The Step by Step lessons for grades 3 and 4 are designed to be implemented with children ages 8 and 9. At this point in their development, children have successfully gotten used to attending school, ...

Setting aside time in the school day to teach students social-emotional skills, such as emotional regulation and perspective-taking, can substantially boost students’ grade-point averages and ...

When Laura Link works with districts to review their grading policies, she starts by asking a simple question: What are grades for? Are grades meant to motivate students? To help teachers determine ...

A new study from Stellenbosch University has revealed that students who repeat a grade may end up doing better in the long run. The research found that repeating Grade 1 or Grade 4 can lead to ...

In her small office at Esidumbini Primary School in eThekwini, Grade 3 teacher Nonhlanhla Kleinbooi flips through her notebook to explain her concerns about language as she prepares learners for the ...