The days when kindergarten focused on playing and finger painting may be waning, according to a new University of Virginia study, as early-learning classrooms devote significantly more attention to ...

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine has been pressing to use the phonics-based science of reading since early 2023, mandating the approach as the sole way to teach reading in elementary schools. Now, he’s targeting ...

The debate over the most effective models for early childhood education is a longstanding one. While the benefits of preschool are widely accepted, researchers have observed that the academic ...

This year, for the first time, California schools will be screening kindergarteners, first- and second-graders for reading difficulties, including dyslexia, under a state mandate signed into law by ...

As preschoolers prepare to start school, a Michigan State University study highlights that traditional hands-on activities, such as writing letters and identifying words, are more effective in ...