First graders step out of the early childhood phase of life and into a classroom with less emphasis on group play and more focus on learning through reading and listening. At this age, children want ...

By 2028, HISD plans to require students to meet a reading benchmark before advancing to third grade. The state-appointed ...

Worksheets, when designed thoughtfully, can be a powerful tool for first graders to build math and reading skills with confidence. From measuring everyday objects to practicing addition, these ...

EdReports, the nonprofit curriculum reviewer, released its first reviews of foundational reading and writing skills programs on Wednesday—and none of the materials met the evaluator’s highest standard ...

Author Robert Fulghum famously wrote, “All I really need to know I learned in kindergarten.” But the pandemic meant that many students missed that pivotal school year or experienced a more disrupted ...

Fayette County Public Schools graduating senior is learning to be a teacher as an assistant in her own first grade teacher's ...

I had to laugh this week when my husband expressed his dismay at being completely confounded by my son’s first grade report card. As a teacher with a master’s degree, an education policy wonk, and ...

One in a series of occasional articles about the grades that provide the building blocks of a child's education. One of the Campbell Elementary School first-graders in Room 154, a determined child ...