New Lexia Survey Reveals COVID-Era Kindergarteners Enter School With Weaker Literacy, Attention, and Social-Emotional Skills

Lexia, a Cambium Learning Group brand, today released findings from a national survey revealing that the first full cohort of children born during the COVID-19 pandemic entered kindergarten with ...
Los Angeles Times

Can a child who starts kindergarten with few reading or math skills catch up?

Giuliana Tapia was way behind her classmates. She was just 5 years old, starting kindergarten at Telesis Academy of Science and Math in West Covina. At a kindergarten screening two months before her ...
Science Daily

When it comes to reading, kindergarten is the new first grade

A new nationwide study has found that children entering first grade in 2013 had significantly better reading skills than similar students had just 12 years earlier. Researchers say this means that in ...
AZ Central

Literacy begins before kindergarten. Here's how to start building skills with your child

Experts say parents should start building literacy skills before a child enters kindergarten. Engaging children in conversation and asking open-ended questions builds crucial language skills. Parents ...
mlive

Improving Michigan students’ reading skills ‘an all-hands-on-deck crisis,’ Whitmer says

The governor addressed a few hundred educators Monday during the state's first literacy summit, calling the subject her No. 1 ...
MLive

Six skills a child should have before starting kindergarten: Insights from a veteran Kalamazoo educator

and eight years as an Western Michigan University mentor for intern teachers -- Lois Hoekstra has seen kindergarten change and evolve. "I remember my first kindergarten classroom" in 1969 at Lakewood ...
The Post-Crescent

What should your child know by the end of kindergarten? Northeastern Wisconsin educators break it down

Editor's note: This story was made free for all readers on Oct. 18, 2024. APPLETON — Kindergarten is a big year. Just ask any 5- or 6-year-old — or their teacher. "Kindergarten is such an important ...
Yahoo

Alphabet fashion show at Chestnut Grove Elementary showcases kindergarten reading skills

Oct. 18—Staff members at Chestnut Grove Elementary feel comfortable this year about literacy comprehension for kindergarten students, and a showcase of their reading skills on Thursday demonstrated ...
Los Angeles Times

What is transitional kindergarten? Here’s what public school’s new grade has to offer.

Universal TK provides a free, high-quality preschool option for all California families with 4-year-olds. This is critical in terms of access and affordability and ensures that more families can ...
Digital Journal

10 skills rated most important for kindergarten teachers

eSpark looked at the skills rated most important for being a kindergarten teacher, citing data from the Occupational Information Network (O*NET), the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Workable, and other ...
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10 skills rated most important for kindergarten teachers

Kindergarten teachers must be many things: educators, caregivers, disciplinarians, and exemplars of kindness and patience. eSpark looked at the skills rated most important for being a kindergarten ...