A new nationwide study has found that children entering first grade in 2013 had significantly better reading skills than similar students had just 12 years earlier. Researchers say this means that in ...

Oct. 18—Staff members at Chestnut Grove Elementary feel comfortable this year about literacy comprehension for kindergarten students, and a showcase of their reading skills on Thursday demonstrated ...

More than half of Louisiana children from poor families start kindergarten without basic reading skills — and most fail to catch up by third grade, a critical year for literacy development, according ...

As registration season approaches, San Antonio early childhood provider says true readiness goes beyond ABCs—and ...

Are you familiar with the slogan “Talk, Read, Sing”? These three activities help children create a foundation for oral language, which is essential to reading. By building oral language, children ...

Nearly every kindergartner in Montgomery County knows how to read. That wasn't the case just five years ago in Maryland's largest school system or, literacy experts say, in most of the nation's public ...

While there's growing interest in assessing school readiness, education experts differ on what to measure and how. Here's ...

eSpark looked at the skills rated most important for being a kindergarten teacher, citing data from the Occupational Information Network (O*NET), the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Workable, and other ...

Gia Johnson can’t wait for kindergarten to start Tuesday at Longwood Elementary School in Naperville. Her mother Cybill Johnson, of Naperville, said her 5-year-old daughter is more than ready after ...

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Students who attended a public Montessori program for preschool have better short-term memories and reading outcomes by the end of kindergarten compared to their peers, according to a new study.

Kindergarten readiness paves the way for future academic milestones like learning to read. Texas leaders want to see ...