Preparing your child for Grade 1: Essential tips for parents

The new school year is fast approaching, with our schools set to reopen next week. For parents of children entering Grade 1, ...
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What Should Teachers Do When Students—or Parents—Ask for a Better Grade?

What’s in a grade? On its surface, a letter or number grade would appear to be a fixed measure of a student’s performance on a given assessment: a test, essay, project, or other tangible piece of work ...
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This Christmas, 12,000 children need more than gifts – They need to be ready for Grade 1

While families across South Africa prepare for the festive season and back-to-school shopping, thousands of preschool children face a heartbreaking reality: they'll walk into Grade 1 classrooms in ...
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Preparing for the Workforce Can Start as Early as 1st Grade. What It Looks Like

First graders are years away from finishing high school and choosing careers. But as a group of 1st grade teachers in a Kentucky district work with their young students on reading, writing, and math, ...