Over 40 members of the North Carolina Volunteers in Public School (NC VIPS) recently gathered for an end-of-school-year ...

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Armed by scientific studies, reading experts urged a resurgence of phonics, which helps children learn to read by sounding-out words, in a way well-known to older generations. But the state's third ...

JACKSON, Miss. - A record high 77.3% of Mississippi third graders passed the state reading assessment on their first attempt in 2025, the Mississippi Department of Education reported. Students ...

From a beginning reader’s viewpoint, the word ... students are taught to read, after decades of distressing data — exacerbated by the pandemic — showing that 60% of its third graders ...

FARMINGTON — Farmington Grange No. 12 members recently visited the Cascade Brooke School to present new dictionaries to all of the third graders. Thousands of dictionaries have been distributed ...

As ubiquitous as colored pencils and alphabet posters, lists of “sight words” have long been a fixture in kindergarten and 1st grade classrooms. These inventories identify some of the most ...

The Scripps National Spelling Bee is facing backlash on social media after publishing its approved list of study words for third-graders. The list provides the spellings for children preparing for ...

The Scripps National Spelling Bee has drawn attention after its approved list of study words for third-graders looking to compete in the upcoming spelling competition was shared online.

Mrs. Cooper, who teaches third graders, is trying to change that perception. By sharing tidbits of wisdom she gleaned from her students, she gives us an excellent idea of how wise these kids are. In a ...

Tracey Williamson, a teacher for over 24 years and a 3rd-grade teacher at Woodland Meadows, adds, “The students love getting their very own dictionaries. They are filled with so many wonderful things ...