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Teaching first grade is like being a celebrity for Haledon educators

This story is part of an ongoing series of profiles by NorthJersey.com celebrating K-12 teachers whose colleagues have recognized them for making a difference to their students and their profession, ...
The Hechinger Report

‘The Reading Year’: First grade is critical for reading skills, but kids coming from disrupted kindergarten experiences are way behind

Heather Miller, a first grade teacher in Austin, Texas, works with a small group of students in her classroom on reading skills. Credit: Jackie Mader/ The Hechinger Report The Hechinger Report covers ...

Teen’s First Grade Teacher and His Mom Coordinate Epic Cross-Country Graduation Surprise: ‘He Was So in Shock’ (Exclusive)

“I wanted him to know that he will always have my support,” Denise Crocker tells PEOPLE ...
eSchool News

I didn’t learn how to teach reading in my teacher prep program

After 14 years in education, I consider myself to be a good reading teacher. Unfortunately, the path to getting where I am today was a long, frustrating journey. Growing up, as the child of two ...
The Desert Sun

The miracle of students learning to read involves 'self-teaching'

My post doc after finishing my degree in 1984 was teaching first grade at the bilingual elementary where I had done dissertation research. As I headed out into the real world, a widely admired ...