Teacher lists the 10 basic skills she says 3rd graders no longer have, and it’s eye-opening

Her short video has sparked a wide conversation about what children are, and are not, prepared for when they walk into a ...
AOL

Teachers Are Sharing the ‘Basic’ Skills Students Can’t Do Anymore — and Parents Are Panicking

Across the country, teachers are sounding the alarm about a new kind of gap in the classroom: kids who can code on a tablet but cannot tie their shoes, write a legible sentence, or remember their own ...
Education Week

Teachers Say Older Kids Need Help With Basic Reading Skills, Too

Helping students learn to read is usually the job of early elementary educators. But teachers of older children—who report that nearly half of their students have difficulty reading—say they need more ...
Education Week

Teachers Are Still Teaching Older Students Basic Reading Skills, Survey Finds

Phonics gets more attention in elementary English/language arts classrooms than other core foundational reading skills, like fluency. More generally, states’ new reading laws emphasizing foundational ...
EdSurge

To Be Ready for Kindergarten, Teachers and Researchers Say Social-Emotional Skills Are Key

Ready or not, across the country, a new crop of kindergarteners has entered the K-12 school system. Their teachers will spend these early weeks determining where the 5- and 6-year-olds are ...