Learn about what to expect for your child in fourth grade.

Keep tabs on your fourth-grader's development with this handy checklist.

My son has been getting C's and D's on his grammar and math tests. He was an A student in third grade. He is also an excellent creative writer. I am baffled as to why he is not doing well this year. I have had...

I have a third-grader who reads at a first- or second-grade level. She might not pass the third grade and that would be a catastrophe! (Self-esteem, embarrassment, defeat). I changed schools this year in the hope that it would help. I am very afraid for...

These tips and activities will help your child build academic skills while having fun.

In fourth grade your child uses the writing process to write different types of writing for a variety of purposes and audiences.

In fourth grade your child reads across subject areas, continues to do research and reads for different purposes.

Real numbers in the real world: Fourth-grade math emphasizes applying what kids know and knowing what they apply.

How do you know if your child has a learning disability? Learn to read the signs.

A parent's guide to what children should be learning in reading, from kindergarten through fifth grade

Your fourth-grader explores life science, earth science and physical science.

My child is in fourth grade and we are again going through separation anxiety. No changes have occurred in the home or our morning routine. But when she is expected to exit from the car drop-off area and go into the school, she freezes and...

Fourth-graders focus on state history while mastering place, dates, and regions.

Fourth-graders may do Internet research and use various types of software to complete activities that extend the learning in the classroom.

Learn about what to expect for your child in fifth grade.

I was in a parent teacher conference, and the teacher of my fourth grade son told me that he is doing very well; he only needs to be organized. At home we are also working on teaching him to be organized, in his bedroom, clothes...

Learn about what to expect for your child in third grade.

Fourth and fifth grades mark a critical stage for reading skills. These parent suggestions, ranging from new titles like The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate to classics like Where the Red Fern Grows, are sure to keep your child enthralled.

Keep tabs on your child's grade-by-grade development with this handy checklist.

My fourth-grader is so forgetful. He will either forget to bring his homework home or forget to turn it in. I found homework over a week old in his backpack after he specifically told me he turned it in. What am I going to do...

How you can help at home: Here are some easy ways you can encourage the artist in your fourth-grader.

I have been struggling with my 10-year-old son and his reading for years now. I have tried different books, looking for what he likes to read, I've read with him, tried to be enthusiastic, but nothing seems to work. Now I am trying to...

Starting certain grade levels requires kids to make big jumps in academic performance. Help your child meet the challenges.

My fourth-grader's writing is horrible and has been since she started school. Her spelling is just as bad. She still spells by sounding out the words. When will this improve? No matter what I do she gets really frustrated and just quits altogether. I don't...

My fourth-grader comes home complaining about the student who sits next to him in class. Apparently they have their desks right next to each other and the boy who sits to the right of him is left-handed and they are always bumping elbows. Also he...