Teachers in Aurora identify ten key developmental markers that signal preschool readiness, from emotional regulation t ...

In the not-too-distant past, the kindergarten classrooms at Pleasant Grove Elementary in Heflin, Ala., looked much the same as classrooms for older children. Desks were arranged in rows. Children ...

For 20 kindergartners at Parr’s Ridge Elementary School, the morning is packed with singing and dancing, playing an alphabet game with sticks, and cutting big oval shapes out of paper. And while these ...

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Millions of children will grab lunchboxes, backpacks and rolling bags and head to their first day of kindergarten this year. Some will go for a half day and some for a full. Some will attend private ...

Abdiel, 4, celebrates his birthday during his first week of transitional kindergarten at Bill Libbon Elementary School in Santa Maria. Credit: Nick Forselles / Noozhawk photo On a sunny morning in ...

Fewer than half of Gwinnett County Public School students enter kindergarten with the skills they need to begin learning in a formal school setting, the district has found. Statewide, it’s impossible ...

While kindergarten is meant to be a gentle, low-stress introduction to formal schooling, it’s a critically important milestone for little learners, who are developing at an astounding pace.