First Grade Reading

You need to inculcate the habit of reading in your child right from the first grade level. This will enhance his or her vocabulary and overall progress in the school. Here are a few guidelines for teaching reading to your child in the first grade. more »

A child’s desire to learn is one of the best tools for teaching. Most children strongly want to become readers and first graders are set up to learn reading by kindergarten language activities. In many cases beginning reading skills are already established. Regardless of a child’s preparedness, there are a few basics to... more »

The best teachers use a variety of methods to teach third graders to read fluently. Some use basal readers (textbooks), and others use trade books. Some teachers teach reading to the whole class at the same time with everyone on the same page. Others teach in small groups, using either the school's adopted textbooks or other reading... more »

Many wonderful books have been written about black history, even for very young children. Most of the best material is meant to be read aloud by the teacher and not read independently at the first-grade level. Class discussions, especially to put the stories in a historical context, are vital when using quality reading materials at... more »

Writing reading comprehension tests can be tricky. Designed to assess how well students retain and recall information, these tests require careful planning and design in order to be affective. If you are interested in writing a comprehension test for a student, follow these steps to get off on the right track. more »