The findings reveal only 30% of pupils in grades 1 to 3 are reading at grade level in their home languages. In some languages up to 25% of grade 3 pupils cannot read a single word.

When states in 2010 introduced the Common Core State Standards, which didn’t include cursive writing, most schools abandoned the flowy form of writing altogether. But cursive has begun making a ...

American writing instruction has always involved some level of torture. What happens when technology makes it easy?

St. Boniface fourth-grade teacher Shelly Bell stands in her classroom, where pastel colors, student projects and hands-on lessons set the tone for learning. From corn seeds tucked into homemade ...

Find today’s readings here. I taught CCD for years, to first, fourth, sixth and seventh graders. Every Tuesday afternoon I paired up with a friend to try to explain to classes of 20+ curious children ...