The Advocate

She's wanted to teach 1st grade since she was in 1st grade. Now she's teacher of the year.

As a girl, Kylie Altier struggled in school. Nervous and shy, she had trouble reading — dyslexia, she learned. “I just really felt like I wasn’t that smart or special,” she remembers. Her first grade ...
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Mzansi reacted after a grade 1 teacher shared why teaching young learners was the hardest and most demanding year in primary school

Many viewers reflected on the critical role primary school teachers play, realising the immense effort behind shaping confident and capable learners while navigating classroom challenges. On 29 ...
National Post

How to teach writing to Grade 1 kids: New strategies for teachers and parents

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UNESCO

Foundations for the future of Cambodia: Transforming early grade teaching and learning

In a lively and vibrant classroom at Prey Totueng Primary School in Prey Chhor district, Kampong Cham Province, Grade 1 teacher Ms. Theary Heang is teaching a Khmer language class, engaging their ...
Los Angeles Times

Letters to the Editor: Readers applaud the return of phonics, but teaching reading shouldn’t stop there

To the editor: In 1970, I was a student teacher and then a second-grade teacher in New York. I later became a learning and reading specialist and taught the teachers. Throughout my training, I learned ...