Harvard Gazette

Which grade is most important to a child’s development?

Stats suggest high stakes for one year in particular. A literacy researcher, practitioner, and former school principal weighs ...
Yahoo

First graders learning through writing to pen pals

OAKVILLE, Mo. – First grade students at Rogers Elementary School have been focusing their lessons on writing skills, increasing their vocabulary, and strengthening their grammar over several months ...
newswise

First Graders Who Use More Educational Media Spend More Time Reading

Newswise — COLUMBUS, Ohio – An estimated 12% of first graders’ most-used media at home is educational, a new study suggests. Results also showed that higher use of educational media was associated ...
Yahoo

Westfield’s first-graders are using virtual learning to read

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. WESTFIELD — An independent study shows that a virtual tutoring program inside the city's elementary schools is helping first ...
The San Diego Union-Tribune

The First-grade Learning Experience at Del Mar Pines School

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 ...
U.S. News & World Report

What Should a First Grader Know?

Education experts have a solid answer. If kindergarten is about transitioning away from the play-based learning of preschool, then first grade is about stepping fully into the world of academics. “The ...
MassLive

Westfield’s first-graders are using virtual learning to read

WESTFIELD — An independent study shows that a virtual tutoring program inside the city’s elementary schools is helping first graders learn how to read. “What we’re seeing are better and higher levels ...