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

The success of virtual tutoring program being used in Westfield's elementary schools to help first graders learn to read has ...

Why it’s key for educators to take action when a 1st grader struggles to read

Legislative audit reviews effectiveness of early literacy programs in Utah’s public schools.
New York Post

First-grader’s First Amendment fight brings sanity back to school

In 2021, a California elementary school punished a first-grader with an indefinite ban on drawing pictures at school and two weeks without recess. The offense: Creating an innocent sketch for a ...
The Hechinger Report

‘The Reading Year’: First grade is critical for reading skills, but kids coming from disrupted kindergarten experiences are way behind

Heather Miller, a first grade teacher in Austin, Texas, works with a small group of students in her classroom on reading skills. Credit: Jackie Mader/ The Hechinger Report The Hechinger Report covers ...
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What can Wisconsin first-graders expect as they start this school year? We asked the experts: former first-graders

This fall, about 50,000 Wisconsin public school kids will start first grade. They'll file through hundred-year-old hallways and new builds, meeting teachers just out of college or 40-year veteran ...
Nature

First school year tapping predicts children's third-grade literacy skills

Rhythmic skills have been repeatedly found to relate to children’s early literacy skills. Using rhythmic tasks to predict language and reading performance seems a promising direction as they can be ...