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Captain Underpants to the Rescue
... boys to read - and to like, even love reading - can be a challenge. A study recently released by Renaissance Learning offers valuable information about what boys themselves like to read. The Wisconsin-based company makes reading comprehension ...
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Local agent wants shot at WRPS health plan
... two people to you name the number," said Arendt, whose company is the agent for health insurance for Renaissance Learning. But another agent does not want to see his work go for naught. In April, John Preuss, an insurance agent from M3 in Wausau, ...
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... is a substantial drop- off of readers in middle and high school levels, according to a new study from Renaissance Learning. In What Kids Are Reading: The Book-Reading Habits of Students in American Schools, the company, which is based in Wisconsin ...
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Kids Still Read the Classic Books
... (Jeffrey MacMillan for USN&WR) Dr. Seuss's book was the most popular choice among first graders, Renaissance Learning found. The company, which looked at kids in 9,800 schools for the study, manages a program in which students take computerized ...
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When It's Story Time, Kids Pick the Classics
... nationwide. Dr. Seuss's Green Eggs and Ham was the most popular first-grade book, according to the Renaissance Learning study, while Numeroff won over second graders with her If You Give a Mouse a Cookie . White came in No. 1 for third graders with ...
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... not dead, neither are they - or reading in general - in robust good health. The survey, conducted by Renaissance Learning, a Wisconsin-based company whose Accelerated Reading and other learning programs are used in 63,000 schools nationwide, found ...
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C.S. Lewis classic among children's favorites
... fantasy series was the 14th most-read book among sixth-graders in a nationwide survey conducted for Renaissance Learning, which produces computer-based assessment technology for schools. What Kids Are Reading: The Book-Reading Habits of Students in ...
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Kids Still Read the Classic Books
... than 3 million children nationwide. Dr. Seuss's book was the most popular choice among first graders, Renaissance Learning found. The company, which looked at kids in 9,800 schools for the study, manages a program in which students take computerized ...
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The Renaissance Learning report "What Kids Are Reading" calculated the books most read by more than 3 million schoolchildren last year.
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Study Reveals What Kids Are Reading for School
... grade onward, even dropping off in high school. The findings are part of a report released this week by Renaissance Learning , based on results from more than 3 million students in more than 9,800 schools around the country. The data do not come ...
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Harry Potter fails to top kids' book lists
... a study released Monday of 78.5 million books read by more than 3 million children who logged on to the Renaissance Learning Web site to take quizzes on books they read last year. Many works from Rowling's Potter series turned up in the top 20, but ...
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What Kids Are Reading Nowadays, and How it Relates to the Greatest Commandment
... reading the classics I read as a child," said Roy Truby, a senior vice president for Wisconsin-based Renaissance Learning. But Truby said he would have preferred to see more meaty and varied fare, such as "historical novels and biographical works so ...
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Software database reveals what kids are reading
... grade level in a study of 78.5 million books read by more than 3 million children who logged on to the Renaissance Learning web site to take quizzes on books they read last year. "I find it reassuring ... that students are still reading the classics ...
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Column: Clubs kick off fundraising drive
... here. Contracted bus routes as well as the two vans we operate (both generously donated by WoodTrust, Renaissance Learning and Mark Motors). Daily attendance since I started here at Baker Drive exceeded 70 members for the first time on a school day ...
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A company called Renaissance Learning surveyed 3 million children to find out what they are reading, the Post reports.
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What do children read? Hint: Harry Potter's not No. 1
... the works of Dr. Seuss, E.B. White, Judy Blume, S.E. Hinton and Harper Lee are still the most read. Renaissance Learning's Accelerated Reader software was the source of the survey of more than 3 million children. It quizzes students to see whether ...
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Books you recall living on today
... a candle to lawyer Atticus Finch, the hero of Lee's 48-year-old classic. The study was performed by Renaissance Learning Inc., a Wisconsin-based educational software company. It measured the reading habits of some 3 million youngsters from the first ...
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When It's Story Time, Kids Pick the Classics
... nationwide. Dr. Seuss's Green Eggs and Ham was the most popular first-grade book, according to the Renaissance Learning study, while Numeroff won over second graders with her If You Give a Mouse a Cookie . White came in No. 1 for third graders with ...
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... grade level in a study of 78.5 million books read by more than 3 million children who logged on to the Renaissance Learning website to take quizzes on books they read last year. Many works from Rowling's Potter series turned up in the top 20, but ...
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Survey of Youth Reading Shows Classics Prevail Over 'Potter'
... grade level in a study of 78.5 million books read by more than 3 million children who logged on to the Renaissance Learning Web site to take quizzes on books they read last year. Many works from Rowling's Potter series turned up in the top 20, but ...
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