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.
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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These first-graders may be acting out, but they're also acting like 6-year-olds

Many first-graders are in a classroom for the first time and don't understand the routines. The result is often chaotic, but also normal for children this age, says a professor of early childhood ...
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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 ...
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

'From first grade to first job': Foundation surprises first graders, families with promise of ongoing support, college scholarships

Milwaukee developer Barry Mandel stood before the graduating class of kindergarteners and their families at Milwaukee Academy of Science and asked them to close their eyes. "I want you to go ahead and ...