In this lesson, students will learn about the different elements of poetry. In this lesson, students will learn about the different elements of poetry. They will listen to the book Miguel's Brave ...

In this lesson, students will review sequencing. In this lesson, students will review sequencing. Then they will listen to a read-aloud of the book Who Would Win? Triceratops vs Spinosaurus and ...

The wave of early reading legislation across the country has brought a renewed focus on 3rd grade retention policies —requirements or recommendations that students who aren’t reading on grade level by ...

At some point over the past few pandemic years, many states pressed pause on one particular high-stakes, controversial piece of education policy: 3rd grade retention. But now, it’s back. The laws ...

Alabama’s public elementary and middle school students are taking annual standardized tests this month, and for third graders, the reading portion is extremely important. This is the first school year ...

Lori Robertson knew the stakes were high. Under a new Louisiana law, the third graders she taught this summer at J.B. Nachman Elementary School in Alexandria would have to pass a reading test or be ...

To learn more about The Alabama Education Lab and receive notifications about stories and events, sign up for its newsletter, Ed Chat. The Alabama Literacy Act, first passed in 2019, will go fully ...