Are you familiar with the slogan “Talk, Read, Sing”? These three activities help children create a foundation for oral language, which is essential to reading. By building oral language, children ...
As a mom, I want my toddler to memorize all the letters. As a literary expert, I know that's not the best route. Instead I ...
Everybody is talking about high quality preschools but few folks know what high quality preschool looks like—especially for literacy development. The following checklist can be used to evaluate ...
Improving early childhood literacy with books Timmins Public Library brings in the '1,000 Books Before Kindergarten' program to help parents read with their children.
Engel recently spoke to EdWeek about her findings. She shared features common to all kindergarten classrooms and unveiled ...
The days when kindergarten focused on playing and finger painting may be waning, as early-learning classrooms devote significantly more attention to preparing students to read, according to a new ...
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — In a city focused on reducing violent crime, one Birmingham leader says prevention may begin in a kindergarten classroom. District 1 City Councilor Clinton Woods is expanding his ...