Stats suggest high stakes for one year in particular. A literacy researcher, practitioner, and former school principal weighs ...

The Third Grade Success Act is taking effect this year and Kanawha County School officials are letting parents know what ...

As more states consider passing early literacy laws, one controversial aspect of these policies is back in the spotlight—grade retention. Twenty-five states and the District of Columbia either allow ...

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Want to help your third-grader master the basics of 3rd grade math? Here are some of the skills your child will be learning in the classroom. Understand what it means to multiply numbers – for example ...

Children’s gross motor skills, which involve whole-body movement, are just about fully developed around this age, although they will continue to be refined over the next few years as your child learns ...

Last September, Savannah-Chatham County public schools tried out an intensive new tutoring program to help struggling readers catch up before state reading tests at the end of 3rd grade. By winter, ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - The Tennessee Department of Education announced several ways third grade students can retake the TCAP test and the appeals window for families. “Third grade is a pivotal year ...