The conflicting emotions I feel during the first day of school always surprise me. While I’m excited to get into ...

The House Rules Committee is holding a session today to debate Donald Trump's 'one big beautiful bill' that was sent back to the House from the Senate earlier today. Republican Congressman Chip Roy ...

California’s reading wars may finally be over. After decades of debate over how to teach reading, a new bill aims to use phonics to solve the state’s literacy crisis.

Paired with fun activities, these picture books help build skills like fluency, flexibility, elaboration, and originality.

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Kindergarten readiness mostly depends on children being ready to learn. While development varies among children, most 5- and 6-year-olds will be able to check all of those boxes.

The Indian Creek Local School District is helping students to stay on track with their reading and math skills by offering a ...

Boys tend to start kindergarten less prepared, academically and behaviorally, than girls — and it can affect their achievement in the long term.To close the gap, one idea already in use by some ...

Instructional Strategies to Enhance Literacy Outcomes Through FingerspellingWe have developed an evidence based intervention called Fingerspelling Our Way to Reading, that is specifically designed for ...

As ubiquitous as colored pencils and alphabet posters, lists of “sight words” have long been a fixture in kindergarten and 1st grade classrooms. These inventories identify some of the most ...

More than half of Louisiana children from poor families start kindergarten without basic reading skills — and most fail to catch up by third grade, according to a new study.

Dwyane Wade and Gabrielle Union’s 6-year-old daughter Kaavia graduated from kindergarten—and she celebrated the academic milestone with the most adorable cap and gown photos.