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April 19, 2018
Teaching is difficult. It’s difficult to pinpoint how students are doing, and it’s even more difficult to recognize which students need additional guidance. Yet perhaps the most difficult aspect of the job is ensuring that you give each student the […]
April 17, 2018
Today is test day. In a quiet classroom, children stare at the preprinted sheets in front of them. Some students squirm; they’re nervous. The assessment is timed and they only have 60 minutes to answer all of the questions before […]
April 12, 2018
Engaging students in the right instructional practice at the right time is daunting, especially with students at various learning levels and an average of 22 different instructional practice solutions in every classroom nationwide. No wonder educators are often overwhelmed and […]
April 5, 2018
Kids of all ages need daily reading practice to help build strong literacy skills and achieve college and career readiness, but there are only so many hours in a school day—and more than half of students aren’t spending enough time […]
March 29, 2018
“Should I be concerned about my students’ attitudes toward mathematics?” This is one of the questions researchers sought to answer when they set out to analyze the 2012 Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) results. That year, 510,000 high school-aged […]
March 22, 2018
Can a student’s math achievement in prekindergarten predict whether they will graduate from college with a bachelor’s degree or higher? Math is so much more than just numbers and symbols. It’s logic and critical thinking. It’s problem solving. It helps […]
March 6, 2018
By Pati Montgomery, Founder & President, Schools Cubed It’s time to set tremendously high expectations for early literacy. Research says that, with the right instruction, 95% of all students can be “on level” by the end of third grade. I […]
February 27, 2018
This is the final entry in the Education Leader’s Guide to Reading Growth, a 7-part series about the things education leaders need to know about reading—and the steps they need to take. Struggling readers. Reading time. ZPD. Text variety. Effort. […]
February 20, 2018
This is the sixth entry in the Education Leader’s Guide to Reading Growth, a 7-part series about the key factors that affect reading success—and how reading success affects overall student success. Struggles in science? Low math scores? Maybe your students […]
February 13, 2018
This is the fifth entry in the Education Leader’s Guide to Reading Growth, a 7-part series that explores reading practice, reading growth, and the factors that matter most for student reading success. By now, we hope that we’ve convinced you […]
February 8, 2018
This is the fourth entry in the Education Leader’s Guide to Reading Growth, a 7-part series examining the growth factors and growth predictors for boosting reading achievement. You’ve set your students up for the reading success they need to be […]
February 1, 2018
By Jill Kane, Managing Editor Each school day, hundreds of thousands of students in the U.S. and 70 other countries will assess their reading comprehension and reading-skill mastery goals using Renaissance Accelerated Reader® quizzes and practice activities. The assessments these […]