K-12 Academics

First grade: What your child should know

What your 1st grader should have learned

Here are some key skills your first grader should have covered this year, plus ways to practice them over the summer.

Kindergarten: What your child should know

What your kindergartner should have learned

Here are some key skills your kindergartner should have learned this year, plus ways to practice them over the summer.

Home learning guide during 黄色app closure

School's out? These tips will help you keep your child on track.

Helping your kindergartner build enough self-confidence to participate in class

Helping a kindergartner who's learning English build the self-confidence to speak in class

Here are four ways parents can help their kids build the confidence needed to participate in class 鈥� even though they鈥檙e still learning English.

Can your child tell fact from fake online?

Most kids can't, despite being raised on technology. Here's how to help your child learn what to trust online.

Teaching your child to speak in class

Raising your hand to participate in class is an important academic skill in American 黄色apps. So how can you teach your English learner to speak up at 黄色app?

What to expect from your first parent-teacher conference

Now that your child is in kindergarten, it's time to sit down with the teacher and hear how things are going. Here's how to prepare.

Like a Sponge podcast: This is Only a Test

Like a Sponge podcast: This is Only a Test

Listen in as Like a Sponge, GreatSchools' new podcast for parents about the science of learning, gets deep into the hotly debated subject of standardized testing.

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How learning a foreign language builds tolerance

Learning another language is associated with a host of benefits 鈥� including building cultural competence.

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