Books Archives - Renascence School Group

Reading with a caregiver trumps reading an e-book alone

Children benefit more from reading along with parents or caregivers rather than reading an e-book alone

December 10th, 2022|Categories: Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Books, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, Literacy, News, Parental Involvement, Parenting, Parents, Reading, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

How to Help Readers Grapple With Challenging Texts

Instead of matching students to texts they can breeze through, a literacy guru says that students should be engaging with challenging texts that push them out of their comfort zones.

November 5th, 2022|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Books, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, K-12, Learning, Literacy, News, Reading, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

A movement rises to change the teaching of reading

October 22nd, 2022|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Books, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, Literacy, News, Reading, School, Students, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

Q&A: Teaching kids how to read on Zoom

Doing nothing is not an option, experts say. Poor literacy can impact a person’s lifetime income potential by up to 42%

October 17th, 2022|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Books, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, Literacy, News, Online, Online Education, Reading, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

Sounding Out a Better Way to Teach Reading

Schools are returning to phonics and other evidence-based literacy methods, and already there are signs that the switch is paying off in improved scores

October 14th, 2022|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Books, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, Literacy, News, Phonics, Reading, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

The Magic of STEM-Related Read-Alouds in Elementary School

Picture books are an excellent way to introduce young students to science and engineering concepts

October 8th, 2022|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Books, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Early Education, Education, Learning, News, Preschool, Reading, School, STEM, Stories, Students, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

10 Mental Health Books For Middle School Kids

October 4th, 2022|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Books, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, Mental Health, Middle School, News, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

Using Comics and Graphic Novels to Support Literacy

Comics, graphic novels, and other Nontraditional books can help students make connections to content at the word level and deepen understanding by providing visual context