This story is part of an ongoing series of profiles by NorthJersey.com celebrating K-12 teachers whose colleagues have recognized them for making a difference to their students and their profession, ...

Once students can decode, they need ongoing and thoughtful instruction to understand, interpret, and engage with what they read.

First-grade teacher Kinzinger is in her 13th year as an instructor in her home district, at Clara Peterson Elementary School ...

But the teacher clarified that the girl had not said a word — to her teacher or any other students in class. Sitting in Ms. Hanneman’s first-grade classroom on Thursday afternoon, however, the new ...