Benefits of BoomReader the Digital Reading Diary

The BoomReader team · 16 January 2024

We have worked with a large number of schools from many different locations who have looked to BoomReader for support with reading engagement. We have asked several of the schools to share the most beneficial features.

Here are the top 6 features listed by teaching staff about BoomReader.

1 - The ease for parents to engage and record their child's reading

2 - Having an easily accessible reading history for each child

"Making it easy for parents to log reading is key for us. We are trying to build parental engagement across school and BoomReader has hugely supported this." – Reading Lead, Walsall.

3 - Data. With paper diaries it is impossible to gather the information and compare

4 - Speed and ease - adding a book and logging a read takes seconds

5 - Pupil incentives

6 - Service support

If you are interested in moving to a digital way of recording reading in your school, please contact us to find out more or book yourself onto one of our free weekly webinars - email smorgan@squirrellearning.co.uk to find out more

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