Early-childhood advocates have been concerned for some time that the academic expectations of elementary school are filtering down to kindergarten. Now, there’s a bit of pressure from the other ...

Many studies have shown that attending preschool boosts children’s kindergarten readiness, and that its effects can — but don’t invariably — last beyond kindergarten and even into adulthood. Credit: ...

BETHESDA, MD--(Marketwired - Jun 21, 2016) - Early learning pioneer Teaching Strategies today announced plans to expand The Creative Curriculum® to provide kindergarten teachers with a research-based, ...

Developmental kindergarten, also known as transitional kindergarten or begindergarten, is a program designed to cater to young children who may not be ready for the traditional kindergarten curriculum ...

Last year, as Harlem Village Academies prepared to open new elementary schools, our principals visited dozens of kindergarten classrooms. The upper-income schools focused mostly on active play, ...

It's your child's first official year of school! If you're wondering what kindergarten curriculum looks like these days, it still focuses largely on mastering letters, sounds, and words. You'll watch ...

Despite research showing the crucial importance of math at a preschool level for future academic success, preschool programs face significant obstacles in implementing an effective math program, ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - Jameka Young said, when her son started kindergarten, he was ready. She said he didn’t have a perfect score on his Kindergarten Readiness Assessment (KRA), but he scored fairly ...