Erika De La Rosa was excited when she heard about the sweeping changes to the STAAR exam. "When they initially announced it, as an English teacher, it sounded like a fantastic idea because writing ...

In Michigan, a group of fourth graders is learning important lessons on reading and writing. Since December, they have been exchanging handwritten letters with veteran pen pals and finally got the ...

This study examined developmental differences in written expression of intermediate-grade children across planning, writing, and revising products. This work is the first step in a programmatic line ...

Fourth graders and veterans finally met face to face after a year-long pen pal connection. It was all a part of a pen pal program to enhance students’ reading and writing skills while also gaining a ...

Author and literary agent Alexandra Penfold can speak firsthand on how standardized testing shouldn’t define young students. One of her tweets from July 2018 about academic performance is making its ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- What started as a fourth grade writing assignment led a student at a Fort Knox school to publish his own children's book. According to a news release Thursday from Fort Knox ...

Similes, personification and onomatopoeia ... can you identify these when reading written material? If so, these abilities could earn you a sparkling tiara. If not, you may not be smarter than a ...

Within a few weeks, Nevada's 31,000 fourth-graders will have taken the Nevada State Proficiency in Writing test. There are no exemptions allowed under state or federal law. None. A mere learning ...

Terri Bollinger, principal at the Ridge Central elementary school, has noticed a troubling trend. Her third graders are doing incredibly well. Most of them meet or exceed Illinois state reading ...