What ESSA means for your child
From standardized testing to student support, a new federal policy is about to reshape some key elements of America鈥檚 schools. Here鈥檚 what you need to know.
3rd grade writing samples
How's your child's writing? It can be tough to understand what's expected at this age. Here are three strong examples of third grade writing you can compare to your child's work.
2nd grade writing samples
What should your second grader's writing look like? Here are three examples of grade-level writing projects by real second graders.
1st grade writing samples
Wondering what your first grader's writing is supposed to look like? Here are two examples of grade-level writing projects by real first graders.
Kindergarten writing samples
What does kindergarten-level writing look like? Here are three examples so you can see for yourself!
Falling into the achievement gap
What does it mean to be sucked into the achievement gap 鈥� and is there a way out?
Middle and high school parent-teacher conferences
Your meeting with a teacher can forge a partnership that helps your child make the transition from middle school and high school to adulthood.
3rd grade reading
In third grade, your child鈥檚 focus will be on learning, building knowledge, and expanding vocabulary.
5th grade writing
Paraphrasing, logical thinking, keyboarding, and more 鈥� check out the writing skills your fifth grader will learn this year.
5th grade reading
Your child will undergo a reading revolution this year as students are asked to read tougher texts, learn challenging vocabulary, and refine their research and analysis skills.
4th grade writing
Fourth grade opens up a whole new writing world with compelling stories and research reports that have multimedia components.
4th grade reading
Your child's reading will leap forward this year, as fourth graders are asked to read more demanding fiction and nonfiction.
2nd grade writing
Your child鈥檚 vocabulary is blossoming 鈥� and just in time, as second grade writing projects require more detail and nuance.
2nd grade reading
This year, the focus shifts from sounding out words to reading for meaning as kids' reading skills grow by leaps and bounds.
1st grade reading
Reading is the key to building knowledge 鈥� and building your first grader鈥檚 knowledge is the key to raising a strong reader.
Kindergarten reading
Reading is all about developing knowledge, which is something kindergartners do all year long 鈥� even while they鈥檙e learning their ABCs.
Evaluation for a learning disability: public or private?
If you're considering having your child tested for a learning disability, you may wonder if it's better to pay for a private evaluation or ask your public schools to do it. This article can help you make that decision.
Confessions of a Common Core tester
A believer in the the Common Core Standards confronts reality when her own daughter field tests the assessments and comes home in tears.
Common Core 101
The who, what, when, where, and how of the new education standards 鈥� and what they mean for your child.
3rd grade writing
鈥淢ore鈥� is the word to describe your child鈥檚 writing this year: more research, more detail, and more facility with language.
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