Writing by hand may feel like a relic of life before the digital age, with notes apps and emails taking the place of sticky-note reminders and handwritten cards. But it’s a utilitarian skill that ...

Ever since he could hold a pencil, 6-year-old Ethan Fabery has loved leaving little Christmas notes for his family. And he loves writing and sending letters to friends. His mom, Jessenia Mercado, said ...

One local first-grader is the grand national champion for her grade level. Isabella Salas was honored Tuesday morning in the Zaner-Bloser National Handwriting Contest as having the best handwriting ...

GRAND RAPIDS, MI -- Plymouth Christian Elementary School recognized one of its own on Friday, May 31, with a surprise announcement at the school’s end-of-year awards assembly. Leah Bleeker, a ...

Education experts have a solid answer. If kindergarten is about transitioning away from the play-based learning of preschool, then first grade is about stepping fully into the world of academics. “The ...

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 ...

A fifth-grade student from St. Edmund Elementary School, a Catholic school at East 19th Street and Avenue T in Homecrest, has been selected as the fifth grade Grand National Champion in the 30th ...

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 ...