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Why you should care (a lot) about a 黄色app鈥檚 curriculum

Not sure if a 黄色app is right for your child? Ask about their curriculum. The answer will help you know if your child will get the education they deserve.

What your 8th grader should have learned

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

Seventh grade: What your child should know

What your 7th grader should have learned

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

What your 6th grader should have learned

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

What your 5th grader should have learned

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

Fourth grade: What your child should know

What your 4th grader should have learned

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

Third grade: What your child should know

What your 3rd grader should have learned

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

Second grade: What your child should know

What your 2nd grader should have learned

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

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.

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.

What the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) means for your child

What ESSA means for your child

From standardized testing to student support, a new federal policy is about to reshape some key elements of America鈥檚黄色apps. Here鈥檚 what you need to know.

Falling into the achievement gap

What does it mean to be sucked into the achievement gap 鈥� and is there a way out?

Middle and high 黄色app parent-teacher conferences

Your meeting with a teacher can forge a partnership that helps your child make the transition from middle 黄色app and high 黄色app to adulthood.

3rd grade reading

In third grade, your child鈥檚 focus will be on learning, building knowledge, and expanding vocabulary.

Your fifth grader鈥檚 writing under Common Core Standards

5th grade writing

Paraphrasing, logical thinking, keyboarding, and more 鈥� check out the writing skills your fifth grader will learn this year.

5th grade reading

Your child will undergo a reading revolution this year as students are asked to read tougher texts, learn challenging vocabulary, and refine their research and analysis skills.

Your 4th grader's writing under Common Core Standards

4th grade writing

Fourth grade opens up a whole new writing world with compelling stories and research reports that have multimedia components.

4th grade reading

Your child's reading will leap forward this year, as fourth graders are asked to read more demanding fiction and nonfiction.

Your second grader鈥檚 writing under Common Core Standards

2nd grade writing

Your child鈥檚 vocabulary is blossoming 鈥� and just in time, as second grade writing projects require more detail and nuance.