How to address COVID-19 impacts in middle school
How to address COVID-19 impacts in middle school
May 21, 2021
Categories:
Assessment,
Math,
Reading
I love this quote from a recent EdSurge article on the importance of valuing teachers: “The phrase ‘learning loss’ has become as widespread as ‘you’re on mute’ in the era of the COVID-19 pandemic.” As a former educator, I [...]
The importance of using diagnostic assessment: 4 tips for identifying learner needs
The importance of using diagnostic assessment: 4 tips for identifying learner needs
May 20, 2021
Diagnostic, or drill-down, assessment plays an important role in how teachers identify and understand learning strengths and needs in specific skill areas. Understanding how to utilize diagnostic assessments in education and use them to align tools with learner needs is [...]
How the COVID-19 disruptions will impact state proficiency rates
How the COVID-19 disruptions will impact state proficiency rates
May 14, 2021
Categories:
Assessment,
Math,
Reading
By Amanda Beckler, Senior Research Analyst, David Butz, Senior Research Analyst In the new Winter Edition of our How Kids Are Performing report, we estimate the lingering impacts of the pandemic on student performance in reading and [...]
Student data: How using data analysis can help your students succeed
Student data: How using data analysis can help your students succeed
May 13, 2021
Categories:
Assessment
Student data analysis is key to making instruction and intervention decisions that enable all students to succeed in learning. But organizing data and understanding how to analyze it to support your students can be an overwhelming task. Are you looking [...]
Assessing preschool and kindergarten readiness this fall
Assessing preschool and kindergarten readiness this fall
May 7, 2021
Categories:
Assessment,
Math,
Reading
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Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, many families decided not to enroll their children in preschool or kindergarten this school year. This raises two key questions as we look ahead to Fall 2021: (a) Will the [...]
Creating an effective behavior intervention plan using social-emotional behavior screening data
Creating an effective behavior intervention plan using social-emotional behavior screening data
April 30, 2021
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Screening for social-emotional and behavioral skills is incredibly important for a student’s overall success in school. However, if educators are unsure of what to do with the data once it’s collected, then districts are doing their students a disservice. Luckily, [...]
Why the COVID-19 recovery is a marathon, not a sprint
Why the COVID-19 recovery is a marathon, not a sprint
April 23, 2021
If we’ve learned anything about surviving a pandemic, it’s that the process has more in common with a marathon than a sprint. Nothing about this was going to be over quickly. While we may have naively thought in terms of [...]
Why reluctant readers need authors they can trust
Why reluctant readers need authors they can trust
April 16, 2021
Categories:
Reading
With the recent passing of Beverly Cleary, we lost a giant in children’s literature. She is among a small, select group of authors whom massive numbers of children just seem to trust. That is rather magical. Cleary’s [...]
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 [...]
