Comments on: The endless search for that next great read https://www.renaissance.com/2016/11/17/what-kids-are-reading-and-how-they-grow/ See Every Student. Mon, 30 Jan 2023 21:07:03 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.2 By: Virginia Wiedenfeld https://www.renaissance.com/2016/11/17/what-kids-are-reading-and-how-they-grow/#comment-2072 Thu, 01 Dec 2016 17:48:10 +0000 https://renlearnstg.wpengine.com/?p=4518#comment-2072 Thank you for the information in this article

]]> By: Virginia Wiedenfeld https://www.renaissance.com/2016/11/17/what-kids-are-reading-and-how-they-grow/#comment-2055 Wed, 30 Nov 2016 22:47:39 +0000 https://renlearnstg.wpengine.com/?p=4518#comment-2055 One of the resources I like is Accelerated Readers summary of the top books read at each grade level! Thank you Renaissance for making this data available to us every year!

]]> By: Anne T. https://www.renaissance.com/2016/11/17/what-kids-are-reading-and-how-they-grow/#comment-1912 Wed, 23 Nov 2016 03:57:54 +0000 https://renlearnstg.wpengine.com/?p=4518#comment-1912 The I Survived series is very popular with our kids.

]]> By: Kirsten Wolinski https://www.renaissance.com/2016/11/17/what-kids-are-reading-and-how-they-grow/#comment-1909 Tue, 22 Nov 2016 16:17:19 +0000 https://renlearnstg.wpengine.com/?p=4518#comment-1909 As a reading teacher trying to get every kid to read this list is a great tool. While I keep track of what my students are reading, it will be interesting to see what students across the country are enjoying and hopefully pass it on to my reluctant readers.

]]> By: Melissa Robles https://www.renaissance.com/2016/11/17/what-kids-are-reading-and-how-they-grow/#comment-1908 Tue, 22 Nov 2016 15:04:18 +0000 https://renlearnstg.wpengine.com/?p=4518#comment-1908 Thank you for sharing this information.

]]> By: Denisse Ochoa https://www.renaissance.com/2016/11/17/what-kids-are-reading-and-how-they-grow/#comment-1901 Tue, 22 Nov 2016 04:54:15 +0000 https://renlearnstg.wpengine.com/?p=4518#comment-1901 Thank you for sharing such wonderful information!

]]> By: Fatima Peters https://www.renaissance.com/2016/11/17/what-kids-are-reading-and-how-they-grow/#comment-1899 Tue, 22 Nov 2016 02:54:00 +0000 https://renlearnstg.wpengine.com/?p=4518#comment-1899 Love this!!! Thanks so much!

]]> By: Stacey Painter https://www.renaissance.com/2016/11/17/what-kids-are-reading-and-how-they-grow/#comment-1898 Tue, 22 Nov 2016 02:47:04 +0000 https://renlearnstg.wpengine.com/?p=4518#comment-1898 Thanks for sharing this wonderful information.

]]> By: Heather Nagrocki, Senior Writer/Editor, Research https://www.renaissance.com/2016/11/17/what-kids-are-reading-and-how-they-grow/#comment-1895 Mon, 21 Nov 2016 19:56:26 +0000 https://renlearnstg.wpengine.com/?p=4518#comment-1895 In reply to Jennifer Bunn.

I’m glad you found it useful, Jennifer. Thank you for sharing!

]]> By: Heather Nagrocki, Senior Writer/Editor, Research https://www.renaissance.com/2016/11/17/what-kids-are-reading-and-how-they-grow/#comment-1894 Mon, 21 Nov 2016 19:55:11 +0000 https://renlearnstg.wpengine.com/?p=4518#comment-1894 In reply to Rita Platt.

Awesome resources, Rita. Thank you for sharing.

]]> By: Heather Nagrocki, Senior Writer/Editor, Research https://www.renaissance.com/2016/11/17/what-kids-are-reading-and-how-they-grow/#comment-1893 Mon, 21 Nov 2016 19:53:57 +0000 https://renlearnstg.wpengine.com/?p=4518#comment-1893 In reply to Krystle Bassett.

That is great to hear, Krystle! Which Percy Jackson books are most popular?

]]> By: Jacob Brinkman https://www.renaissance.com/2016/11/17/what-kids-are-reading-and-how-they-grow/#comment-1882 Mon, 21 Nov 2016 00:04:07 +0000 https://renlearnstg.wpengine.com/?p=4518#comment-1882 Found the article a good read. I agreed with a lot of it.

]]> By: Jennifer Bunn https://www.renaissance.com/2016/11/17/what-kids-are-reading-and-how-they-grow/#comment-1881 Sun, 20 Nov 2016 23:47:17 +0000 https://renlearnstg.wpengine.com/?p=4518#comment-1881 This is consistent with what my K-2 readers are reading! They definitely enjoy the same books. The report will help me add a couple more books to my classroom library!

]]> By: Katie Williams https://www.renaissance.com/2016/11/17/what-kids-are-reading-and-how-they-grow/#comment-1847 Fri, 18 Nov 2016 18:26:06 +0000 https://renlearnstg.wpengine.com/?p=4518#comment-1847 My 3rd graders read a lot of the same stories, primarily because they are a part of our reading series.

They also love the Wimpy Kid books!

]]> By: Chimere McRae https://www.renaissance.com/2016/11/17/what-kids-are-reading-and-how-they-grow/#comment-1846 Fri, 18 Nov 2016 18:17:26 +0000 https://renlearnstg.wpengine.com/?p=4518#comment-1846 Thanks for sharing the reports!

]]> By: Renee Graham https://www.renaissance.com/2016/11/17/what-kids-are-reading-and-how-they-grow/#comment-1841 Fri, 18 Nov 2016 04:29:09 +0000 https://renlearnstg.wpengine.com/?p=4518#comment-1841 Such good info! Thank you.

]]> By: P R https://www.renaissance.com/2016/11/17/what-kids-are-reading-and-how-they-grow/#comment-1838 Fri, 18 Nov 2016 00:07:21 +0000 https://renlearnstg.wpengine.com/?p=4518#comment-1838 In the era of data driven instruction, this data tool will be beneficial!

]]> By: Deborah Wechsler https://www.renaissance.com/2016/11/17/what-kids-are-reading-and-how-they-grow/#comment-1837 Thu, 17 Nov 2016 23:50:56 +0000 https://renlearnstg.wpengine.com/?p=4518#comment-1837 My students love Fly Guy and Pete the Cat.

]]> By: Dalina https://www.renaissance.com/2016/11/17/what-kids-are-reading-and-how-they-grow/#comment-1836 Thu, 17 Nov 2016 23:14:10 +0000 https://renlearnstg.wpengine.com/?p=4518#comment-1836 I have noticed that this year, more than most, students are looking for series. I love to follow a character through the books. Msybe i rubbed off a little.

]]> By: Jennifer https://www.renaissance.com/2016/11/17/what-kids-are-reading-and-how-they-grow/#comment-1835 Thu, 17 Nov 2016 22:12:44 +0000 https://renlearnstg.wpengine.com/?p=4518#comment-1835 I hope to share some of this with our parents at our AR parent meeting. Thanks!

]]> By: Sheila https://www.renaissance.com/2016/11/17/what-kids-are-reading-and-how-they-grow/#comment-1832 Thu, 17 Nov 2016 21:28:38 +0000 https://renlearnstg.wpengine.com/?p=4518#comment-1832 Glad to see, “Number the Stars,” “The Watsons go to Birmingham,” and “Where the Red Fern Grows” still on a list of what 6th grade students are reading now!

]]> By: Micah Chatterton https://www.renaissance.com/2016/11/17/what-kids-are-reading-and-how-they-grow/#comment-1831 Thu, 17 Nov 2016 21:18:17 +0000 https://renlearnstg.wpengine.com/?p=4518#comment-1831 I recognize a lot of the titles on the list as ones that move quickly in my library: Raina Telgemeyer books, Fly Guys, Biscuits. What I don’t see, what my students love more than anything, are Mo Willems books: the Elephant and Piggie series, the Pigeon and Knuffle Bunny series. Those books are the backbone of my emergent reader section and they get trashed quickly.

]]> By: Celia Taylor https://www.renaissance.com/2016/11/17/what-kids-are-reading-and-how-they-grow/#comment-1830 Thu, 17 Nov 2016 21:15:18 +0000 https://renlearnstg.wpengine.com/?p=4518#comment-1830 I’m going to share this report with the teachers at my school so they can see what other students are reading.

]]> By: Ms. Moetell https://www.renaissance.com/2016/11/17/what-kids-are-reading-and-how-they-grow/#comment-1827 Thu, 17 Nov 2016 20:10:44 +0000 https://renlearnstg.wpengine.com/?p=4518#comment-1827 So glad to read this! I need to use it with some of my students that hate to read aloud,

]]> By: Laura https://www.renaissance.com/2016/11/17/what-kids-are-reading-and-how-they-grow/#comment-1825 Thu, 17 Nov 2016 19:44:07 +0000 https://renlearnstg.wpengine.com/?p=4518#comment-1825 Very informative!

]]> By: Deb Allen https://www.renaissance.com/2016/11/17/what-kids-are-reading-and-how-they-grow/#comment-1824 Thu, 17 Nov 2016 19:29:55 +0000 https://renlearnstg.wpengine.com/?p=4518#comment-1824 Kids love looking at what books others at their grade level, etc., are reading

]]> By: Kelsie https://www.renaissance.com/2016/11/17/what-kids-are-reading-and-how-they-grow/#comment-1823 Thu, 17 Nov 2016 18:34:21 +0000 https://renlearnstg.wpengine.com/?p=4518#comment-1823 Great information!

]]> By: Nancy Jackson https://www.renaissance.com/2016/11/17/what-kids-are-reading-and-how-they-grow/#comment-1822 Thu, 17 Nov 2016 18:23:13 +0000 https://renlearnstg.wpengine.com/?p=4518#comment-1822 I can’t keep Big Nate, I Survived, Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Bone, Heidi Hecklebeck, Riordan, Harry Potter, or Dork Diaries on the shelf.

]]> By: David Keech https://www.renaissance.com/2016/11/17/what-kids-are-reading-and-how-they-grow/#comment-1821 Thu, 17 Nov 2016 18:01:39 +0000 https://renlearnstg.wpengine.com/?p=4518#comment-1821 Thanks for the report. Very well done and ripe with timely data and information. I will be sharing this with ELA teachers in multiple districts.

]]> By: Veronica Rodriguez https://www.renaissance.com/2016/11/17/what-kids-are-reading-and-how-they-grow/#comment-1820 Thu, 17 Nov 2016 17:34:28 +0000 https://renlearnstg.wpengine.com/?p=4518#comment-1820 This is a great tool to use to keep students reading. Great information!

]]> By: Rita Platt https://www.renaissance.com/2016/11/17/what-kids-are-reading-and-how-they-grow/#comment-1819 Thu, 17 Nov 2016 17:31:29 +0000 https://renlearnstg.wpengine.com/?p=4518#comment-1819 Here is another resource for kids who need hi/lo materials in 4th through 12th grade.
http://www.weteachwelearn.org/2015/07/highlow-books-to-engage-reluctant-readers-from-4th-grade-through-high-school/

Also, a list that is made from titles that seem to especially appeal to African American boys.
http://www.weteachwelearn.org/2016/04/engaging-of-african-american-boy-with-high-quality-literature/

]]> By: Lee https://www.renaissance.com/2016/11/17/what-kids-are-reading-and-how-they-grow/#comment-1818 Thu, 17 Nov 2016 17:17:39 +0000 https://renlearnstg.wpengine.com/?p=4518#comment-1818 Thank you for sharing these reports.

]]> By: Robyn https://www.renaissance.com/2016/11/17/what-kids-are-reading-and-how-they-grow/#comment-1817 Thu, 17 Nov 2016 17:15:09 +0000 https://renlearnstg.wpengine.com/?p=4518#comment-1817 How do i find out if my school is using this?

]]> By: Sarah Swanzy https://www.renaissance.com/2016/11/17/what-kids-are-reading-and-how-they-grow/#comment-1816 Thu, 17 Nov 2016 17:01:35 +0000 https://renlearnstg.wpengine.com/?p=4518#comment-1816 My students love the series:
Who Would Win…
My Weirder School
Who Was…
Horrible Harry

]]> By: Donna Nichols https://www.renaissance.com/2016/11/17/what-kids-are-reading-and-how-they-grow/#comment-1815 Thu, 17 Nov 2016 16:46:12 +0000 https://renlearnstg.wpengine.com/?p=4518#comment-1815 I love reading these reports to see what I need to keep in my media center for my students

]]> By: Krystle Bassett https://www.renaissance.com/2016/11/17/what-kids-are-reading-and-how-they-grow/#comment-1813 Thu, 17 Nov 2016 16:32:07 +0000 https://renlearnstg.wpengine.com/?p=4518#comment-1813 I visiting a 6th-grade classroom yesterday; those kids were DEVOURING Percy Jackson.

]]> By: Dvawn Maza https://www.renaissance.com/2016/11/17/what-kids-are-reading-and-how-they-grow/#comment-1811 Thu, 17 Nov 2016 16:09:29 +0000 https://renlearnstg.wpengine.com/?p=4518#comment-1811 This seems like a great tool to use, especially knowing that students have read the whole book..and it kept their interest! Other students can be informed that ‘this book is popular among students your age!’.

]]> By: Francine Canarios https://www.renaissance.com/2016/11/17/what-kids-are-reading-and-how-they-grow/#comment-1810 Thu, 17 Nov 2016 16:04:06 +0000 https://renlearnstg.wpengine.com/?p=4518#comment-1810 This is great information. Thank you for sharing.

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