Nottinghamshire pupil celebrates win at National Reading Awards
Olivia Wright, age 7 from Sunnyside Spencer Academy in Nottinghamshire, has won the national reading award ‘Reading Plus Most Improved KS2 Pupil’ for hard work and effort leading to significant reading improvement.
Abigail Harvey, Class Teacher at Sunnyside who nominated Olivia, said: “Olivia has made tremendous progress this year in Reading Plus! She has flourished into a confident reader, and works hard to improve her fluency and comprehension skills. Her attitude to reading is phenomenal, and even when she has struggled, she is determined to improve.
“Olivia is proof that determination and enthusiasm are key to improving reading ability and opening up so many possibilities. She is so deserving of this award, and her commitment and passion for reading will take her far in life. We are all incredibly proud of her at Sunnyside!”
Olivia received this recognition as part of the annual Reading Plus Awards – an event organised by Daisy Education (formerly Reading Solutions UK) to celebrate students, teachers and schools nationwide for their academic achievements using the online reading development programme DreamBox Reading Plus.
Olivia said: “It was definitely a happy surprise to have won. Reading Plus is amazing because it helps you read. For other children using the programme, I would say ‘keep trying’.”
Olivia received a trophy, certificate and £25 voucher in recognition of her award.
Abigail finished: “As well as this award, Reading Plus has helped Olivia smash her recent reading paper - she only dropped six marks in total. The programme is really helpful for our whole class, not just Olivia, but I think Olivia is proof of how much it can help people who can't even use Reading Plus at the start of the year and then go on to win national awards.
“Reading Plus has been massively important this year for increasing our pupils’ reading confidence and fluency - it helps them enjoy reading, but also prepares them for SATs, exams and the future.”
Louise Walker, Reading Development Consultant at Daisy Education, said: “Olivia’s outstanding effort and passion is wonderful to see, and her progress is remarkable. We can’t wait to watch her grow into an even more confident reader.”