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Definition of First grade
1. Noun. (US education) The first year of grade school, the period in school that comes after kindergarten and before second grade. Children usually begin first grade at age six. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of First Grade
Literary usage of First grade
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Journal of Educational Research by American Educational Research Association (1921)
"Two schools were selected where there were large numbers of first-grade pupils
... In School A, the children of the low-first grade were segregated in three ..."
2. The Journal of Educational Research by American Educational Research Association (1920)
"The following figures for certain first grade, fifth grade, and first year ...
It is seen that not only do first grade children greatly overlap those of the ..."
3. Put Reading First: The Research Building Blocks for Teaching Children to ...by Bonnie B. Armbruster by Bonnie B. Armbruster (2002)
"Systematic programs of phonics instruction produce more growth in spelling among
kindergarten and first-grade students than non-systematic or no phonics ..."
4. The Intelligence of School Children: How Children Differ in Ability, the Use by Lewis Madison Terman (1919)
"The first grade is the most critical in the school system. It is the place above
all others where the raw material with which the school is to work should ..."
5. Literature Circles: Voice and Choice in Book Clubs and Reading Groups by Harvey Daniels (2002)
"Kid-Led Book Clubs in first grade At Seward School, Norma Rocha-Cardenas uses the
... On Monday morning, Norma's first-grade book clubs all meet at once, ..."
6. Education by Project Innovation (Organization) (1894)
"All whose general education is to be continued to the age of eighteen or nineteen
find their natural place in the first grade School. About this there are, ..."