The expectations that a particular teacher has of your first grader will vary, of course, from one school to the next, as well as from one first grade teacher to the next. Still, there are certain skills and tasks that your first grader will be expected to be able to perform. At the beginning of [...]

An important part of your child’s school years is the relationship that you establish with her teachers. The fact of the matter is that the more involved you are with your child’s school, and even with your child’s teacher, the more likely that your child is to succeed in the long run. A part of [...]

First grade is a very significant time in the education of your child. In many ways, you are trusting much of your child’s future to your child’s first grade teacher. For example, it is during first grade that most children will learn the basic skills that they will need for further educational experiences. Reading, in [...]

The fact of the matter is that the various learning requirements and guidelines for second grade can vary greatly from one state to the next, one school district to the next, one school to the next, and even from one teacher to the next. Having said that, there are certain things that it is reasonable [...]

Second grade is an extremely exciting time in terms of reading. A second grader is very likely becoming more and more advanced in her reading on an almost daily basis. There are a great variety of books that are geared toward second graders, and toward that particular level of reading ability. Second graders may be [...]

When a child learns to read at a young age, it opens up a whole new world for him. By being exposed to books that are both enjoyable and educational in the first grade, a child can be encouraged to develop a life long love for reading. Picking the best books for first graders is [...]

First grade is an important part of school. Many of the academic habits that students develop are first forming in the first grade. If a student is too advance for first grade, parents may be worried that the child will be bored, and begin to dislike the learning process altogether. However, knowing what the next [...]