Teachers are weaving the magic of the seasons into first grade reading lessons, using autumn leaves, winter snow, and summer sunshine to spark engagement. Seasonal reading activities link literacy ...

In early literacy, the goal is simple but urgent: Help students become independent readers and writers. Every instructional decision we make either moves them closer to that goal or keeps them ...

In this second of a two-part post, I collaborate with co-author Dr. Molly Ness of Fordham University to show how analysis of writing in children as young as kindergarten shows evidence of foundational ...

SHICKSHINNY — Northwest Area first graders experienced the magic of reading during Friday’s Reading Is Fundamental (RIF) program. RIF, a nonprofit that aims to connect children with the joy of reading ...

First grade literacy can be both foundational and fun when teachers blend research-based strategies with playful, engaging activities. From Readers’ Theater to interactive reading mats, these ...

As Briden made his way through a 22-page book titled Ranger and Friends, he occasionally glanced up at the mare, gently ...

Five years after the pandemic forced children into remote instruction, two-thirds of U.S. fourth graders still cannot read at grade level. Reading scores lag 2 percentage points below 2022 levels and ...

Flipping through his book, first grader Briden Green stretched out vowels, feeling the curvatures of each word. Sometimes, he repeated the sentences, printed in black ink, until they sounded just ...