Carol McDonald Connor, Stephanie L. Day, Nicole Sparapani, Sarah W. Ingebrand, Leigh McLean, Angela Barrus, Beth Phillips, Michael P. Kaschak Child Development, Vol. 87, No. 6, SPECIAL SECTION: The ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...