ROCHESTER — First-grade teacher Jillian Albee settled into a chair in front of her students at Elton Hills Elementary one day this fall, and readied a stack of flashcards in her lap. Letters from the ...

The little turtle can see the grass. The little turtle can see the trees. The little turtle can see the flowers. These are the opening lines to one popular reading program’s leveled books: short, ...

In early 2026, a small group of first-grade students at Lucy Wortham James Elementary School in St. James, Missouri, sat ...

Classroom “churn” — when students leave a classroom midyear or new students join — can have a negative effect on third grade reading scores, according to a new study that examined Colorado census and ...

The so-called reading wars have consumed a lot of oxygen on social media, in professional development, and teacher discussions—for at least 30 years and probably longer, and certainly before there was ...

MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. (WCSC) - A third-grade teacher in Mount Pleasant is on a mission to create a comfortable and engaging reading space for her students. After two years of teaching second graders, ...

Walk into any kindergarten classroom, and you’ll see it right away. Some children arrive eager to dive into books, turning pages with confidence and curiosity, but others are less familiar with the ...

April 2, 2026 - Julie Edwards' daughter brought home a Chromebook from school in second grade to work on math and reading. But soon she was watching Youtube videos. California’s largest teachers union ...

Eileen Scheckle is affiliated with the Literacy Association of South Africa. Policymakers have focused attention on developing literacy in the foundation phase (grades 1-3), because the skills ...