choosing the right books to ignite their excitement and encourage reading fluency is one of the best gifts a parent can offer. There are hundreds of incredible books for grade schoolers, but these are ...

But students who can recall these foundational facts in isolation often struggle to use them flexibly to solve complex, real-world problems, known as procedural fluency. “Mathematics is not just ...

As 2nd graders gain confidence and skills with reading, every book they read helps improve fluency, a love of reading, and comprehension strategies. (Except in cases of learning differences.) So we ...

Mr. Huynh has enrolled us in BEGINNER SPANISH, the [Introductory foreign language class suggested by this puzzle’s theme] (39A). How do we know it’s for beginners? Because although all of today’s ...

When we read, we are reading language. Thus, a strong foundation in oral language is essential to reading comprehension. The ...

The younger the child (kindergarten through first grade), the better the outcome ... for a longer duration was required. Spelling and fluency did not respond well, but there was some improvement ...

Third grade is a benchmark year for achieving fluency. In 2018-19, the last year before the pandemic ... In the past three ...

Teaching algebraic thinking skills early—like generalizing, representing, and reasoning—can set students up for success, ...

Imagine waking up for the first day of middle school and discovering you’ve already missed class — for more than half the ...

A number of years ago, I remember seeing an amusing cartoon. It showed a man sitting in a wing chair, and next to him, in ...

English and math scores improved from 2023 to 2024, but still have not caught up to results from prior to the pandemic.