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Engaging students in nonfiction: Insights from an Accelerated Reader quiz writer

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Engaging students in nonfiction: Insights from an Accelerated Reader quiz writer

November 15, 2024
Categories: Reading | Products: Accelerated Reader

Renaissance’s annual What Kids Are Reading report highlights popular books from kindergarten through grade 12, using data from our Accelerated Reader and myON programs. In browsing the report’s grade-level book lists, you’ll find a number of well-known fiction titles, [...]

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Attend to the whole child: Addressing non-academic factors in MTSS

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Attend to the whole child: Addressing non-academic factors in MTSS

October 28, 2024

We’ve all heard it, and the research clearly supports it. To truly drive student success, districts must adopt educational strategies and programs that cater to the “whole child.” Students’ social and emotional behaviors, as well as their attitudes toward school and [...]

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How to individualize instruction for students: Differentiation vs. intervention

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How to individualize instruction for students: Differentiation vs. intervention

October 7, 2024

Meeting the diverse needs of every student in a classroom can be challenging, even for seasoned educators. Whether it’s helping students who are at risk of falling behind or tailoring lessons for those who need an extra challenge, individualizing instruction [...]

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What’s in a name? Understanding diagnostic assessment in education

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What’s in a name? Understanding diagnostic assessment in education

September 13, 2024
Categories: Assessment,

Choosing a name for a product takes a lot of thought. One classic blunder supposedly involved the Chevrolet Nova, which did not sell well in Latin America because its name translates as “no go” in Spanish. This is actually [...]

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Effective whole group instruction: Engaging every student, every lesson

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Effective whole group instruction: Engaging every student, every lesson

August 16, 2024

As an educator, you’ve probably noticed just how impactful whole group instruction can be for your students. It’s a dynamic teaching method that sets the stage for new learning and helps assess student comprehension. But how can you make sure [...]

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Creating Accelerated Reader book quizzes for Dog Man (and other popular series)

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Creating Accelerated Reader book quizzes for Dog Man (and other popular series)

July 30, 2024
Categories: Reading | Products: Accelerated Reader

One of the most common questions we hear from educators is, How can we motivate students to read more? New research published in the latest edition of our What Kids Are Reading report highlights an often overlooked strategy: Encourage [...]

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Connecting assessment and instruction: What should “personalized learning” really mean?

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Connecting assessment and instruction: What should “personalized learning” really mean?

June 10, 2024

Personalized learning is a hot topic in K‒12 education. Of course, personalization can be viewed as the continuation of a much older dialogue around differentiation, and it’s also closely related to the concept of responsive teaching. As always, [...]

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Comprehensive assessment systems: Finding assessment’s Holy Grail

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Comprehensive assessment systems: Finding assessment’s Holy Grail

May 9, 2024
Categories: Assessment, | Products: DnA, FastBridge, Renaissance Fundamentals, Star CBM, Star CBM Lectura, Star Custom, Star Math, Star Phonics, Star Preschool Literacy, Star Reading, Star Spanish

Both history and mythology are filled with memorable quests and searches. Juan Ponce de León sought the Fountain of Youth, Don Quixote strove to live a chivalrous life, Captain Ahab pursued the white whale, and numerous explorers have sought the [...]

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The making of fluent readers: Using the Fluency Development Lesson

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The making of fluent readers: Using the Fluency Development Lesson

April 15, 2024
Categories: Reading

Every educator has heard the phrase “Practice makes perfect.” But as Vince Lombardi famously said, “Practice does not make perfect. Only perfect practice makes perfect.” So, what is “perfect” practice? As two of my colleagues recently explained, reading practice is [...]

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