WGLT

Unit 5 adopts new reading curriculum that has classrooms hooked on phonics

The UFLI reading curriculum is already used in McLean County school districts, including District 87 and Heyworth.
The Post-Journal

Bush Hosts Hands-On Literacy Night for First Grade Families

Bush School families had the chance to learn about what their children are learning in first grade thanks to a hands-on literacy night hosted by teachers Sarah Josephson, Katie Meadows, and Sophia ...
Education Week

Take These 4 Steps When Rolling Out AI Literacy Lessons: One District’s Strategy

A growing number of educators and experts are making the case that students need to have AI literacy so they’re prepared for a world where artificial intelligence will be used regularly in everyday ...
PBS

1st Grade

Valley PBS and Fresno Unified School District have partnered with Golden 1 Credit Union to create Reading Explorers Lessons for grades Pre-Kindergarten through Third grade. The daily lessons will be ...
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 ...
The Hechinger Report

NAACP targets a new civil rights issue—reading

First grade teacher Emily VanDerhoff, who is also a member of the Fairfax County NAACP’s education committee, was incorporating phonics into her lessons before Fairfax County renewed its focus on how ...