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 Journal

'I Had No Tools': Why Every Teacher Prep Program Should Include the Science of Reading

For decades, reading scores have remained stagnant at best, and the pandemic made things even worse. K–12 teachers at every grade level have students who struggle to read, and regardless of their ...