A first grade teacher demonstrates how she teaches her students communication skills through academic discourse.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A student reads a book during "center time" in Heather Miller’s classroom. For two hours a day, Miller works with small groups of ...

Learning to listen in first grade helps develop cognitive skills. Source: iStock/FatCamera Tens of millions of children around the United States are going back to school. For those starting first ...

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – First graders in Queens have used the power of their words to make a positive change at their school. The young students first convinced their principal, then a city councilman ...

The education system has changed, but that doesn't necessarily mean we've made progress. In 1979, first graders were expected to achieve a series of old-school milestones in areas that went beyond ...

The L.A. school board got its first look Tuesday at a draft policy that limits student screen time — and that will affect how teachers manage instruction.

Many first-graders are in a classroom for the first time and don't understand the routines. The result is often chaotic, but also normal for children this age, says a professor of early childhood ...