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PARTNER CONTENT www.teachwire.net | 23 Keep allocating new eBooks to pupils at home with three months’ free access to the Reading Planet online library THE Contact: Sign up for three months’ free access at risingstars-uk.com/ onlinelibrary WOW FACTOR Teachers and pupils can now access the Reading Planet online library completely free of charge for three months. Featuring hundreds of colourful fiction and non-fiction eBooks, audio synchronisation and interactive quizzes, the online library boosts the teaching of reading from age 4-11, wherever they’re reading. Allocating eBooks to pupils at home will also allow you to see how they’re doing, with comprehension-boosting quizzes at the end of each book. EXPLORE IN DEPTH The teacher toolkit provides easy-to-use tools such as pens and text boxes, to support study of each eBook. English lead Dani Rackley says,“Being able to circle, draw on and annotate the text is useful.” GET CHILDREN INVOLVED Interactive quizzes are available for each eBook, providing a fun way of assessing comprehension and vocabulary skills, even outside of the classroom.As one parent noted,“It makes it easy to encourage him to read withme.” BRING STORIES TO LIFE Each eBook includes audio synchronisation (KS1 only), helping to bring stories to life for young readers. Literacy coordinator Hayley Footitt says,“The children feel more confident when they hear and see the audio-synced text being highlighted and read out loud.”  BOOKS FOR ALL READERS The online library provides access to awide range of fiction and non-fiction, across different genres. Whether you need amodern adventure story or a historical biography, a classic retelling or a fact-filled information guide, there’s an eBook for all interests and reading abilities.