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Dad ‘Stumped’ By His First Grader’s Homework Asks For Help – ‘I Think They Are Learning 4-Letter Words’

If you are a parent who has found your elementary school-aged children’s homework to be difficult, you are not alone! Nowadays, it seems like children, who cannot even tie their own shoes, are ...
FOX13 Memphis

Study: First-graders have improved reading skills

First-graders have "significantly better reading skills" now than they did more than a decade ago, according to researchers. A 12-year study, conducted by Ohio State University, determined that ...
Morningstar

Johns Hopkins Study: Ignite Reading Sparks Dramatic Increase in First-Grade Literacy, Highlighting Importance of Early Intervention to Learning to Read On Time

OAKLAND, Calif., Feb. 26, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Ignite Reading, a Science of Reading-based early literacy intervention program that has provided more than 62 million minutes of personalized instruction ...

Mom explains how her 1st grader’s second-day of homework already crushed his spirit

A mom’s viral post about her first grader's excessive homework is sparking a massive debate among parents and teachers.
PBS

1st Grade

Valley PBS and Fresno Unified School District have partnered with Golden 1 Credit Union to create Reading Explorers Lessons for grades Pre-Kindergarten through Third grade. The daily lessons will be ...