Overall we want our kindergarten students to understand that print carries a message and we read for many purposes." Riley argues that the "scaffolding" of Common Core standards can fail students ...

If interpreted correctly, Common Core standards for literacy enable us to help enhance the kindergarten experience for all kindergarten children—from the underprepared to the most gifted and ...

The Common Core standards at the kindergarten level set the stage for children to learn how to learn. In kindergarten, children are not expected to perform independently. The idea is that ...

The Common Core State Standards call ... approaches to early education. The kindergarten standards, in use in over 40 states, place huge emphasis on print literacy and state bluntly that, by ...

A new report out by the advocacy organization Defending the Early Years calls the Kindergarten Common Core ... standards, in use in over 40 states, place huge emphasis on print literacy and ...

As school districts across Washington integrate the new Common Core State Standards in reading and math into their curricula, some kindergarten teachers say the standards are squeezing out other ...

The impetus for developing the Common Core standards for kindergarten through 12th grade was the worry that American education was losing its edge in a globalized economy fueled by innovation.

The provocative title was, "Is the Common Core Killing Kindergarten?" It asks if the Common Core, the new national standards, are forcing kindergarten teachers to move away from experiential ...