Excelerator Series: Phonics, 1st & 2nd Grade, 3rd & 4th Grade, Middle School Math. By Carol Ellison . Jun 16, 2015. ... appear in bubbles to lecture kids on concepts before they play learning games.

Her child, who uses they/them pronouns, was in second grade when the family enrolled them at an elementary school in Los Angeles County that was using a phonics-based curriculum. Although her child ...

As test scores lag, there’s a growing debate between proponents of the “science of reading,” which emphasizes phonics, and traditional educators who prefer to instill a love of literature.

Third grade is the earliest grade tested by the state. The reading program itself is intended to benefit students from transitional kindergarten — age 4 — through third grade.

The period spanning Kindergarten through Grade 3 is the most critical for instruction in the language arts. During that time students acquire the foundational skills needed for later academic, social, ...

Only 38% of fourth grade students were reading at a proficient level in 2022, and there was no improvement two years later, according to the National Assessment for Educational Progress' biannual ...