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September 12, 2019
School can be an exciting, strange, and even scary experience for our youngest learners! One way to help them adjust to the new environment, schedule, and people is with books that reflect their own experiences and emotions. Through these engaging […]
August 22, 2019
It’s that time of the year once again. (Wait, wasn’t it June just last week?) As schools across the nation begin to fill with students, everyone is learning new names and welcoming students to a new grade or even a […]
August 8, 2019
Calling all educators! Want to get the most out of your Renaissance practice and assessment solutions? Looking to highlight your students’ incredible reading and math achievements? Renaissance National Honor Roll recognizes teachers, librarians, and school administrators across the nation utilizing […]
August 1, 2019
By Robin Hojnoski, PhD, Associate Professor at Lehigh University Early literacy and early numeracy are two important skill areas that develop during the early childhood period. Early literacy and numeracy skills are critical for early school success, and children’s performance […]
July 18, 2019
Let’s face it: When talking about brilliant mathematicians, even the most experienced teachers tend to talk about the same handful of figures, from Euclid to Sir Isaac Newton. While these individuals made major contributions to the field of mathematics, they […]
June 27, 2019
What Kids Are Reading is the world’s largest annual study of K–12 students’ reading habits. The 2019 report examines the reading records of more than 8.7 million students across the United States to identify the most-read books in the country. […]
June 13, 2019
“I don’t need easy, I just need possible.” – Bethany Hamilton In 2003 at the age of 13, Bethany Hamilton lost her left arm to a 14-foot tiger shark while surfing in Kauai, Hawaii. Just one month later, Hamilton returned […]
May 30, 2019
Does this sound familiar? You’re concerned about over-testing your students. Not only does your school or district have a universal screener or benchmark assessment that has to be administered to every student, but each of your digital programs has its […]
May 16, 2019
Response to Intervention (RTI)—a key component within the broader multi-tiered system of supports (MTSS)—found its roots in the late 1970s as an alternative way to identify students with specific learning abilities. Today, both aim to help each student overcome their […]
April 25, 2019
The world-famous scientist answers readers’ questions. In the 1960s, with no formal academic training, Dr. Jane Goodall traveled from London, England, into the forests of Gombe Stream National Park in Tanzania to observe chimpanzees in the wild. Dr. Goodall lived […]
April 11, 2019
By Carol Johnson, PhD, National Education Officer According to the National Clearinghouse for English Language Acquisition (NCELA), nearly ten percent of K–12 public school students in the US are English Learners. Just as for native English-speaking students, the goal for […]
April 4, 2019
Are our students reading enough nonfiction? And, perhaps more importantly, are they understanding the nonfiction texts they read? In this analysis, we take a closer look at the data behind What Kids Are Reading, the world’s largest annual study of […]