Kindergarten
Early Childhood
How Children's Socioeconomic Differences Play Out Over Summer Break
A new report from the National Center for Education Statistics shows how access to summer activities differs for students based on their socioeconomic status.
Early Childhood
Kindergarten Assessments Begin to Shape Instruction
Schools are looking for ways they can use the kindergarten entry tools to tailor classroom practices with children's academic, social, and physical development needs in mind.
Early Childhood
Delaying Child's Starting Age for School a Tough Call for Parents
New research suggesting that older kindergartners have an edge over their younger classmates complicates an already difficult decision.
Early Childhood
Payoffs Seen in Smooth Transition to Kindergarten
Research shows children and teachers reap tangible benefits down the road when schools ease the way into this crucial early grade.
Early Childhood
'Redshirt' Your Kids? Study Adds Fuel to a Complicated Debate
Older-than-grade children have higher test scores and college attendance rates, but an author warns against using those findings to make decisions on holding a child back.
Early Childhood
Full-Day Kindergarten Students Do Better Than Half-Day Students, Analysis Finds
A Canadian researcher who followed students from kindergarten to 2nd grade found that those who took full-day kindergarten scored better in reading, math, and executive function than their peers who had half-day kindergarten.
Early Childhood
New Hampshire Gambles on Big Payout for Full-Day Kindergarten
The Granite State has legalized Keno gambling and plans to tax the machines to partially fund full-day kindergarten for the state's 5-year-olds.
Early Childhood
Preschool Curriculum Creator Extends Reach to Kindergarten
Countering a trend of pushing elementary-style academics down to younger children, a preschool curriculum creator has developed a course of study intended for kindergarten students.
Student Well-Being
School and Local Librarians Recruit Furry Friends to Help Students Read
Dog-assisted reading programs are increasingly popular across the nation. Certified therapy dogs are helping make reading time and library visits a bit more exciting for kindergartners and 1st graders.
Early Childhood
Photos
Kindergartners Write Letters to the President-Elect
Three teachers at the Co-op School, a private school in Brooklyn, N.Y., had each of their students write letters to the new president-elect.
Mathematics
Teachers Underestimate Girls' Math Abilities, Report Suggests
A new study suggests that teachers' perceptions of girls' math abilities may contribute to the gender gap in that subject.
Early Childhood
Schools Try Class Rotation for Kindergartners on Week One
Cycling the new students through all the kindergarten classes lets teachers get to know them before permanent class assignments are made.
Student Well-Being
'Mirror, Mirror on the Wall ...' or Should Young Children Look Away?
Classical Disney princesses like Cinderella and Snow White have long been staples of early-childhood entertainment in Western culture, but new research suggests that exposure to Disney royalties perpetuates female gender-stereotypical behaviors in both girls and boys.
States
Maryland Legislators Reduce Test Time for Kindergartners
Teachers complained that the assessment, which observed students' social skills and word development, took too much time and was developmentally inappropriate.