First Grade
Help your child have a successful first grade year.
Skills to Begin First Grade
Learn the skills six-year olds need when beginning first grade.
Learn the skills six-year olds need when beginning first grade.
What First Graders Learn
What your six-year old will learn in first grade
What your six-year old will learn in first grade
The "Four Blocks" of Reading
Many elementary educators use a multi-modal approach to develop children's literacy, incorporating the building blocks of learning to read. Designed for the early elementary classroom, much of the Four Blocks(TM) concept can be used at home and is an excellent format for at-home learning activities.
Many elementary educators use a multi-modal approach to develop children's literacy, incorporating the building blocks of learning to read. Designed for the early elementary classroom, much of the Four Blocks(TM) concept can be used at home and is an excellent format for at-home learning activities.
Learning to Read - Ideas and Activities to Build Phonics Skills
Help your child learn to relate the sounds of spoken language to the letters of the alphabet and word forms. You will find many online, printable, and make-at-home activities to build your child's phonics skills. Electronic toys and board games are also fun ways to build your child's understanding of letter and word sounds.
Help your child learn to relate the sounds of spoken language to the letters of the alphabet and word forms. You will find many online, printable, and make-at-home activities to build your child's phonics skills. Electronic toys and board games are also fun ways to build your child's understanding of letter and word sounds.
Learning to Read - Ideas and Activities to Learn to Recognize Words on Sight
Reading is Fundamental (RIF) defines a sight word as "a word that is immediately recognized as a whole and does not require word analysis for identification." You can use a variety of activities to expose your child to the words they will need to recognize on sight to increase reading fluency and comprehension.
Reading is Fundamental (RIF) defines a sight word as "a word that is immediately recognized as a whole and does not require word analysis for identification." You can use a variety of activities to expose your child to the words they will need to recognize on sight to increase reading fluency and comprehension.
Steps to Developing Language Fluency in Young Children
Questions Parents should ask when Developing their Child’s Literary Skills. A step-by-step guide to developing your young child's language and reading fluency from guest author, Nicole Brekelbaum.
Questions Parents should ask when Developing their Child’s Literary Skills. A step-by-step guide to developing your young child's language and reading fluency from guest author, Nicole Brekelbaum.
Q&A - Child Cries About Going to School
A seven year old cries every morning, but seems to do fine when he gets to school. What can this parent do to help?
A seven year old cries every morning, but seems to do fine when he gets to school. What can this parent do to help?
First Grade Skills
Links to learning games for first grade academics from Internet4Classrooms.
Links to learning games for first grade academics from Internet4Classrooms.
Your First Grade Child
Helpful information for parents about first grade from Family Education Network.
Helpful information for parents about first grade from Family Education Network.