeff Kinney Diary of a Jeff Kinney Gangsta Granny David Walliams
Wimpy Kid: Wimpy Kid Wimpy Kid:
Rodrick Rules Rodrick Rules
4 Diary of a Jeff Kinney Diary of a Jeff Kinney Diary of a Jeff Kinney Awful Auntie David Walliams
Wimpy Kid: The Wimpy Kid: Wimpy Kid: Dog
Long Haul Rodrick Rules Days
5 Diary of a Jeff Kinney Gangsta Granny David Walliams Diary of a Jeff Kinney Diary of a Jeff Kinney
Wimpy Kid: Dog Wimpy Kid: The Wimpy Kid: Dog
Days Long Haul Days
6 Diary of a Jeff Kinney Diary of a Jeff Kinney Billionaire Boy David Walliams Diary of a Jeff Kinney
Wimpy Kid: Hard Wimpy Kid: Dog Wimpy Kid
Luck Days
7 Diary of a Jeff Kinney Diary of a Jeff Kinney Diary of a Jeff Kinney Diary of a Jeff Kinney
Wimpy Kid: The Wimpy Kid: The Wimpy Kid: The Wimpy Kid:
Last Straw Last Straw Last Straw Rodrick Rules
8 Mr. Stink David Walliams Girl Online: The Zoe Sugg Diary of a Jeff Kinney Billionaire Boy David Walliams
First Novel by Wimpy Kid: Hard
Zoella Luck
9 Diary of a Jeff Kinney Diary of a Jeff Kinney Mr. Stink David Walliams Diary of a Jeff Kinney
Wimpy Kid: The Wimpy Kid: The Wimpy Kid: The
Ugly Truth Ugly Truth Last Straw
10 The Boy in the David Walliams Billionaire Boy David Walliams The Boy in the David Walliams The Boy in the David Walliams
Dress Dress Dress
11 Charlie and Roald Dahl Diary of a Jeff Kinney Diary of a Jeff Kinney Charlie and Roald Dahl
the Chocolate Wimpy Kid: Wimpy Kid: The the Chocolate
Factory Cabin Fever Ugly Truth Factory
12 Billionaire Boy David Walliams The Boy in the David Walliams Diary of a Jeff Kinney Diary of a Jeff Kinney
Dress Wimpy Kid: Wimpy Kid: The
Cabin Fever Ugly Truth
13 Diary of a Jeff Kinney Diary of a Jeff Kinney Diary of a Jeff Kinney Ratburger David Walliams
Wimpy Kid: Wimpy Kid: The Wimpy Kid: The
Cabin Fever Third Wheel Third Wheel
14 Diary of a Jeff Kinney The Hunger Suzanne Collins Demon Dentist David Walliams The Twits Roald Dahl
Wimpy Kid: The Games
Third Wheel
15 The Hunger Suzanne Collins Ratburger David Walliams The Hunger Suzanne Collins Mr. Stink David Walliams
Games Games
16 The Twits Roald Dahl Demon Dentist David Walliams Awful Auntie David Walliams Diary of a Jeff Kinney
Wimpy Kid:
Hard Luck
17 Demon Dentist David Walliams Charlie and Roald Dahl Charlie and Roald Dahl Diary of a Jeff Kinney
the Chocolate the Chocolate Wimpy Kid:
Factory Factory Cabin Fever
18 Ratburger David Walliams Mr. Stink David Walliams Girl Online: The Zoe Sugg Demon Dentist David Walliams
First Novel by
Zoella
19 Awful Auntie David Walliams The Twits Roald Dahl Ratburger David Walliams Diary of a Jeff Kinney
Wimpy Kid: The
Third Wheel
20 Girl Online: The Zoe Sugg Diary of a Jeff Kinney Fantastic Mr Fox Roald Dahl Danny, the Roald Dahl
First Novel by Wimpy Kid: Hard Champion of the
Zoella Luck World
England ATOS 5.0, APC .88 Scotland ATOS 5.0, APC 0.88
Wales ATOS 5.0, APC 0.93 Northern Ireland ATOS 5.0, APC 0.91
Appendix H:
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Book Title Author Book Title Author Book Title Author Book Title Author
1 Diary of a Jeff Kinney Spiker Alan Combes Diary of a Wimpy Jeff Kinney Gangsta Granny David Walliams
Wimpy Kid: The Kid: The Long
Long Haul Haul
2 The Fault in Our John Green The Fault in Our John Green The Fault in Our John Green Diary of a Jeff Kinney
Stars Stars Stars Wimpy Kid: Dog
Days
3 The Hunger Suzanne Collins Girl Online: The Zoe Sugg Gangsta Granny David Walliams Diary of a Jeff Kinney
Games First Novel by Wimpy Kid:
Zoella Rodrick Rules
4 Diary of a Jeff Kinney The Hunger Suzanne Collins Diary of a Wimpy Jeff Kinney Diary of a Jeff Kinney
Wimpy Kid: Games Kid Wimpy Kid: The
Rodrick Rules Long Haul
5 Diary of a Jeff Kinney Diary of a Jeff Kinney The Hunger Suzanne Collins Diary of a Jeff Kinney
Wimpy Kid Wimpy Kid: The Games Wimpy Kid
Long Haul
6 Gangsta Granny David Walliams The Boy in the John Boyne Diary of a Wimpy Jeff Kinney Charlie and Roald Dahl
Striped Pyjamas Kid: Rodrick Rules the Chocolate
Factory
7 The Boy in the John Boyne Diary of a Jeff Kinney The Boy in the David Walliams Diary of a Jeff Kinney
Striped Pyjamas Wimpy Kid Dress Wimpy Kid: The
Ugly Truth
8 Diary of a Jeff Kinney Looking for John Green Mr. Stink David Walliams The Hunger Suzanne Collins
Wimpy Kid: Dog Alaska Games
Days
9 Girl Online: The Zoe Sugg Diary of a Jeff Kinney Charlie and the Roald Dahl Diary of a Jeff Kinney
First Novel by Wimpy Kid: Chocolate Factory Wimpy Kid:
Zoella Rodrick Rules Cabin Fever
10 Charlie and Roald Dahl Diary of a Jeff Kinney Holes Louis Sachar Diary of a Jeff Kinney
the Chocolate Wimpy Kid: Dog Wimpy Kid: The
Factory Days Last Straw
11 Diary of a Jeff Kinney Charlie and Roald Dahl Wolf Brother Michelle Paver Diary of a Jeff Kinney
Wimpy Kid: The the Chocolate Wimpy Kid: Hard
Last Straw Factory Luck
12 Diary of a Jeff Kinney Goodnight Michelle Diary of a Wimpy Jeff Kinney Diary of a Jeff Kinney
Wimpy Kid: Hard Mister Tom Magorian Kid: Dog Days Wimpy Kid: The
Luck Third Wheel
13 Diary of a Jeff Kinney The Maze James Dashner Billionaire Boy David Walliams Billionaire Boy David Walliams
Wimpy Kid: The Runner
Ugly Truth
14 Diary of a Jeff Kinney Divergent Veronica Roth Ratburger David Walliams Demon Dentist David Walliams
Wimpy Kid:
Cabin Fever
15 The Boy in the David Walliams Diary of a Jeff Kinney Girl Online: The Zoe Sugg The Twits Roald Dahl
Dress Wimpy Kid: The First Novel by
Ugly Truth Zoella
16 Diary of a Jeff Kinney Mr. Stink David Walliams The Twits Roald Dahl Mr. Stink David Walliams
Wimpy Kid: The
Third Wheel
17 Mr. Stink David Walliams Abomination Robert Diary of a Wimpy Jeff Kinney The Boy in the David Walliams
Swindells Kid: Hard Luck Dress
18 Private Peaceful Michael Diary of a Jeff Kinney Diary of a Wimpy Jeff Kinney Awful Auntie David Walliams
Morpurgo Wimpy Kid: The Kid: Cabin Fever
Third Wheel
19 The Maze James Dashner Awful Auntie David Walliams The Maze Runner James Dashner Ratburger David Walliams
Runner
20 The Twits Roald Dahl Diary of a Jeff Kinney Diary of a Wimpy Jeff Kinney Boy: Tales of Roald Dahl
Wimpy Kid: Kid: The Ugly Childhood
Cabin Fever Truth
England ATOS 5.2, APC 0.87 Scotland ATOS 5.0, APC 0.93
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Table 46: Variation in Reading by Region: Years 9-11

1 Of Mice and Men John Steinbeck The Fault in Our Stars John Green The Boy in the Striped John Boyne
Pyjamas
2 The Fault in Our Stars John Green Blood Brothers Willy Russell The Fault in Our Stars John Green
3 The Hunger Games Suzanne Collins The Boy in the Striped John Boyne The Hunger Games Suzanne Collins
Pyjamas
4 Divergent Veronica Roth Macbeth Andrew Matthews Charlie and the Roald Dahl
Chocolate Factory
5 The Maze Runner James Dashner Goodnight Mister Tom Michelle Magorian Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Jeff Kinney
The Long Haul
6 Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Jeff Kinney The Merchant of Venice William Shakespeare The Maze Runner James Dashner
Long Haul
7 Girl Online: The First Zoe Sugg Antony and Cleopatra Andrew Matthews Diary of a Wimpy Kid Jeff Kinney
Novel by Zoella
8 Charlie and the Chocolate Roald Dahl Billionaire Boy David Walliams Divergent Veronica Roth
Factory
9 Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Jeff Kinney Divergent Veronica Roth Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Jeff Kinney
Rodrick Rules Dog Days
10 Diary of a Wimpy Kid Jeff Kinney Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Jeff Kinney Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Jeff Kinney
Cabin Fever Rodrick Rules
11 An Inspector Calls J.B. Priestley Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Jeff Kinney Gangsta Granny David Walliams
Rodrick Rules
12 Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Jeff Kinney The Hunger Games Suzanne Collins Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Jeff Kinney
Days The Last Straw
13 The Boy in the Striped John Boyne Diary of a Wimpy Kid Jeff Kinney Girl Online: The First Zoe Sugg
Pyjamas Novel by Zoella
14 Catching Fire Suzanne Collins Flour Babies Anne Fine The Twits Roald Dahl
15 Looking for Alaska John Green The Maze Runner James Dashner Catching Fire Suzanne Collins
16 Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Jeff Kinney Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Jeff Kinney Billionaire Boy David Walliams
Ugly Truth Long Haul
17 Stone Cold Robert Swindells Charlie and the Chocolate Roald Dahl Awful Auntie David Walliams
Factory
18 Animal Farm George Orwell Insurgent Veronica Roth Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Jeff Kinney
Cabin Fever
19 Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Jeff Kinney Buddy Nigel Hinton Mr. Stink David Walliams
Last Straw
20 Insurgent Veronica Roth Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Jeff Kinney Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Jeff Kinney
Days The Ugly Truth


What Kids Are Reading is an annual study into the book-reading habits of children of all ages and abilities from primary and secondary schools
across the UK, based on their usage of Accelerated Reader over an entire academic year. It remains the largest study of its kind in the UK.
Accelerated Reader (AR) from Renaissance Learning has been shown in independent studies by the National Literacy Trust (NLT) and Education
Endowment Foundation (EEF) to improve both attitudes towards reading and reading ability even among struggling and reluctant readers.
Independently authored by Professor Keith Topping, Professor of Educational and Social Research, School of Education, University of Dundee
the report examines the most read and most popular books across all Year Groups, and between pupils of varying reading ability.
The full findings of the 2016 report can be found at: whatkidsarereading.co.uk
www.renlearn.co.uk
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children & Secondary

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My first role as a childrens book writer is to get as

I am passionately fighting for the survival of books as a medium

Enthusing children to read for pleasure is a group effort.

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The take-home messages of this report are thus:

The good news:

The less good news:

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We kicked off the academic year with a whole school training

The successes of Accelerated Reader at Redriff have been

Through assemblies and newsletters we

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And things started to change. I had reading stamina from all

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The average book difficulty rises as pupils get older, but

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Choices by boys and girls begin to diverge more markedly at

John Steinbecks Of Mice and Men is very popular with both

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Students read an average of 46 books each

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Above all else, make reading a pleasure. Not a chore.

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The average ATOS difficulty equivalent is 5.4, slightly lower than

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I am Deputy Head Teacher of a large primary school in East

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In a world where all the adults made decisions this was

To be honest, I cant remember the names of the books that I

Lara Williamson is the author of A Boy Called Hope and

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It is DEAR time and this connection between tutor and student

We have a dedicated librarian, ably supported by a team of

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To discover more about Chris or book an author visit: www.chrisbradford.co.uk

His latest book, BULLETCATCHER: SNIPER, publishes in June.

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Publication Reading Age Range Based on Word Count

The Economist 13.6 12.0 - 15.2 500 - 2,000 words

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Reading Practice Quiz Literacy Skills Quiz

* What Makes Accelerated Reader Special

AR Book Guide can be used by teachers to create recommended reading lists.

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Table 1: Total and Average Quizzes taken and passed

1 6,019 141,198 23.5 125,548 20.9 2 113,447,918 18,848 0.79