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 ...

One in a series of occasional articles about the grades that provide the building blocks of a child's education. One of the Campbell Elementary School first-graders in Room 154, a determined child ...

Incoming first-graders offered advice to students starting first grade this year. Many students said they were nervous on their first day but made friends quickly. Reading, math and making friends ...

Do you know if your kindergartner or first grader is developing as expected as a reader, writer, and speller? You may want to check these K-1 literacy milestones. Here are a few key facts. 1. Learning ...

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 ...

The days when kindergarten focused on playing and finger painting may be waning, as early-learning classrooms devote significantly more attention to preparing students to read, according to a new ...

Learning to listen in first grade helps develop cognitive skills. Source: iStock/FatCamera Tens of millions of children around the United States are going back to school. For those starting first ...

The early childhood development sector has an important role to play in the delivery of universal access to quality Grade R ...

Defeat the powerful foes inside and obtain valuable endgame weapons in Square's RPG From cult hits to the newest indie games, here's what we're playing this weekend The University of Maryland is ...