Free reading program engaged students in learning all summer!

Renaissance provided free access to thousands of enhanced digital books and age-appropriate news articles this summer for students through the Kentucky Read to the Races initiative.

Your efforts to engage your students in summer learning produced amazing reading achievement!

To schedule a time to discuss your reading data, please email  [email protected]

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Challenge winner

Daviess County Public Schools

The winning district achieved the highest average minutes read per-student. Students in Daviess County Public Schools read for more than 16,000 total minutes during the challenge.

 

Learn more in this on-demand webinar:

The Latest in Literacy: Strategies to Support the Science of Reading Across All Grade Levels in Kentucky

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Keep students reading year-round with personalized myON accounts!

Now that the summer reading initiative has concluded, ensure students continue building their literacy skills by providing year-round, personalized reading practice.

Personalized myON  accounts enable each student to access engaging literacy resources and complete reading assignments in or out of the classroom. They can also read for fun, wherever they are and whenever they want to read.

Educators can gain actionable insights into reading achievement and growth by student, class, school, and district, while supporting instruction across all subject areas and in any learning environment.

Special pricing is available to transition from the shared summer reading account to year-round, personalized myON accounts >for each student.

Email [email protected] for details.   

myON

myON provides a personalized digital library for every student.

  • Comprehensive library – more than 13,000 enhanced digital books available in diverse genres, including fiction, nonfiction, and graphic novels
  • Personalized recommendations – based on each student’s grade, reading level, and interests
  • Reading and Writing Tools – highlighter, shapes, drawing brush, notes, citations, graphic organizers, and essay writer
  • Projects – simple or multi-element lessons for individual students, groups, or whole classes
  • Reports – get actionable insights into reading activity, proficiency, and growth—by student, class, school, and district

myON News

myON News engages students in daily nonfiction reading while building content-area and media literacy skills.

  • Comprehension quizzes – measure each reader’s understanding of article content
  • Teacher guides – integrate literacy into instruction for all subject areas with discussion prompts, activities, and news resources
  • Related books – seamlessly connect news articles to relevant books in your myON digital library
  • Reports – view trends in reading activity at the class, grade, and school level—including number of articles read, minutes read, reading frequency, and most-popular articles

Additional resources

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How families can support reading practice outside of school

Parents, guardians, and other adult family members can have a huge impact on a child’s reading success. Discover effective, research-driven tips to encourage kids to read at home.

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What Kids Are Reading–in Kentucky

What are students in Kentucky reading? What Kids Are Reading is the world’s largest annual study of K-12 student reading habits. View the national report and create a custom report to see the most-read books by grade for students in Kentucky.

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For more information about myON for your school or district, contact us!

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