When Joyce Ponce used to teach Head Start preschool programs in Santa Clara County, she taught in English, though many of the children in her classroom spoke Spanish or Punjabi at home. “I noticed the ...

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 ...

THOSE KIDS FOR THE CLASSROOM WHEN IT COMES TO GETTING KIDS READY FOR KINDERGARTEN, TEACHER GARY SWANSON SAYS THERE ARE SKILLS STUDENTS SHOULD LEARN THAT TRANSCEND THE CLASSROOM. THEY HAVE TO HAVE THE ...

Every morning, students in the Early Excellence Program in north Denver start their day with a song in Spanish and English. Story time and reading circles also happen in the two languages. Kids are ...

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

New federal data shows about two-thirds of the nation’s 3- to 5-year-olds are on track to enter kindergarten. But being ready ...

Filling a child’s new backpack with a box of crayons and school supplies is part of the bittersweet ritual of preparing a kindergartener for the first day of school. What parents may not realize is ...

This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters. Every morning, students in the Early Excellence Program in north Denver start their day with a ...