Southern Connecticut Hebrew Academy
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Southern Connecticut
Hebrew Academy
261 Derby Avenue
Orange, CT 06477
phone: (203)795-5261
fax: (203) 891-9719

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Formerly New Haven
Hebrew Day School



Renaissance Learning

Using the power of technology, SCHA is able to customize and indivualize a literature based reading program along with a personalized mathematics program as well.   

Accelerated Reading
The goal of reading instruction is to help students become lifelong learners who love to read! Research tells us that in order for this to happen, students must spend a substantial amount of time reading books. In order to facilitate this, SCHA uses a program called Accelerated Reader, which has now become part of the Renaissance Learning Program.

Reading Renaissance enables our school to manage this kind of extensive, literature-based reading practice. We will be able to create a customized and individualized reading program for each and every child. As a result, our student’s skills will grow.  Students will be introduced to the wonderful world of books and develop a deep love of reading and learning that will serve them throughout their lifetime. This program will:

  • Encourage our kids to get excited about books.
    Reading Renaissance helps emphasize careful reading of books, which improves students’ critical-thinking skills and builds an intrinsic love of reading.
  • Provide reliable, objective information.
    Three different types of assessment give valuable data on students’ reading practice, literacy skills development, vocabulary development and performance on classroom assignments.
  • Helps to keep each student challenged.
    We can continually match student to appropriate books within their zone of proximal development (ZPD). That means we can ensure every student is challenged without being frustrated.

Accelerated Mathematics
Math Renaissance combines Accelerated Math software with classroom-proven teaching methodologies.   Math Renaissance works with our existing curricula to help personalize instruction and manage the extensive practice every student needs.  With Math Renaissance software, we can quickly assess our students’ math skills, provide immediate, individualized feedback, generate daily assignments at each student’s own level, and score assignments automatically. Results are in the form of timely, information-packed reports that help us to guide our instruction which cover each student’s needs, abilities and learning styles.

For more information, visit www.renlearn.com  

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