Renaissance Offers Free Access to 6,500 Books


 Today, Renaissance, a global leader in pre-K–12 education technology, introduced The Life is Better When We Read Together initiative to highlight the importance of daily reading during the COVID-19 pandemic. Renaissance is offering unlimited free access to more than 6,500 myON digital books and news articles from February 1–7, 2021.

 
To help teachers/parents make the most of their free week of myON, Renaissance is making available it's latest What Are Kids Reading report, featuring lists of popular titles on the myON platform. 
 
Although I know that's not a story in itself - the topic of teaching kids news literacy certainly is. There is an urgent need to teach young people how to be more discerning consumers of information. Research conducted at Stanford shows that students from middle school to college struggle to assess the credibility of the information they encounter online.

Renaissance Offers Unlimited, Free Access to More Than 6,500 Digital Books and News Articles

The Life Is Better When We Read Together initiative celebrates the joy of reading and provides access for students across the nation to support daily reading

Bloomington, Minn. (Jan. 26, 2021) — To highlight the importance of daily reading during the COVID-19 pandemic, Renaissance, a global leader in pre-K–12 education technology, is offering unlimited free access to myON digital books and news articles from February 1–7, 2021. The importance of reading materials at home cannot be overstated. In fact, research shows that kids with access to at least 500 books at home are more likely to graduate high school, while kids with minimal access to books often don’t make it past grade 9.

Students, educators, and parents will access myON through a simple log-in, and low-bandwidth and offline reading options will maximize the reach of the Life Is Better When We Read Together initiative. As part of the week-long celebration of reading, Renaissance will also publish live metrics throughout to see if participants can top last year’s engagement and crack the goal of half a million hours spent reading

Teachers are encouraged to share what their students are reading on Instagram using the hashtag #BetterWhenWeReadTogether and tag the @renlearnus account. On February 22, one lucky teacher will be randomly selected and their school will receive a six month subscription to myON. If they are already a myON customer, they will be able to gift the subscription to an eligible school of their choice and choose a publisher package add-on for their own school.

“The events of this past year have highlighted just how important access to reading materials is to ensure equity in education for all students. We are excited to provide a resource for schools and families that gives access to a vast collection of digital books and news articles designed to foster a love of reading,” said Gene Kerns, Chief Academic Officer at Renaissance. “Students will find reading materials by a wide range of authors on diverse topics in both English and Spanish.”

To help teachers make the most of their free week of myON, Renaissance is making available its latest What Kids Are Reading report, featuring lists of popular titles on the myON platform. Teachers can also create their own custom reports sorted by state, grade, genre, and more to inform their instruction and keep students engaged with titles that thousands of their peers have read and loved before them.

“In our district, we’ve seen firsthand the power of a community reading initiative and how easily myON makes it to tap into that power,” said Bree Valla, Deputy Superintendent at Lompoc Unified School District in California. “We’re excited to be part of an even larger community celebrating reading across the nation this February.” 

For more information, visit www.renaissance.com/literacy-engagement-center/.

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