5 ways to reduce students’ test anxiety: Remember to S.M.I.L.E. (with bonus educator tips)
5 ways to reduce students’ test anxiety: Remember to S.M.I.L.E. (with bonus educator tips)
March 21, 2019
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Assessment
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Things that go “bump” in the night. The zombie apocalypse. What’s even more frightening to most students? You guessed it. The dreaded test. The heartbeat quickens. The breath shortens. Soon, a headache, nausea, and other symptoms can occur. What’s worse, [...]
Preventing the summer slide
Preventing the summer slide
March 6, 2019
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Reading
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The summer slide—the reading loss that happens when students are not in school during the summer months—is a well-documented reality that is a challenge for both educators and families. In fact, summer learning loss accounts for [...]
What Kids Are Reading—in your state
What Kids Are Reading—in your state
February 28, 2019
Categories:
Reading
What are students in your state reading? 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 [...]
Rethinking formative assessment: Use learning progressions to fuel student success
Rethinking formative assessment: Use learning progressions to fuel student success
February 21, 2019
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Assessment
The tools and strategies teachers use to create high-impact learning are essential for moving students from what they know today to what we want them to know and be able to do tomorrow. Ongoing and strategic use of formative assessment [...]
Utilizing reading fluency interventions within Tier 1 and Tier 2 instruction
Utilizing reading fluency interventions within Tier 1 and Tier 2 instruction
February 18, 2019
Elementary students are at a critical age for developing the skills and knowledge necessary to become successful, lifelong learners. Reading fluency is an essential component of this idea. When educators incorporate systematic and explicit fluency lessons into Tier 1 [...]
What is digital literacy and why does it matter?
What is digital literacy and why does it matter?
February 8, 2019
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Reading
What does “digital literacy” mean? Ask a few educator colleagues what the digital literacy definition means to them—and you’ll likely hear a myriad of answers that differ from your own. In fact, digital literacy’s meaning can vary greatly by source, [...]
Next Generation Science Standards: How the new standards are changing the way students learn
Next Generation Science Standards: How the new standards are changing the way students learn
February 7, 2019
The continuous expansion of scientific knowledge makes it nearly impossible to teach all of the pieces of a given science discipline to K–12 students. The role of science education is not to teach the memorization of facts, but to prepare [...]
What Kids Are Reading: 2019 Edition released today!
What Kids Are Reading: 2019 Edition released today!
January 23, 2019
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Reading
Ignite a reading passion that takes kids lands away Each year I enjoy reading Renaissance’s What Kids Are Reading report. As the CEO of a company focused on literacy and an avid bibliophile, I love to see [...]
A Q&A with Dav Pilkey, author of Captain Underpants
A Q&A with Dav Pilkey, author of Captain Underpants
January 10, 2019
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Reading
Tra-la-laaaaa! You might know that call. Captain Underpants has captured the imagination of thousands and thousands. (And is ever-popular with students using Renaissance Accelerated Reader®.) In 2017, Captain Underpants took another giant leap and made his big screen debut. In [...]
How to find culturally appropriate reading materials for English Learners
How to find culturally appropriate reading materials for English Learners
December 13, 2018
Categories:
Reading
As educators, it’s our responsibility to ensure that every student has access to engaging, relevant texts. However, with today’s changing student demographics, finding culturally appropriate texts can be a real challenge—especially when it comes to meeting the unique needs of [...]
