Despite the absence of updated analysis of federal data on kindergarten expectations, teachers say that standards have ...

[Note: In this guest post, two renowned former kindergarten ... More Phonics and Spelling Worksheets. Portsmouth NH: Heinemann. Reutzel, D. R. (2015). Early literacy research: Findings primary ...

Over the last decade, both media and research accounts have suggested that kindergarten classrooms were increasingly characterized by mounting homework demands, worksheets, pressure to learn to ...

Not a pencil or worksheet was in sight ... students aren’t even required to attend in most states, but research shows kindergarten can be one of the most important years in a child’s ...

A new report reveals a drop in the percentage of students demonstrating kindergarten readiness, falling from 41.9% in ...

Our research shows that most kindergarten teachers now think academic ... And it certainly does not have to involve worksheets, one-size-fits-all lessons, or an overemphasis on assessment.

As California ramps up its expansion of universal transitional kindergarten, new research suggests it must focus more on high-quality teaching. “High-quality preschool instruction can make a ...

To the mountain of research on one of the most effective interventions that prepares children to succeed in school, we can now add one more: new findings that transitional kindergarten gives English ...

[Note: In this guest post, two renowned former kindergarten ... More Phonics and Spelling Worksheets. Portsmouth NH: Heinemann. Reutzel, D. R. (2015). Early literacy research: Findings primary ...