In this second of a two-part post, I collaborate with co-author Dr. Molly Ness of Fordham University to show how analysis of writing in children as young as kindergarten shows evidence of foundational ...

Key points All first graders should show development in two critical phases, Phases 3 and Phase 4, leading to automatic word reading and spelling. In Phases 3 and 4 writing samples, you see evidence ...

First grade teacher Rita McCord instructs students in reading at Hiawatha Elementary School in Hiawatha on Feb. 1. The Cedar Rapids Community School District began training special education teachers ...