How to Start the Year Right and Prepare for the Back to School Season
How to Start the Year Right and Prepare for the Back to School Season
February 9, 2024
The beginning of a school year signifies not only a fresh start for students, but also an opportunity for educators to set the stage for a year of growth, exploration, and achievement. A well-prepared start can make all the difference [...]
From Wake-Up Call to Path of Transformation on K-12 Literacy Enhancement
From Wake-Up Call to Path of Transformation on K-12 Literacy Enhancement
August 31, 2023
As the 2023 NAPLAN results unfold, a stark reality emerges: one in three school students across Australia falls short of meeting minimum numeracy and literacy expectations. This revelation isn’t just a statistic; it’s a call to action.
Introducing Lalilo by Renaissance
Introducing Lalilo by Renaissance
August 15, 2023
Mastery of foundational reading skills is essential for literacy success. Reading research indicates systematic phonics-based programs that develop letter-sound correspondence, word and sentence reading, working memory, and audio processing skills provide students with the best opportunity to master [...]
Children’s Books about Self-Love
Children’s Books about Self-Love
July 5, 2023
By Lisa Heller This month our team has chosen to shine a light on some books that teach children about self-love. In a time where judgement and bullying are omnipresent, it is more important than ever to teach children about [...]
See Every Student with the new Renaissance
See Every Student with the new Renaissance
April 21, 2023
Renaissance has achieved many milestones in our rich, almost 40-year history. What started as a local company in central Wisconsin, USA has grown into a global leader in education with a strong presence in the UK and Ireland. This week [...]
GL Education joins Renaissance
GL Education joins Renaissance
April 4, 2023
Renaissance, a global leader in education technology, has acquired GL Education, a provider of formative assessments for schools and school groups in the Australia and over 100 countries worldwide. Renaissance and GL Education hare a vision that technology and data [...]
Special Report: myON’s impact on student achievement
Special Report: myON’s impact on student achievement
March 21, 2023
In February, we released an analysis that explores how myON use is related to growth in general reading ability. Looking at data from over 440,000 myON users shows that students who read on myON experience higher levels of annual growth in general reading [...]
4 essential skills for media literacy
4 essential skills for media literacy
August 26, 2022
Media literacy is the most important topic of our time. Media impacts every aspect of our lives, specifically affecting how we relate to, learn about, and interact with the people around us. Whether it’s through social media, blogs, advertising, or [...]
What is digital literacy and why does it matter?
What is digital literacy and why does it matter?
August 12, 2022
Digital literacy means having the skills you need to live, learn, and work in a society where communication and access to information is increasingly through digital technologies like internet platforms, social media, and mobile devices Although the meaning of [...]
Spark a passion for reading: 10 ways to motivate daily reading practice
Spark a passion for reading: 10 ways to motivate daily reading practice
July 27, 2022
A little bit of reading goes a long way. By reading around 15 minutes per day between grades 1 and 12, a student will have read more than 5 million words by the time they graduate high school. Sadly, more [...]