Most adults nowadays have only hazy memories of what their childhood looked like, especially the early grades in school. Therefore, when parents watch their little ones march off to join the education system, a very natural question arises in their minds: What should a first grader know? For this query, education experts have a solid answer. If kindergarten is considered to be transitioning away from play-based learning, the first grade should be about stepping entirely into the world of academics. As per the National Association for the Education of Young Children, the optimum goal of first graders is all about the mastery of skills across social, emotional, cognitive, physical, and language domains. All these skills are the key for a first grader to feel confident in school life. ...
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