The true impact of Accelerated Reader
The true impact of Accelerated Reader
April 9, 2021
Categories:
Reading
Life has changed significantly since 1986. Back then, Top Gun and Crocodile Dundee ruled at the box office; Tom Clancy and Judith Krantz had best-selling novels; the Commodore 64 and Apple McIntosh were popular computers; and a talk show called [...]
In response to: Misunderstanding the Science of Reading
In response to: Misunderstanding the Science of Reading
March 26, 2021
Categories:
Reading
In my role at Renaissance, I regularly present to teachers and administrators on student literacy. Recently, I’ve received many questions about the Science of Reading: what this term truly means, what we definitively know about effective reading [...]
How to address learning loss this summer
How to address learning loss this summer
March 19, 2021
Categories:
Assessment,
Math,
Reading
March 2021 marks the one-year anniversary of the COVID-19 school closures. Do you remember our naivete as this all began? We were thinking in terms of weeks rather than months, and we thought buildings might actually reopen before the end [...]
Product Highlights: Supporting K–12 student literacy
Product Highlights: Supporting K–12 student literacy
March 12, 2021
Categories:
Assessment,
Reading
March is National Reading Month. At Renaissance, we’re celebrating student literacy with the release of the new 2021 edition of our What Kids Are Reading report. We’re also marking the 35th anniversary of Accelerated [...]
35 years of Accelerated Reader
35 years of Accelerated Reader
March 5, 2021
Categories:
Reading
In the mid-1980s, educator Judi Paul created a program to help motivate her four children to read over the summer months. Word of her program’s success soon spread—and Accelerated Reader was born. To celebrate [...]
What is progress monitoring? How to successfully use progress monitoring in education
What is progress monitoring? How to successfully use progress monitoring in education
February 25, 2021
Data-based decision making is a key component of a multi-tiered system of support (MTSS). Such systems employ universal screening to identify all students’ learning needs. Students who have skills below expectations need evidence-based interventions to optimize their [...]
Using CRRSA and CARES Act funds to support continuous learning
Using CRRSA and CARES Act funds to support continuous learning
February 19, 2021
Categories:
Assessment,
Math,
Professional Development,
Reading
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a major impact on education, from widespread building closures to concerns over the scale of learning loss caused by the disruptions. As of February 19, 2021, the federal government [...]
The history of What Kids Are Reading
The history of What Kids Are Reading
February 12, 2021
Categories:
Reading
| Products:
Accelerated Reader
Each year, Renaissance’s What Kids Are Reading report lists the most popular books at every grade level, and also provides new insights into K–12 students’ reading habits. With the 2021 report arriving on March [...]
The relationship between disproportionality and exclusionary discipline practices
The relationship between disproportionality and exclusionary discipline practices
February 4, 2021
Products:
eduCLIMBER
Student behavior and the implementation of appropriate disciplinary practices have been a challenge since the beginning of formal education. Too often, the chosen disciplinary action removes or excludes a student from the classroom—and may result in learning deficits that [...]
Using Freckle Math to reverse the COVID-19 Slide
Using Freckle Math to reverse the COVID-19 Slide
January 29, 2021
Categories:
Assessment,
Math
Last November, we released our How Kids Are Performing report, which uses data from five million student assessments to quantify the impact of COVID-related disruptions. While most students experienced modest declines in reading performance, math performance [...]
