This reader-friendly text examines the key foundational studies in early literacy. It addresses such essential questions as how research informs current practices and where the field still needs to go to provide the best learning opportunities for all children. Each chapter describes the methods and findings of one to five seminal studies,…

The "School Leader's Literacy Walkthrough" is designed to assist school leaders in observing specific research-based practices during literacy instruction (or students' independent use or application of those practices). This tool is based on rigorous research that indicates the most effective way to teach reading (see Foorman &…

Improving early literacy is essential to increasing high school graduation rates allowing students to be successful in postsecondary education and ensuring the prosperity of all Americans, according to a report released by the National Governors Association (NGA). "A Governor's Guide to Early Literacy: Getting all Students Reading by Third…

This handbook is the second volume in a publication supported by the National Center for Homeless Education (NCHE) to explore reading instruction for students experiencing high mobility as a result of high poverty. The initial document, "Reading on the Go! Students Who Are Highly Mobile and Reading Instruction," reviewed the characteristics of…

This booklet introduces parents to techniques for helping their children learn to read. Included is a story about how one parent helps her daughter to learn new reading skills, a sample reading activity for first graders, and a checklist for first grade readers.

Part of the Home Secrets Program for children in Head Start preschool programs and the first four elementary grades, this packet of 18 teacher-developed activity sheets is intended for use at home by parents and their first-graders. Activities include color and shape games, cut/trace/paste activities, word games, stories, writing, health…

Under the state's Quality Schools Initiative, each Alaska school is required to take a number of steps toward improving the quality of education. This brochure provides information to educators about the first requirement of the Quality Schools Initiative: completing the Alaska Developmental Profile. This profile is completed for each child…

Suggests ways early years educators can begin teaching young children to think algebraically and prepare them for success in algebra. Focuses on ways to promote mathematical patterns, mathematical situations and structures, models of quantitative relationship, and change. Describes how first-graders used real object representations to better…

First grade is a special place where children learn many things, and learning is increased when home and school work together in a friendly partnership. This guide provides parents and children weekly home activities through the year to enhance children's eagerness to learn. Suggested activities--which were carefully chosen by representative…

The objectives and assessment characteristics of the Georgia Criterion-Referenced Tests for grade 1 are given to show teachers the range of content and type of questions. In mathematics, objectives are defined in areas of: (1) concept identification, recognition of the names and relationships between numbers; (2) component operations, use of…

To investigate the differences between an instructional program that explicitly emphasized both decoding and comprehension and one that emphasized only comprehension, a study engaged two groups of first grade children identified as being at risk for learning to read in both effective decoding instruction and meaningful comprehension and thinking…

This book is the first volume in a series of books to help parents support their children's classroom education and encourage them to succeed in school. The text offers insight into how children learn in first grade, outlines educational content for first grade, and provides tips on how parents can initiate fun, home-based activities that engage a…

"Second Step," grades 1-3 is a curriculum designed to reduce impulsive and aggressive behavior in children aged 6 through 9 years, and increase their levels of social competence by teaching skills in empathy, impulse control, and anger management. This curriculum is part of the "Second Step" series which includes curricula for…

Following an introductory page providing guidelines for use, this calendar describes a daily learning activity for children and parents to engage in together for about 10 minutes. Parents are urged to follow the daily activities as a means of supporting their children and their children's teachers. It is suggested that a parent's work with his or…

A survey was made of developmentally immature school-age children enrolled in early childhood services (ECS) in Alberta, Canada. In addition to basic questions of cost, incidence of school-age children's enrollment in the ECS program, and educational impact of delayed or second-year enrollment in ECS programs, questions were raised concerning the…